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1 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-??-??)
2 + o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
3 + o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
4 +
5 +
6 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
7 + o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
8 +   the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
9 +
10 +
11   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
12   o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
13     be seen in /whois
# Line 26 | Line 36 | o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG a
36   o) Updated some help files
37   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
38   o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
39 <   channels via /whois as well. This used to be admin only.
39 >   channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
40  
41  
42   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
43   o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
44 < o) Channel half-ops can now use /INVITE as well
44 > o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
45   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
46   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
47   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
# Line 51 | Line 61 | o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to o
61   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
62     have been disabled
63   o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
64 < o) /WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
64 > o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
65  
66  
67   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
68   o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
69   o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
70   o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
71 < o) A topic mask can now be specified within the /list options
71 > o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
72   o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
73   o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
74     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
# Line 109 | Line 119 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
119   o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
120     general::warn_no_connect_block
121   ########################################################################
122 < o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
122 > o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
123   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
124   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
125  
# Line 119 | Line 129 | o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no long
129     and below.
130   o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
131   o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
132 < o) /INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
132 > o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
133     and SPATH (Path to server executable)
134   o) Updated several help files
135  
# Line 148 | Line 158 | o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show
158   o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
159   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
160   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
151 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
161   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
162   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
163     if general::network_name contains spaces
# Line 159 | Line 168 | o) Fixed possible WATCH core
168   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
169     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
170     configuration options
171 < o) Minor /list optimization
171 > o) Minor LIST optimization
172  
173  
174   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
# Line 175 | Line 184 | o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
184   o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
185   ########################################################################
186   o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
187 < o) USERS command has been removed
187 > o) The USERS command has been removed
188   o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
189     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
190   o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
# Line 187 | Line 196 | o) Improved TS6 inter-server communicati
196   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
197   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
198   o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
199 < o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
199 > o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
200   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
201     the ircd via SIGINT
202   o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
203   o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
204 <   in the /whois reply
204 >   in the WHOIS reply
205  
206  
207   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
208 < o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
200 <   direction notices)
208 > o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
209   o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
210     more than one hop away
211 < o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
211 > o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
212     haven't finished the SSL handshake
213   o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
214   o) Updated/fixed help files
# Line 214 | Line 222 | o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch w
222   o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
223   o) Minor code cleanups
224   o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
225 < o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
218 <   not validated
225 > o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
226  
227  
228   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
229 < o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
229 > o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
230   o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
231  
232  
233   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
234   o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
235 < o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
236 <   to administrators only
237 < o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
231 <   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
235 > o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
236 > o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
237 >   with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
238   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
239   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
240     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
241 < o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
241 > o) Added SVSKILL command
242  
243  
244   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
245   o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
246     mode set by servers.
247 < o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
248 <   gateway
249 < o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
244 <   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
245 <   reply.
247 > o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
248 > o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
249 >   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
250   o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
251 <   set via /whois
251 >   set via WHOIS
252  
253  
254   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
# Line 254 | Line 258 | o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desync
258   o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
259   o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
260     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
261 < o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
261 > o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
262     of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
263 < o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
263 > o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
264  
265  
266   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
# Line 277 | Line 281 | o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers
281   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
282   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
283     for more information
284 < o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
284 > o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
285   o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
286   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
287   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
# Line 302 | Line 306 | o) Added operator::ssl_connection_requir
306   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
307     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
308     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
309 < o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
306 <   Adam <adam@anope.org>
309 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
310  
311  
312   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
# Line 385 | Line 388 | o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added
388   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
389     mempool allocator for Tor cells
390   o) Major code cleanups
391 < o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
391 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
392     Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
393   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
394   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
395 < o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
395 > o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
396   o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
397   o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
398   o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
# Line 410 | Line 413 | o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may n
413  
414   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
415   o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
416 < o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
414 <   servers
416 > o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
417   o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
418     These previously used usermode +x.
419   o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
# Line 430 | Line 432 | o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are
432     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
433     can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
434   ########################################################################
435 < o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
435 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
436   o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
437   o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
438   o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
# Line 449 | Line 451 | o) The configuration parser now does sup
451  
452   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
453   o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
454 < o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
454 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
455  
456  
457   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
# Line 472 | Line 474 | o) IRC operators may now again see serve
474   o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
475   o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
476   o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
477 < o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
477 > o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
478  
479  
480   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)

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