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1 #######################################################################
2 Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3 GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4 #######################################################################
5
6 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
7 o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
8 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
9 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
10 and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
11 o) Minor updates to help files
12
13
14 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
15 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
16 for providing a box for testing purposes.
17 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
18 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
19 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
20
21
22 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
23 o) Fixed server clustering
24 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
25 o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
26 - Works now with IPv6 addresses
27 - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
28 and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
29 serverinfo {} block
30 o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
31
32
33 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
34 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
35 intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
36 to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
37 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
38 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
39 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
40 o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
41 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
42 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
43
44
45 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
46 #######################################################################
47 o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
48 to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
49 desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
50 #######################################################################
51 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
52 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
53 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
54 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
55 /etc/resolv.conf
56 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
57 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
58 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
59 o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
60 o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
61 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
62
63
64 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
65 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
66 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
67 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
68
69
70 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
71 #######################################################################
72 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
73 to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
74 #######################################################################
75 o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
76 o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
77 would not have any effect
78 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
79 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
80 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
81 operator {} blocks
82 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
83 to the DH param file
84 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
85 of flags see doc/reference.conf
86
87
88 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
89 ########################################################################
90 o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
91 instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
92 to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
93 ########################################################################
94 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
95 following channel {} block configuration directives:
96 'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
97 'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
98 ########################################################################
99 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
100 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
101 generated based on the server's name and description
102 o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
103 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
104 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
105 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
106 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
107 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
108 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
109 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
110 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
111 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
112 o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
113 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
114 privileges.
115 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
116 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
117
118
119 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
120 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
121 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
122 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
123 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
124 operators that don't have administrator privileges
125 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
126 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
127 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
128 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
129 configuration options to the general {} block
130 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
131 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
132 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
133 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
134 o) Various code cleanups
135
136
137 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
138 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
139 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
140 lead to stack corruption
141 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
142
143
144 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
145 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
146 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
147 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
148 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
149 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
150
151
152 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
153 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
154 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
155
156
157 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
158 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
159 be seen in /whois
160 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
161 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
162 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
163 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
164 issued by services clients
165
166
167 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
168 ########################################################################
169 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
170
171 max_clients -> default_max_clients
172 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
173 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
174 ########################################################################
175 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
176 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
177 command
178 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
179 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
180 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
181 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
182 o) Updated some help files
183 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
184 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
185 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
186
187
188 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
189 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
190 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
191 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
192 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
193 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
194 o) Updated several help files
195 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
196 o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
197 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
198 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
199 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
200 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
201
202
203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
204 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
205 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
206 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
207 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
208 have been disabled
209 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
210 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
211
212
213 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
214 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
215 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
216 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
217 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
218 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
219 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
220 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
221 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
222 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
223 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
224 longer needed.
225
226
227 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
228 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
229 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
230 in the general {} block
231 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
232 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
233
234
235 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
236 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
237 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
238 to enable TLS/SSL support
239
240
241 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
242 #####################################################################
243 o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
244 and can't be disabled anymore
245 #####################################################################
246 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
247 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
248 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
249 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
250 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
251 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
252 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
253 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
254 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
255 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
256 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
257 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
258 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
259 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
260
261
262 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
263 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
264
265
266 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
267 #########################################################################
268 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
269 'general::warn_no_connect_block'
270 #########################################################################
271 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
272 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
273 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
274
275
276 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
277 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
278 and below.
279 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
280 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
281 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
282 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
283 o) Updated several help files
284
285
286 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
287 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
288 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
289 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
290 o) EGD support has been dropped
291
292
293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
294 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
295 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
296 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
297 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
298 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
299 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
300 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
301
302
303 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
304 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
305 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
306 in case there are any +H opers
307 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
308 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
309 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
310 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
311 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
312 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
313
314
315 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
316 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
317 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
318 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
319 configuration options
320 o) Minor LIST optimization
321
322
323 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
324 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
325 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
326 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
327 regardless of channel mode +s
328 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
329
330
331 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
332 ########################################################################
333 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
334 ########################################################################
335 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
336 o) The USERS command has been removed
337 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
338 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
339 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
340
341
342 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
343 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
344 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
345 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
346 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
347 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
348 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
349 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
350 the ircd via SIGINT
351 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
352 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
353 in the WHOIS reply
354
355
356 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
357 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
358 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
359 more than one hop away
360 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
361 haven't finished the SSL handshake
362 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
363 o) Updated/fixed help files
364 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
365
366
367 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
368 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
369 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
370 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
371 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
372 o) Minor code cleanups
373 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
374 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
375
376
377 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
378 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
379 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
380
381
382 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
383 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
384 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
385 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
386 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
387 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
388 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
389 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
390 o) Added SVSKILL command
391
392
393 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
394 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
395 mode set by servers.
