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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
2 o) PCRE support has been dropped
3 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
4 Similar to STATS x|q"
5
6
7 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
8 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
9 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
10 o) Changed RPL_WELCOME to comply with rfc2812
11 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
12 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
13 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
14
15
16 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
17 ########################################################################
18 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
19 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
20 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
21 #######################################################################
22 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
23 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
24 CIDR is supported
25 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
26 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
27 in resv{} blocks
28 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
29 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
30 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
31 mempool allocator for Tor cells
32 o) Major code cleanups
33 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
34 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
35 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
36 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
37 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
38 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
39 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
40 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
41
42
43 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
44 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
45 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
46 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
47 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
48
49
50 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
51 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
52 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
53 servers
54 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
55 These previously used usermode +x.
56 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
57 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
58
59
60 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
61 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
62 send any private message
63 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
64
65
66 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
67 ########################################################################
68 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
69 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
70 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
71 ########################################################################
72 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
73 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
74 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
75 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
76 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
77 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
78 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
79 and 'stats_e_disabled'
80 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
81 to modules/
82 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
83 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
84 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
85 way as it does in csircd
86 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
87
88
89 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
90 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
91 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
92
93
94 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
95 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
96 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
97 if a reason hasn't been specified
98
99
100 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
101 o) Minor updates to the build system
102 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
103 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
104 clock is running backwards
105 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
106 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
107 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
108
109
110 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
111 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
112 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
113 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
114 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
115
116
117 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
118 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
119 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
120
121 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
122 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
123 invalid characters
124 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
125 now enabled by default
126 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
127 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
128
129
130 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
131 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
132 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
133 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
134 for each class
135 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
136
137
138 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
139 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
140 o) Removed &localchannels
141 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
142 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
143 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
144 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
145 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
146 These features are now enabled by default
147
148
149 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
150 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
151 when set to yes
152 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
153 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
154 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
155 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
156 and LIST parameters.
157 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
158 all modules
159 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
160 o) Removed OMOTD module
161 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
162 o) Improved TS6 support
163 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
164
165
166 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
167 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
168 following changes:
169 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
170 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
171 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
172 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
173 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
174 previously used usermode +r.
175 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
176 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
177 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
178 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
179 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
180 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
181 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
182 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
183 only be added via ircd.conf
184 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
185 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
186 these flags control
187 o) Removed Idle-time klines
188 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
189 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
190 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
191 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
192 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
193 o) Added support for remote D-lines
194 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
195 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
196 be hidden even on remote servers
197 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
198 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
199 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
200 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
201 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
202 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
203 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
204 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
205 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
206 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
207 now sent by default
208 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
209 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
210 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
211
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213
214 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
215 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
216 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
217 such as EFnet.
218
219 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
220 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
221 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
222 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
223 information masked).
224
225 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
226 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
227 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
228 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
229
230 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
231
232 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
233
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