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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.4 RELNOTES
2 < o) Fixed occasional core when placing RESVs on channel names
3 <
4 <
5 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 RELNOTES
6 < o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
7 < o) Added -full to etrace
8 < o) Added +C for opers
9 < o) Fixed core in temp channel resv
10 < o) Fixed CHALLENGE to work with user=IP
11 < o) Misc fixes to TESTMASK and TESTLINE
12 < o) Added support for nick masks to TESTMASK
13 < o) Fixed /modlist to show up whether or not a module is resident
14 < o) Fixed command line arguments handling to allow more than one switch
15 < o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a TS6 server.
16 <
17 <
18 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 RELNOTES
19 < o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
20 < o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
21 < o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
22 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
23 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
24 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
25 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
26 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
27 <   for other operators and administrators
28 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
29 <   file size limits
30 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
31 < o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent statistics
32 <   in "STATS t"
33 < o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
34 < o) Added ircd-brazilian_pt.lang language file
35 < o) Misc. ACCEPT fixes. E.g. don't remove an accept record if a client is
36 <   changing between equivalent nicknames like 'nick' and 'NiCk'.
37 < o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Added missing support for ';' comments
38 < o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
39 <
40 <
41 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 RELNOTES
42 < o) Fixed build on SRV4
43 < o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
44 < o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
45 <   in doc/technical
46 < o) Speeded up command parsing
47 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
48 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
49 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
50 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
51 <   been reduced for remote clients
52 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
53 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
54 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
55 <   directive in connect{} blocks
56 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
57 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
58 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
59 <
60 <
61 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES
62 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
63 < o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
64 <   This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
65 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
66 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
67 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
68 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
69 < o) Better DDoS protection
70 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
71 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
72 <
73 <
74 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES
75 < o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
76 < o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
77 < o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
78 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
79 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
80 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
81 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
82 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
83 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
84 < o) Make win32 build usable
85 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
86 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
87 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
88 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
89 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
90 <
91 <
92 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES
93 < o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
94 < o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
95 < o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression
96 <   based K and X lines
97 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
98 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
99 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
100 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
101 < o) Network I/O speedups
102 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
103 < o) Support for client SSL
104 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
105 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
106 < o) Native win32 build
107 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
108 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
109 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
2 > o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
3 > o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
4 >   and connect{} blocks.
5 >   In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
6 >   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
7 >   fingerprints
8 > o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
9 >   doc/reference.conf for more information
10 > o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
11 >   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
12 >   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
13 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
14 >   Adam <adam@anope.org>
15 >
16 >
17 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
18 > ########################################################################
19 > o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
20 >   general{} block to serverhide{} block
21 > ########################################################################
22 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
23 > o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
24 >   the +l mode set
25 > o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
26 > o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
27 >   information
28 > o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
29 >
30 >
31 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
32 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
33 >
34 >
35 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
36 > o) Fixed broken spoofs
37 >
38 >
39 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
40 > o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
41 >   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
42 >   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
43 >   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
44 >   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
45 >   remote clients
46 > o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
47 > o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
48 >
49 >
50 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
51 > o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
52 >   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
53 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
54 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
55 > o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
56 >
57 >
58 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
59 > o) PCRE support has been dropped
60 > o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
61 >   Similar to STATS x|q"
62 > o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
63 >   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
64 >   that has this mode set
65 > o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
66 >   sending messages to a channel
67 > o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
68 >   now enabled by default
69 >
70 >
71 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
72 > o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
73 > o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
74 > o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
75 > o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
76 > o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
77 >
78 >
79 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
80 > ########################################################################
81 > o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
82 >   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
83 >   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
84 > #######################################################################
85 > o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
86 >   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
87 >   CIDR is supported
88 > o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
89 > o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
90 >   in resv{} blocks
91 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
92 >   A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
93 > o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
94 >   mempool allocator for Tor cells
95 > o) Major code cleanups
96 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
97 >   Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
98 > o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
99 > o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
100 > o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
101 > o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
102 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
103 > o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
104 >
105 >
106 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
107 > o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
108 >   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
109 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
110 >
111 >
112 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
113 > o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
114 > o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
115 > o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
116 > o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
117 >
118 >
119 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
120 > o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
121 > o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
122 >   servers
123 > o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
124 >   These previously used usermode +x.
125 > o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
126 >   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
127 >
128 >
129 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
130 > o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
131 >   send any private message
132 > o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
133 >
134 >
135 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
136 > ########################################################################
137 > o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
138 >   A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
139 >   can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
140 > ########################################################################
141 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
142 > o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
143 > o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
144 > o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
145 > o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
146 > o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
147 > o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
148 >   and 'stats_e_disabled'
149 > o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
150 >   to modules/
151 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
152 >   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
153 >   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
154 >   way as it does in csircd
155 > o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
156 >
157 >
158 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
159 > o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
160 > o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
161 >
162 >
163 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
164 > o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
165 > o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
166 >   if a reason hasn't been specified
167 >
168 >
169 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
170 > o) Minor updates to the build system
171 > o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
172 > o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
173 >   clock is running backwards
174 > o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
175 > o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
176 > o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
177 >
178 >
179 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
180 > o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
181 > o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
182 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
183 > o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
184 >
185 >
186 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
187 > o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
188 >   invalid characters
189 > o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
190 >   now enabled by default
191 > o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
192 > o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
193 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
194 > o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
195 >
196 >
197 > -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
198 > o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
199 >   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
200 >   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
201 >   for each class
202 > o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
203 >
204 >
205 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
206 > o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
207 > o) Removed &localchannels
208 > o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
209 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
210 > o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
211 > o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
212 > o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
213 >   These features are now enabled by default
214 >
215 >
216 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
217 > o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
218 >   when set to yes
219 > o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
220 >   was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
221 > o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
222 >   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
223 >   and LIST parameters.
224 >   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
225 >   all modules
226 > o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
227 > o) Removed OMOTD module
228 > o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
229 > o) Improved TS6 support
230 > o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
231 >
232 >
233 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
234 > o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
235 >   following changes:
236 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
237 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
238 >   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
239 >     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
240 >   - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j.  These
241 >     previously used usermode +r.
242 >   - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
243 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
244 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
245 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
246 >   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
247 >   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
248 >   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
249 > o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
250 >   only be added via ircd.conf
251 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
252 >   privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
253 >   these flags control
254 > o) Removed Idle-time klines
255 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
256 > o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
257 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
258 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
259 >   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
260 > o) Added support for remote D-lines
261 > o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
262 >   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
263 >   be hidden even on remote servers
264 > o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
265 > o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
266 >   SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
267 >   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
268 >   connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
269 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
270 >   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
271 >   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
272 > o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
273 > o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
274 >   now sent by default
275 > o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
276 > o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
277 > o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
278  
279   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
280  
281 < BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
281 > This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
282 > code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
283 > We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
284 > such as EFnet.
285  
286   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
287 < the bug in one of the following ways:
288 <  a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
289 <  b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
119 < Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h and
120 < ircd.conf with any report  (with passwords and other sensitive
287 > the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
288 > Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
289 > ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
290   information masked).
291  
292   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
293 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
293 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
294      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
295 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
127 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
128 < You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
295 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
296  
297   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
298  
299 < Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release
133 <
134 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL
299 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
300  
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302   $Id$

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