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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06) |
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o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive |
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to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' |
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o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option |
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o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime |
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would not have any effect |
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o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction |
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with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support. |
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o) Removed CHALLENGE in favour or ssl certificate fingerprint enabled |
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operator {} blocks |
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o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies |
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to the DH param file |
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o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list |
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of flags see doc/reference.conf |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13) |
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o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib |
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'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split' |
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o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags |
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o) serverinfo::sid is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically |
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o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically |
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generated based on the server's name and description |
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o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool |
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o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with |
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'-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector' |
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o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it |
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o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks |
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o) class::connectfreq now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds |
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o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds |
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o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension |
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o) The general::oper_pass_resv configuration directive has been deprecated |
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o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated |
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in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags. |
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See doc/reference.conf for more information. |
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o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10) |
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o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't |
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have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it |
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have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it |
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o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as |
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they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc |
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operators that don't have administrator privileges |
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o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have |
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been set with the XLINE/RESV commands |
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o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs |
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o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed |
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o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed |
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o) Various code cleanups |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17) |
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o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can |
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be seen in /whois |
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o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default |
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o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default |
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RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois. |
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o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op |
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o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST |
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o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel |
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o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic |
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o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the |
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general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0 |
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'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0 |
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o) Updated some help files |
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o) Minor code cleanups and improvements |
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o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden |
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o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only. |
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o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags |
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o) Updated several help files |
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o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated |
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o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated. |
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o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated |
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o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated. |
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Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes; |
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hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits. |
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o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option |
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o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option |
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o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too |
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or channels that are set +c (no control codes) |
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o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented. |
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See doc/reference.conf for more information. |
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o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed. |
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o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no |
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longer needed. |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03) |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06) |
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o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid |
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o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid |
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and can't be disabled anymore |
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o) Many code cleanups and improvements |
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o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf |
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o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf |
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o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block. |
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See doc/reference.conf for more information. |
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o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be |
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specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option. |
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specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option. |
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o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options. |
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ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending |
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on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported. |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15) |
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######################################################################## |
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o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to |
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general::warn_no_connect_block |
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######################################################################## |
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o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to |
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'general::warn_no_connect_block' |
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######################################################################### |
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o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected |
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o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS |
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o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS |
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o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops |
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o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups |
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o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name |
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if general::network_name contains spaces |
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if 'general::network_name' contains spaces |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01) |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25) |
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o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands |
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o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands' |
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o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication |
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o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements |
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o) Added 'unxline' oper flag |
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with NickServ. ('r' status flag) |
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o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding |
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o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected |
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administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes' |
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administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes' |
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o) Added SVSKILL command |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16) |
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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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if 'connect::aftype' isn't set |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05) |
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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) 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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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20) |
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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 '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 1.9/2.0 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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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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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 '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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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05) |
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o) PCRE support has been dropped |
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o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used. |
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Similar to STATS x|q" |
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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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o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is |
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now enabled by default |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25) |
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o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a |
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single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block. |
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o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a |
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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) 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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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) 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 enirely 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 '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) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension |
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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16) |
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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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of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command |
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o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace |
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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) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending |
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on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration |
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directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the |
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same 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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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18) |
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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) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive. |
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This is 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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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28) |
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o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the |
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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) 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) 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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-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21) |
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o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic) |
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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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o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way |
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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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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) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now |
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controlled via connect::flags explicitly |
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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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o) Added support for remote D-lines |
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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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o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2 |
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o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are |
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now sent by default |
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o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now |
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enabled by default |
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o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well |
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o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/ |
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o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements |
