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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 RELNOTES
2 < o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
3 < o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
4 < o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
5 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
6 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
7 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
8 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
9 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
10 <   for other operators and administrators
11 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
12 <   file size limits
13 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
14 < o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent statistics
15 <   in "STATS t"
16 < o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
17 <
18 <
19 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 RELNOTES
20 < o) Fixed build on SRV4
21 < o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
22 < o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
23 <   in doc/technical
24 < o) Speeded up command parsing
25 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
26 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
27 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
28 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
29 <   been reduced for remote clients
30 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
31 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
32 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
33 <   directive in connect{} blocks
34 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
35 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
36 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
37 <
38 <
39 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES
40 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
41 < o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
42 <   This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
43 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
44 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
45 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
46 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
47 < o) Better DDoS protection
48 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
49 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
50 <
51 <
52 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES
53 < o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
54 < o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
55 < o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
56 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
57 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
58 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
59 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
60 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
61 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
62 < o) Make win32 build usable
63 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
64 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
65 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
66 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
67 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
68 <
69 <
70 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES
71 < o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
72 < o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
73 < o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression
74 <   based K and X lines
75 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
76 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
77 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
78 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
79 < o) Network I/O speedups
80 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
81 < o) Support for client SSL
82 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
83 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
84 < o) Native win32 build
85 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
86 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
87 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
2 > o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
3 >   the +l mode set
4 > o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
5 > o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
6 > o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
7 >   information
8 >
9 >
10 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
11 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
12 >
13 >
14 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
15 > o) Fixed broken spoofs
16 >
17 >
18 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
19 > o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
20 >   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
21 >   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
22 >   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
23 >   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
24 >   remote clients
25 > o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
26 > o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
27 >
28 >
29 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
30 > o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
31 >   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
32 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
33 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
34 > o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
35 >
36 >
37 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
38 > o) PCRE support has been dropped
39 > o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
40 >   Similar to STATS x|q"
41 > o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
42 >   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
43 >   that has this mode set
44 > o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
45 >   sending messages to a channel
46 > o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
47 >   now enabled by default
48 >
49 >
50 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
51 > o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
52 > o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
53 > o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
54 > o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
55 > o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
56 >
57 >
58 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
59 > ########################################################################
60 > o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
61 >   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
62 >   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
63 > #######################################################################
64 > o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
65 >   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
66 >   CIDR is supported
67 > o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
68 > o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
69 >   in resv{} blocks
70 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
71 >   A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
72 > o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
73 >   mempool allocator for Tor cells
74 > o) Major code cleanups
75 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
76 >   Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
77 > o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
78 > o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
79 > o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
80 > o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
81 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
82 > o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
83 >
84 >
85 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
86 > o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
87 >   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
88 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
89 >
90 >
91 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
92 > o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
93 > o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
94 > o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
95 > o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
96 >
97 >
98 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
99 > o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
100 > o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
101 >   servers
102 > o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
103 >   These previously used usermode +x.
104 > o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
105 >   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
106 >
107 >
108 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
109 > o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
110 >   send any private message
111 > o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
112 >
113 >
114 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
115 > ########################################################################
116 > o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
117 >   A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
118 >   can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
119 > ########################################################################
120 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
121 > o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
122 > o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
123 > o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
124 > o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
125 > o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
126 > o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
127 >   and 'stats_e_disabled'
128 > o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
129 >   to modules/
130 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
131 >   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
132 >   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
133 >   way as it does in csircd
134 > o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
135 >
136 >
137 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
138 > o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
139 > o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
140 >
141 >
142 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
143 > o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
144 > o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
145 >   if a reason hasn't been specified
146 >
147 >
148 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
149 > o) Minor updates to the build system
150 > o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
151 > o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
152 >   clock is running backwards
153 > o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
154 > o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
155 > o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
156 >
157 >
158 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
159 > o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
160 > o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
161 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
162 > o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
163 >
164 >
165 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
166 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
167 > o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
168 >
169 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
170 > o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
171 >   invalid characters
172 > o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
173 >   now enabled by default
174 > o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
175 > o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
176 >
177 >
178 > -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
179 > o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
180 >   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
181 >   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
182 >   for each class
183 > o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
184 >
185 >
186 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
187 > o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
188 > o) Removed &localchannels
189 > o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
190 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
191 > o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
192 > o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
193 > o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
194 >   These features are now enabled by default
195 >
196 >
197 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
198 > o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
199 >   when set to yes
200 > o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
201 >   was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
202 > o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
203 >   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
204 >   and LIST parameters.
205 >   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
206 >   all modules
207 > o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
208 > o) Removed OMOTD module
209 > o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
210 > o) Improved TS6 support
211 > o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
212 >
213 >
214 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
215 > o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
216 >   following changes:
217 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
218 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
219 >   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
220 >     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
221 >   - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j.  These
222 >     previously used usermode +r.
223 >   - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
224 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
225 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
226 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
227 >   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
228 >   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
229 >   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
230 > o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
231 >   only be added via ircd.conf
232 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
233 >   privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
234 >   these flags control
235 > o) Removed Idle-time klines
236 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
237 > o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
238 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
239 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
240 >   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
241 > o) Added support for remote D-lines
242 > o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
243 >   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
244 >   be hidden even on remote servers
245 > o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
246 > o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
247 >   SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
248 >   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
249 >   connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
250 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
251 >   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
252 >   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
253 > o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
254 > o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
255 >   now sent by default
256 > o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
257 > o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
258 > o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
259  
260   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
261  
262 < BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
262 > This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
263 > code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
264 > We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
265 > such as EFnet.
266  
267   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
268 < the bug in one of the following ways:
269 <  a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
270 <  b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
97 < Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h and
98 < ircd.conf with any report  (with passwords and other sensitive
268 > the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
269 > Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
270 > ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
271   information masked).
272  
273   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
274 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
274 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
275      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
276 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
105 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
106 < You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
276 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
277  
278   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
279  
280 < Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release
111 <
112 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL
280 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
281  
282   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
283   $Id$

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