--- ircd-hybrid-7.2/RELNOTES 2006/01/01 09:44:41 352 +++ ircd-hybrid-8/NEWS 2012/08/30 15:08:36 1516 @@ -1,83 +1,96 @@ --- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1beta1 RELNOTES -o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive - "Load is temporarily too heavy" message -o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has - been reduced for remote clients -o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set -o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services -o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags - directive in connect{} blocks -o) Fixed core if using the operator{} 'umodes' directive -o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES -o) Fixed broken operwall = yes; -o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}. List of modes to get on /OPER. -o) Fixed a WHOIS bug -o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even - if invisible_on_connect is turned off -o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now -o) Better DDoS protection -o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64 -o) Fixed /dev/poll - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES -o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime -o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux -o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS -o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names -o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set -o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes - for small networks or people who don't want it. -o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block -o) Various improvements and bugfixes -o) Make win32 build usable -o) Fixed ban caching bug -o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME -o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof -o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped - characters such as \*, \?, \#. - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES -o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels -o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages -o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting regexp K/X lines -o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers -o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away -o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout" -o) New hooking system, modularised: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc. -o) Network I/O speedups -o) Various cleanups and bugfixes -o) Support for client SSL -o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c) -o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c) -o) Native win32 build +-- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes +o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the + new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks. + The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y" + for each class + + +-- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes +o) Fixed wrong syntax of several language files +o) &localchannels have been removed +o) /messaging opers@some.server is no longer supported +o) Fixed bug that would possibly lead to a topic desynchronization +o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option +o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode +o) use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options + have been removed. 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 + was to let ircops 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. + 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 +o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command +o) Improved TS6 support + + +-- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes +o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes + have been done for this: + - 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. + - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as + channelmode +r (registered channel) + - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected + client notices now go to new usermode +j + - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.) + - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel) + - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message) + - 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 +o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based + bans should only be added via ircd.conf +o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator privilege flags. + Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags + are supposed to be doing +o) Idle-time klines have been removed +o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore +o) Remove 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 +o) Added support for remote D-lines +o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and + 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 +o) The servlink program has been removed. 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 + connection is required, as compression is now handled via the OpenSSL library +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 +o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2 +o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are + now sent by default +o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well +o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/ +o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -This is a beta version of ircd-hybrid-7.2.1. - NOTE: This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause. We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks such as EFnet. -TESTING: This code is under active development, and a lot changes from beta - to beta. As the user of this code, we request that you help us test things - which have changed recently, and which would benefeit from being tested - much as possible. - BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report - the bug in one of the following ways: - a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org. - b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/ - Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h, defaults.h, and - ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive + the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org + Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and + ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive information masked). DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues, @@ -85,13 +98,10 @@ DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ. - You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/ Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org -Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release - -Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL +Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $Id$