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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3.0 Release Notes
2 < o) Added Bulgarian language file provided by Borislav Borisov
3 < o) Server hostmasking has been removed due to TS6 requirements
4 < o) Fixed broken IPv6 detection
5 < o) Minor code optimizations. Reduced memory consumption
6 < o) User IDs are now shown in client connection notices
7 < o) Increased maximum temporary kline time to 360 days
8 < o) Added back STATS/TRACE/MOTD/ADMIN request notices. Removed
9 <   spy_*_notice modules accordingly.
10 <
11 <
12 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3-rc1 Release Notes
13 < o) Major 64-bit cleanups and portability fixes.
14 < o) Fixed bug where unregistered clients were not able to complete registration
15 <   process with /quote PONG <ping_cookie> in case the client was assigned a
16 <   zero value ping-cookie. This may only happen with general::ping_cookie
17 <   being enabled.
18 < o) "STATS z" now shows the actual amount of memory consumption being
19 <   used by channel bans/excepts/invites.
20 < o) Fixed archaic bug where bursting servers with missconfigured NICKLEN were
21 <   able to desync the network's nickname database.
22 < o) The PCRE library has been removed from the ircd sources. ./configure will
23 <   now automatically detect an already installed version of the PCRE library.
24 < o) Various resolver improvements and fixes
25 < o) Implemented GUNGLINE (global ungline)
26 < o) Completely rewrote build system. We're now using automake and libtool
27 < o) Added support for SHA-256/512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd. Whether
28 <   passwords hashed using these algorithms will work depends on the system's
29 <   crypt() implementation. For example, SHA-256/512 is available in glibc since
30 <   version 2.7.
31 < o) Added ssl_server_protocol configuration option to servinfo{}.
32 <   Valid flags are 'sslv3' and 'tlsv1'
33 < o) Added new 'server' option to listener::flags. Listener with that flag
34 <   set may only accept server connections.
35 < o) Fixed occasional core when placing RESVs on channel names
36 < o) Fixed topic desynchronization which sometimes may
37 <   happen during netbursts
38 < o) WATCH support implemented. Known from other irc-daemons, such
39 <   as Dreamforge and Bahamut. The general::max_watch configuration directive
40 <   has been added in order to allow run-time configuration of how many
41 <   watch entries a single client may have on its watchlist.
42 < o) Fixed bug which would cause invalid invisible counts on oper-up in case
43 <   operator::umodes and/or general::oper_umodes contains 'invisible'
44 < o) Removed broken LazyLinks
45 < o) Removed --disable-gline-voting configure option
46 < o) Minor code optimizations and cleanups
47 < o) ACCEPT now supports nick!user@host masks
48 < o) Unregistered clients are no longer allowed to request the server's motd
49 < o) general::dot_in_ip6_addr configuration option is obsolete and no longer exists
50 < o) Dropped support for old style 'operflag = yes|no;' format
51 <
52 <
53 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 Release Notes
54 < o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
55 < o) Added -full to etrace
56 < o) Added +C for opers
57 < o) Fixed core in temp channel resv
58 < o) Fixed CHALLENGE to work with user=IP
59 < o) Misc fixes to TESTMASK and TESTLINE
60 < o) Added support for nick masks to TESTMASK
61 < o) Fixed /modlist to show up whether or not a module is resident
62 < o) Fixed command line arguments handling to allow more than one switch
63 < o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a TS6 server.
64 <
65 <
66 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 Release Notes
67 < o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
68 < o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
69 < o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
70 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
71 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
72 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
73 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
74 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
75 <   for other operators and administrators
76 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
77 <   file size limits
78 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
79 < o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent statistics
80 <   in "STATS t"
81 < o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
82 < o) Added ircd-brazilian_pt.lang language file
83 < o) Misc. ACCEPT fixes. E.g. don't remove an accept record if a client is
84 <   changing between equivalent nicknames like 'nick' and 'NiCk'.
