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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
1 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
2 > o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
3 >   since glibc2.17 in certain cases
4 > o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
5 >   regardless of channel mode +s
6 > o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
7 >
8 >
9 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
10 > ########################################################################
11 > o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
12 > ########################################################################
13 > o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
14 > o) USERS command has been removed
15 > o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
16 >   just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
17 > o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
18 >
19 >
20 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
21 > o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
22 > o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
23 > o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
24 > o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
25 > o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
26 > o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
27 > o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
28 >   the ircd via SIGINT
29 > o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
30 > o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
31 >   in the /whois reply
32 >
33 >
34 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
35 > o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
36 >   direction notices)
37 > o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
38 >   more than one hop away
39 > o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
40 >   haven't finished the SSL handshake
41 > o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
42 > o) Updated/fixed help files
43 > o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
44 >
45 >
46 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
47 > o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
48 > o) Serial number is now shown on start up
49 > o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
50 > o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
51 > o) Minor code cleanups
52 > o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
53 > o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
54 >   not validated
55 >
56 >
57 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
58 > o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
59 > o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
60 >
61 >
62 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
63 > o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
64 > o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
65 >   to administrators only
66 > o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
67 >   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
68 > o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
69 > o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
70 >   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
71 > o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
72 >
73 >
74 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
75 > o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
76 >   mode set by servers.
77 > o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
78 >   gateway
79 > o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
80 >   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
81 >   reply.
82 > o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
83 >   set via /whois
84 >
85 >
86 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
87 > o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
88 >   throughout the entire network if using services enforced
89 >   nick names (SVSNICK)
90 > o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
91 > o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
92 >   buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
93 > o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
94 >   of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
95 > o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
96 >
97 >
98 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
99 > o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
100 > o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
101 > o) Updated several documentation files
102 >
103 >
104 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
105 > o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
106 >
107 >
108 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
109 > o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
110 >   if connect::aftype isn't set
111 >
112 >
113 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
114 > o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
115 >   for more information
116 > o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
117 > o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
118 > o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
119 > o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
120 >
121 >
122 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
123 > o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
124 > o) Revised doc/reference.conf
125 > o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
126 >
127 >
128 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
129 > o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
130 > o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
131 > o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
132 >   and connect{} blocks.
133 >   In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
134 >   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
135 >   fingerprints
136 > o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
137 >   doc/reference.conf for more information
138 > o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
139 >   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
140 >   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
141 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
142 >   Adam <adam@anope.org>
143 >
144 >
145 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
146 > ########################################################################
147 > o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
148 >   general{} block to serverhide{} block
149 > ########################################################################
150 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
151 > o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
152 >   the +l mode set
153 > o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
154 > o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
155 >   information
156 > o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
157 >
158 >
159 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
160 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
161 >
162 >
163 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
164 > o) Fixed broken spoofs
165 >
166 >
167 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
168 > o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
169 >   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
170 >   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
171 >   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
172 >   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
173 >   remote clients
174 > o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
175 > o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
176 >
177 >
178 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
179 > o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
180 >   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
181 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
182 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
183 > o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
184 >
185 >
186 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
187 > o) PCRE support has been dropped
188 > o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
189 >   Similar to STATS x|q"
190 > o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
191 >   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
192 >   that has this mode set
193 > o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
194 >   sending messages to a channel
195 > o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
196 >   now enabled by default
197 >
198 >
199 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
200 > o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
201 > o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
202 > o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
203 > o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
204 > o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
205 >
206 >
207 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
208 > ########################################################################
209 > o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
210 >   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
211 >   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
212 > #######################################################################
213 > o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
214 >   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
215 >   CIDR is supported
216 > o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
217 > o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
218 >   in resv{} blocks
219   o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
220     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
221   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
# Line 6 | Line 223 | o) Implemented new memory pool allocator
223   o) Major code cleanups
224   o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
225     Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
226 + o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
227 + o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
228 + o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
229 + o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
230 + o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
231 + o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
232 +
233 +
234 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
235 + o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
236 +   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
237 + o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
238 +
239 +
240 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
241 + o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
242 + o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
243 + o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
244 + o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
245 +
246 +
247 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
248 + o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
249 + o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
250 +   servers
251 + o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
252 +   These previously used usermode +x.
253 + o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
254 +   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
255  
256  
257 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
12 < o) Added SVSHOST command handler which allows services to change the
13 <   hostname of a specific user
14 <
15 <
16 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
257 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
258   o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
259     send any private message
260   o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
261  
262  
263 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
263 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
264   ########################################################################
265   o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
266     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
# Line 42 | Line 283 | o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now
283   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
284  
285  
286 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
286 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
287   o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
288   o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
289  
290  
291 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
291 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
292   o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
293   o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
294     if a reason hasn't been specified
295  
296  
297 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
297 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
298   o) Minor updates to the build system
299   o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
300   o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
# Line 63 | Line 304 | o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
304   o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
305  
306  
307 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
307 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
308   o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
309   o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
310   o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
311   o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
312  
313  
314 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
74 < o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
75 < o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
76 <
77 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
314 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
315   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
316     invalid characters
317   o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
# Line 83 | Line 320 | o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
320   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
321  
322  
323 < -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
323 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
324   o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
325     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
326     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
# Line 91 | Line 328 | o) Removed general::client_flood configu
328   o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
329  
330  
331 < -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
331 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
332   o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
333   o) Removed &localchannels
334   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
# Line 102 | Line 339 | o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use
339     These features are now enabled by default
340  
341  
342 < -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
342 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
343   o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
344     when set to yes
345   o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
# Line 119 | Line 356 | o) Improved TS6 support
356   o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
357  
358  
359 < -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
359 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
360   o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
361     following changes:
362     - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
# Line 167 | Line 404 | o) Overall code cleanup and speed improv
404  
405   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
406  
170 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
171
407   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
408   the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
409   Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
# Line 176 | Line 411 | BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and en
411   information masked).
412  
413   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
414 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
414 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
415      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
416 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
182 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
416 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
417  
418   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
419  
420 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
420 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
421  
422   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
423   $Id$

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