396 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
397 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
398 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
399 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
400 set via WHOIS
401
402
403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
404 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
405 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
406 nick names (SVSNICK)
407 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
408 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
409 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
410 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
411 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
412 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
413
414
415 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
416 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
417 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
418 o) Updated several documentation files
419
420
421 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
422 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
423
424
425 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
426 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
427 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
428
429
430 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
431 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
432 for more information
433 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
434 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
435 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
436 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
437
438
439 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
440 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
441 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
442 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
443
444
445 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
446 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
447 o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
448 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
449 and connect {} blocks.
450 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
451 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
452 fingerprints
453 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
454 doc/reference.conf for more information
455 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
456 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
457 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
458 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
459
460
461 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
462 ########################################################################
463 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
464 general {} block to serverhide {} block
465 ########################################################################
466 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
467 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
468 the +l mode set
469 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
470 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
471 information
472 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
473
474
475 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
476 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
477
478
479 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
480 o) Fixed broken spoofs
481
482
483 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
484 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
485 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
486 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
487 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
488 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
489 remote clients
490 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
491 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
492
493
494 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
495 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
496 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
497 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
498 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
499 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
500
501
502 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
503 o) PCRE support has been dropped
504 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
505 Similar to "STATS x|q"
506 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
507 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
508 that has this mode set
509 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
510 sending messages to a channel
511 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
512 now enabled by default
513
514
515 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
516 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
517 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
518 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
519 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
520 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
521
522
523 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
524 #######################################################################
525 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
526 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
527 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
528 #######################################################################
529 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
530 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
531 CIDR is supported
532 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
533 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
534 in resv {} blocks
535 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
536 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
537 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
538 mempool allocator for Tor cells
539 o) Major code cleanups
540 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
541 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
542 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
543 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
544 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
545 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
546 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
547 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
548
549
550 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
551 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
552 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
553 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
554
555
556 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
557 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
558 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
559 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
560 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
561
562
563 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
564 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
565 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
566 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
567 These previously used usermode +x.
568 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
569 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
570
571
572 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
573 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
574 send any private message
575 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
576
577
578 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
579 ########################################################################
580 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
581 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
582 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
583 ########################################################################
584 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
585 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
586 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
587 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
588 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
589 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
590 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
591 and 'stats_e_disabled'
592 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
593 to modules/
594 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
595 on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
596 directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
597 same way as it does in csircd
598 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
599
600
601 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
602 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
603 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
604
605
606 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
607 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
608 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
609 if a reason hasn't been specified
610
611
612 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
613 o) Minor updates to the build system
614 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
615 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
616 clock is running backwards
617 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
618 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
619 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
620
621
622 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
623 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
624 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
625 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
626 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
627
628
629 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
630 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
631 invalid characters
632 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
633 This is now enabled by default
634 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
635 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
636
637
638 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
640 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
641 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
642 for each class
643 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
644
645
646 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
647 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
648 o) Removed &localchannels
649 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
650 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
651 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
652 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
653 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
654 These features are now enabled by default
655
656
657 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
658 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
659 when set to yes
660 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
661 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
662 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
663 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
664 and LIST parameters.
665 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
666 all modules
667 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
668 o) Removed OMOTD module
669 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
670 o) Improved TS6 support
671 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
672
673
674 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
675 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
676 following changes:
677 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
678 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
679 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
680 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
681 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
682 previously used usermode +r.
683 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
684 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
685 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
686 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
687 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
688 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
689 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
690 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
691 only be added via ircd.conf
692 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
693 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
694 these flags control
695 o) Removed Idle-time klines
696 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
697 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
698 controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
699 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
700 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
701 o) Added support for remote D-lines
702 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
703 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
704 be hidden even on remote servers
705 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
706 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
707 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
708 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
709 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
710 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
711 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
712 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
713 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
714 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
715 enabled by default
716 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
717 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
718 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
719
720 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
721
722 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
723 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
724 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
725 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
726 information masked).
727
728 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
729 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
730 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
731 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
732
733 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
734
735 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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