85 < o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Added missing support for ';' comments
86 < o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
87 <
88 <
89 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 Release Notes
90 < o) Fixed build on SRV4
91 < o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
92 < o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
93 <   in doc/technical
94 < o) Speeded up command parsing
95 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
96 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
97 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
98 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
99 <   been reduced for remote clients
100 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
101 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
102 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
103 <   directive in connect{} blocks
104 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
105 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
106 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
107 <
108 <
109 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 Release Notes
110 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
111 < o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
112 <   This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
113 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
114 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
115 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
116 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
117 < o) Better DDoS protection
118 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
119 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
120 <
121 <
122 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 Release Notes
123 < o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
124 < o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
125 < o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
126 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
127 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
128 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
129 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
130 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
131 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
132 < o) Make win32 build usable
133 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
134 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
135 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
136 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
137 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
138 <
139 <
140 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 Release Notes
141 < o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
142 < o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
143 < o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression
144 <   based K and X lines
145 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
146 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
147 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
148 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
149 < o) Network I/O speedups
150 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
151 < o) Support for client SSL
152 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
153 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
154 < o) Native win32 build
155 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
156 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
157 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
2 > o) PCRE support has been dropped
3 > o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
4 >   Similar to STATS x|q"
5 > o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
6 >   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
7 >   that has this mode set
8 >
9 >
10 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
11 > o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
12 > o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
13 > o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
14 > o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
15 > o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
16 > o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
17 >
18 >
19 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
20 > ########################################################################
21 > o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
22 >   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
23 >   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
24 > #######################################################################
25 > o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
26 >   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
27 >   CIDR is supported
28 > o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
29 > o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
30 >   in resv{} blocks
31 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
32 >   A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
33 > o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
34 >   mempool allocator for Tor cells
35 > o) Major code cleanups
36 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
37 >   Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
38 > o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
39 > o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
40 > o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
41 > o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
42 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
43 > o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
44 >
45 >
46 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
47 > o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
48 > o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
49 > o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
50 > o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
51 >
52 >
53 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
54 > o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
55 > o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
56 >   servers
57 > o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
58 >   These previously used usermode +x.
59 > o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
60 >   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
61 >
62 >
63 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
64 > o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
65 >   send any private message
66 > o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
67 >
68 >
69 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
70 > ########################################################################
71 > o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
72 >   A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
73 >   can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
74 > ########################################################################
75 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
76 > o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
77 > o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
78 > o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
79 > o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
80 > o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
81 > o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
82 >   and 'stats_e_disabled'
83 > o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
84 >   to modules/
85 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
86 >   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
87 >   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
88 >   way as it does in csircd
89 > o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
90 >
91 >
92 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
93 > o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
94 > o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
95 >
96 >
97 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
98 > o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
99 > o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
100 >   if a reason hasn't been specified
101 >
102 >
103 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
104 > o) Minor updates to the build system
105 > o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
106 > o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
107 >   clock is running backwards
108 > o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
109 > o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
110 > o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
111 >
112 >
113 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
114 > o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
115 > o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
116 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
117 > o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
118 >
119 >
120 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
121 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
122 > o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
123 >
124 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
125 > o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
126 >   invalid characters
127 > o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
128 >   now enabled by default
129 > o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
130 > o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
131 >
132 >
133 > -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
134 > o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
135 >   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
136 >   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
137 >   for each class
138 > o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
139 >
140 >
141 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
142 > o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
143 > o) Removed &localchannels
144 > o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
145 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
146 > o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
147 > o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
148 > o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
149 >   These features are now enabled by default
150 >
151 >
152 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
153 > o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
154 >   when set to yes
155 > o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
156 >   was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
157 > o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
158 >   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
159 >   and LIST parameters.
160 >   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
161 >   all modules
162 > o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
163 > o) Removed OMOTD module
164 > o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
165 > o) Improved TS6 support
166 > o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
167 >
168 >
169 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
170 > o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
171 >   following changes:
172 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
173 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
174 >   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
175 >     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
176 >   - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j.  These
177 >     previously used usermode +r.
178 >   - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
179 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
180 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
181 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
182 >   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
183 >   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
184 >   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
185 > o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
186 >   only be added via ircd.conf
187 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
188 >   privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
189 >   these flags control
190 > o) Removed Idle-time klines
191 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
192 > o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
193 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
194 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
195 >   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
196 > o) Added support for remote D-lines
197 > o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
198 >   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
199 >   be hidden even on remote servers
200 > o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
201 > o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
202 >   SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
203 >   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
204 >   connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
205 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
206 >   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
207 >   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
208 > o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
209 > o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
210 >   now sent by default
211 > o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
212 > o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
213 > o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
214  
215   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
216  
217 < BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
217 > This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
218 > code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
219 > We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
220 > such as EFnet.
221  
222   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
223   the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
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226   information masked).
227  
228   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
229 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
229 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
230      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
231 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
173 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
231 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
232  
233   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
234  
235 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
235 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
236  
237   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
238   $Id$

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