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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
2 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
3 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
4 o) Updated several documentation files
5
6
7 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
8 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
9
10
11 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
12 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
13 if connect::aftype isn't set
14
15
16 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
17 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
18 for more information
19 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
20 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
21 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
22 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
23
24
25 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
26 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
27 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
28 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
29
30
31 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
32 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
33 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
34 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
35 and connect{} blocks.
36 In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
37 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
38 fingerprints
39 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
40 doc/reference.conf for more information
41 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
42 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
43 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
44 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
45 Adam <adam@anope.org>
46
47
48 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
49 ########################################################################
50 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
51 general{} block to serverhide{} block
52 ########################################################################
53 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
54 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
55 the +l mode set
56 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
57 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
58 information
59 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
60
61
62 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
63 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
64
65
66 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
67 o) Fixed broken spoofs
68
69
70 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
71 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
72 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
73 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
74 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
75 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
76 remote clients
77 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
78 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
79
80
81 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
82 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
83 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
84 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
85 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
86 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
87
88
89 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
90 o) PCRE support has been dropped
91 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
92 Similar to STATS x|q"
93 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
94 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
95 that has this mode set
96 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
97 sending messages to a channel
98 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
99 now enabled by default
100
101
102 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
103 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
104 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
105 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
106 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
107 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
108
109
110 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
111 ########################################################################
112 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
113 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
114 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
115 #######################################################################
116 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
117 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
118 CIDR is supported
119 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
120 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
121 in resv{} blocks
122 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
123 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
124 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
125 mempool allocator for Tor cells
126 o) Major code cleanups
127 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
128 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
129 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
130 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
131 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
132 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
133 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
134 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
135
136
137 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
138 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
139 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
140 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
141
142
143 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
144 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
145 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
146 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
147 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
148
149
150 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
151 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
152 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
153 servers
154 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
155 These previously used usermode +x.
156 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
157 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
158
159
160 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
161 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
162 send any private message
163 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
164
165
166 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
167 ########################################################################
168 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
169 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
170 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
171 ########################################################################
172 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
173 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
174 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
175 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
176 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
177 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
178 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
179 and 'stats_e_disabled'
180 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
181 to modules/
182 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
183 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
184 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
185 way as it does in csircd
186 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
187
188
189 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
190 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
191 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
192
193
194 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
195 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
196 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
197 if a reason hasn't been specified
198
199
200 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
201 o) Minor updates to the build system
202 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
203 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
204 clock is running backwards
205 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
206 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
207 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
208
209
210 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
211 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
212 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
213 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
214 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
215
216
217 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
218 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
219 invalid characters
220 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
221 now enabled by default
222 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
223 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
224 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
225 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
226
227
228 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
229 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
230 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
231 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
232 for each class
233 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
234
235
236 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
237 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
238 o) Removed &localchannels
239 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
240 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
241 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
242 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
243 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
244 These features are now enabled by default
245
246
247 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
248 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
249 when set to yes
250 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
251 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
252 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
253 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
254 and LIST parameters.
255 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
256 all modules
257 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
258 o) Removed OMOTD module
259 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
260 o) Improved TS6 support
261 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
262
263
264 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
265 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
266 following changes:
267 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
268 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
269 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
270 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
271 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
272 previously used usermode +r.
273 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
274 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
275 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
276 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
277 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
278 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
279 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
280 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
281 only be added via ircd.conf
282 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
283 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
284 these flags control
285 o) Removed Idle-time klines
286 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
287 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
288 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
289 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
290 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
291 o) Added support for remote D-lines
292 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
293 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
294 be hidden even on remote servers
295 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
296 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
297 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
298 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
299 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
300 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
301 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
302 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
303 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
304 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
305 now sent by default
306 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
307 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
308 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
309
310 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
311
312 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
313 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
314 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
315 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
316 information masked).
317
318 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
319 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
320 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
321 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
322
323 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
324
325 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
326
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328 $Id$

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