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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes |
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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 taken from 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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-- 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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-- 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 |
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-- 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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-- 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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-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes |
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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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-- 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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-- 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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-- 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 |
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-- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes |
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o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic) |
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when set to yes |
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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 |
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was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user |
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o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands |
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with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD |
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and LIST parameters. |
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MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload all modules |
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MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload |
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all modules |
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o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name |
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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 |
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-- 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: |
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o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the |
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following changes: |
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- Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers |
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- Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages |
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- Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can |
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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) |
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- Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These |
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previously used usermode +r. |
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- Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel) |
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- 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.) |
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- Added services{} block to ircd.conf |
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- Added services_name directive to general{} block |
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- 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 |
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o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should |
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only be added via ircd.conf |
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o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator |
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privilege flags. Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what |
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these flags control |
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o) Removed Idle-time klines |
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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 |
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o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now |
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controlled via connect::flags explicitly |
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o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on |
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file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now |
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hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now |
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be hidden even on remote servers |
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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. |
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o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of |
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SSL/TLS for inter-server communication. |
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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 |
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connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL |
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o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and |
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added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead. |
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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 |
