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Comparing:
ircd-hybrid-8/NEWS (file contents), Revision 1446 by michael, Mon Jun 25 20:05:12 2012 UTC vs.
ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS (file contents), Revision 2498 by michael, Fri Oct 25 20:25:11 2013 UTC

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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.8 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
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+   throughout the entire network if using services enforced
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+   nick names (SVSNICK)
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+o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
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+o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
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+   buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
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+o) When using anope 1.9 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
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+   of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
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+o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
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+o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
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+o) Updated several documentation files
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
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+   if connect::aftype isn't set
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
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+o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
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+   for more information
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+o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
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+o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
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+o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
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+o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
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+o) Revised doc/reference.conf
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+o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
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+o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
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+o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
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+o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
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+   and connect{} blocks.
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+   In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
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+   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
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+   fingerprints
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+o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
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+   doc/reference.conf for more information
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+o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
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+   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
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+   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
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+o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
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+   Adam <adam@anope.org>
-+
-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
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+########################################################################
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+o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
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+   general{} block to serverhide{} block
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+########################################################################
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+o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
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+o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
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+   the +l mode set
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+o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
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+o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
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+   information
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+o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
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+o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed broken spoofs
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
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+o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
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+   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
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+   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
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+   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
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+   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
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+   remote clients
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+o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
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+o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
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+o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
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+   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
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+o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
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+o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
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+o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
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+o) PCRE support has been dropped
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+o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
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+   Similar to STATS x|q"
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+o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
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+   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
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+   that has this mode set
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+o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
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+   sending messages to a channel
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+o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
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+   now enabled by default
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
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+o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
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+o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
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+o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
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+o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
-+
-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
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+########################################################################
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+o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
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+   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
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+   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
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+#######################################################################
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+o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
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+   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
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+   CIDR is supported
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+o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
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+o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
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+   in resv{} blocks
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+o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
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+   A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
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+o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
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+   mempool allocator for Tor cells
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+o) Major code cleanups
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+o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
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+   Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
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+o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
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+o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
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+o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
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+o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
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+o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
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+o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
-+
-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
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+   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
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+o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
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+o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
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+o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
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+o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
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+o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
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-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
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+o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
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+o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
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+   servers
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+o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
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+   These previously used usermode +x.
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+o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
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+   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
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-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
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+o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
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+   send any private message
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+o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
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-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
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+########################################################################
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+o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
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+   A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
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+   can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
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+########################################################################
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+o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
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+o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
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+o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
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+o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
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+o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
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+o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
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+o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
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+   and 'stats_e_disabled'
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+o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
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+   to modules/
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+o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
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+   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
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+   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
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+   way as it does in csircd
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+o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
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-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
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+o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
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+o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
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+   if a reason hasn't been specified
-+
-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
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+o) Minor updates to the build system
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+o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
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+o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
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+   clock is running backwards
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+o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
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+o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
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+o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
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+o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
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+o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
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+o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
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+   invalid characters
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+o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
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+   now enabled by default
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+o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
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+o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
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+o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
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+o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
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+o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
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+   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
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+   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
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+   for each class
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+o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
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-+
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
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+o) Removed &localchannels
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+o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
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+o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
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+o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
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+o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
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+o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
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+   These features are now enabled by default
-+
-+
+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
+o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
+   when set to yes
+o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
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+   was to let ircops join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
->
+   was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
+o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
+   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
+   and LIST parameters.
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+   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload all modules
->
+   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
->
+   all modules
+o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
+o) Removed OMOTD module
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+o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
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+o) Improved TS6 support
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+o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
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+o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
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+   have been done for this:
->
+o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
->
+   following changes:
+   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
+   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
+   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
+     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
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+   - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
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+     channelmode +r (registered channel)
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+   - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected
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+     client notices now go to new usermode +j
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+   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
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+   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
->
+   - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j.  These
->
+     previously used usermode +r.
->
+   - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
+   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
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+   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
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+   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
+   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
+   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
+   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
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+o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
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+   bans should only be added via ircd.conf
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+o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
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+   Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
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+   are supposed to be doing
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+o) Idle-time klines have been removed
->
+o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
->
+   only be added via ircd.conf
->
+o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
->
+   privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
->
+   these flags control
->
+o) Removed Idle-time klines
+o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
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+o) Remove general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
->
+o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
+   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
+o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
+   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
+   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
+   be hidden even on remote servers
+o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
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+o) The servlink program has been removed. ircd-hybrid can now make use of SSL/TLS
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+   for inter-server communication.
->
+o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
->
+   SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
+   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
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+   connection is required, as compression is now handled via the OpenSSL library
->
+   connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
+o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
+   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
+   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it at your own risk.  By running this
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+ code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.  We do
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+ NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks such
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+ as EFnet.
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+BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
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+BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
+ the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
+ Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
+ information masked).
+DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
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+ including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
->
+ including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
+    https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
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+ This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
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+ is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
->
+ This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
+Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
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+Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
->
+Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$Id$

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Comparing: ircd-hybrid-8/NEWS (file contents), Revision 1446 by michael, Mon Jun 25 20:05:12 2012 UTC vs. ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS (file contents), Revision 2498 by michael, Fri Oct 25 20:25:11 2013 UTC

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Comparing:
ircd-hybrid-8/NEWS (file contents), Revision 1446 by michael, Mon Jun 25 20:05:12 2012 UTC vs.
ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS (file contents), Revision 2498 by michael, Fri Oct 25 20:25:11 2013 UTC