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Revision: 1540
Committed: Sat Sep 29 20:03:55 2012 UTC (13 years, 9 months ago) by michael
Original Path: ircd-hybrid-8/NEWS
File size: 5385 byte(s)
Log Message:
- Preparing for 8.0.0 release

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# Content
1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
2
3
4 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
5 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
6 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
7 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
8 for each class
9 o) A server's description can again include the '[' and ']' characters
10
11
12 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
13 o) Fixed wrong syntax of several language files
14 o) &localchannels have been removed
15 o) /messaging opers@some.server is no longer supported
16 o) Fixed bug that would possibly lead to a topic desynchronization
17 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
18 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
19 o) use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options
20 have been removed. These features are now enabled by default
21
22
23 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
24 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
25 when set to yes
26 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
27 was to let ircops join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
28 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
29 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
30 and LIST parameters.
31 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload all modules
32 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
33 o) Removed OMOTD module
34 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
35 o) Improved TS6 support
36
37
38 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
39 o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
40 have been done for this:
41 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
42 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
43 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
44 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
45 - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
46 channelmode +r (registered channel)
47 - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected
48 client notices now go to new usermode +j
49 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
50 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
51 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
52 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
53 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
54 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
55 o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
56 bans should only be added via ircd.conf
57 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
58 Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
59 are supposed to be doing
60 o) Idle-time klines have been removed
61 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
62 o) Remove general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
63 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
64 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
65 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
66 o) Added support for remote D-lines
67 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
68 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
69 be hidden even on remote servers
70 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
71 o) The servlink program has been removed. ircd-hybrid can now make use of SSL/TLS
72 for inter-server communication.
73 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
74 connection is required, as compression is now handled via the OpenSSL library
75 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
76 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
77 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
78 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
79 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
80 now sent by default
81 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
82 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
83 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
84
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86
87 NOTE: This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
88 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause. We do
89 NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks such
90 as EFnet.
91
92 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
93
94 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
95 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
96 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
97 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
98 information masked).
99
100 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
101 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
102 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
103 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
104 is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
105
106 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
107
108 Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
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