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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.8 Release Notes
2 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
3 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
4 nick names (SVSNICK)
5 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
6 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
7 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
8 o) When using anope 1.9 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
9 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
10 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
11
12
13 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
14 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
15 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
16 o) Updated several documentation files
17
18
19 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
20 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
21
22
23 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
24 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
25 if connect::aftype isn't set
26
27
28 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
29 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
30 for more information
31 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
32 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
33 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
34 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
35
36
37 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
38 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
39 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
40 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
41
42
43 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
44 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
45 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
46 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
47 and connect{} blocks.
48 In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
49 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
50 fingerprints
51 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
52 doc/reference.conf for more information
53 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
54 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
55 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
56 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
57 Adam <adam@anope.org>
58
59
60 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
61 ########################################################################
62 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
63 general{} block to serverhide{} block
64 ########################################################################
65 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
66 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
67 the +l mode set
68 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
69 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
70 information
71 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
72
73
74 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
75 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
76
77
78 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
79 o) Fixed broken spoofs
80
81
82 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
83 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
84 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
85 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
86 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
87 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
88 remote clients
89 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
90 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
91
92
93 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
94 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
95 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
96 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
97 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
98 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
99
100
101 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
102 o) PCRE support has been dropped
103 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
104 Similar to STATS x|q"
105 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
106 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
107 that has this mode set
108 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
109 sending messages to a channel
110 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
111 now enabled by default
112
113
114 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
115 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
116 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
117 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
118 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
119 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
120
121
122 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
123 ########################################################################
124 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
125 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
126 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
127 #######################################################################
128 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
129 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
130 CIDR is supported
131 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
132 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
133 in resv{} blocks
134 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
135 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
136 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
137 mempool allocator for Tor cells
138 o) Major code cleanups
139 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
140 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
141 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
142 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
143 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
144 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
145 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
146 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
147
148
149 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
150 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
151 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
152 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
153
154
155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
156 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
157 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
158 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
159 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
160
161
162 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
163 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
164 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
165 servers
166 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
167 These previously used usermode +x.
168 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
169 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
170
171
172 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
173 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
174 send any private message
175 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
176
177
178 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
179 ########################################################################
180 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
181 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
182 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
183 ########################################################################
184 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
185 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
186 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
187 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
188 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
189 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
190 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
191 and 'stats_e_disabled'
192 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
193 to modules/
194 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
195 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
196 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
197 way as it does in csircd
198 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
199
200
201 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
202 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
203 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
204
205
206 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
207 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
208 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
209 if a reason hasn't been specified
210
211
212 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
213 o) Minor updates to the build system
214 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
215 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
216 clock is running backwards
217 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
218 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
219 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
220
221
222 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
223 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
224 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
225 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
226 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
227
228
229 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
230 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
231 invalid characters
232 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
233 now enabled by default
234 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
235 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
236 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
237 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
238
239
240 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
241 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
242 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
243 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
244 for each class
245 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
246
247
248 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
249 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
250 o) Removed &localchannels
251 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
252 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
253 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
254 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
255 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
256 These features are now enabled by default
257
258
259 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
260 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
261 when set to yes
262 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
263 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
264 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
265 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
266 and LIST parameters.
267 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
268 all modules
269 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
270 o) Removed OMOTD module
271 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
272 o) Improved TS6 support
273 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
274
275
276 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
277 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
278 following changes:
279 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
280 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
281 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
282 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
283 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
284 previously used usermode +r.
285 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
286 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
287 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
288 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
289 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
290 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
291 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
292 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
293 only be added via ircd.conf
294 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
295 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
296 these flags control
297 o) Removed Idle-time klines
298 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
299 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
300 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
301 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
302 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
303 o) Added support for remote D-lines
304 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
305 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
306 be hidden even on remote servers
307 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
308 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
309 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
310 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
311 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
312 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
313 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
314 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
315 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
316 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
317 now sent by default
318 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
319 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
320 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
321
322 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
323
324 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
325 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
326 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
327 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
328 information masked).
329
330 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
331 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
332 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
333 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
334
335 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
336
337 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
338
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340 $Id$

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