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Revision: 9175
Committed: Sun Jan 19 12:39:07 2020 UTC (6 years, 6 months ago) by michael
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Log Message:
- The --enable-openssl, --enable-gnutls switches, and their disabling counterparts --disable-openssl and --disable-gnutls, have been replaced with
  the --with-tls switch which takes one of the following options: 'openssl', 'wolfssl', 'gnutls', and 'none'.
  If nothing has been specified, configure tries to autodetect in the following order openssl/libressl -> gnutls -> wolfssl.

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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.27 (2019-??-??)
2 o) Fixed segfault with GnuTLS/libgmp in case there's no DH parameters file
3 defined in 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_param_file' or if that file is missing
4 o) The connection timeout for connect{} blocks can now be configured via
5 the 'connect::timeout' configuration directive
6 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.1.1 now
7 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.6.5 now
8 o) Supported TLSv1.3 cipher suites can now be configured explicitely via the
9 new 'serverinfo::tls_cipher_suites' configuration directive
10 o) In the serverinfo {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed:
11 ssl_certificate_file -> tls_certificate_file
12 ssl_dh_param_file -> tls_dh_param_file
13 ssl_dh_elliptic_curve -> tls_supported_groups
14 ssl_cipher_list -> tls_cipher_list
15 ssl_message_digest_algorithm -> tls_message_digest_algorithm
16 o) In the operator {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed:
17 ssl_certificate_fingerprint -> tls_certificate_fingerprint
18 ssl_connection_required -> tls_connection_required
19 o) In the connect {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed:
20 ssl_cipher_list -> tls_cipher_list
21 ssl_certificate_fingerprint -> tls_certificate_fingerprint
22 o) Experimental support for wolfSSL has been implemented. Minimum supported version is 4.3.0
23 o) The --enable-openssl, --enable-gnutls switches, and their disabling counterparts
24 --disable-openssl and --disable-gnutls, have been replaced with the --with-tls switch
25 which takes one of the following options: 'openssl', 'wolfssl', 'gnutls', and 'none'.
26 If nothing has been specified, configure tries to autodetect in the following order:
27 openssl/libressl -> gnutls -> wolfssl.
28
29
30 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.26 (2019-05-31)
31 o) The 'general::tkline_expire_notices' configuration directive has been
32 replaced with user mode 'X'. *LINE expiration notices are sent to IRC
33 operators with that mode set
34 o) Fixed issue with '/rehash conf' creating duplicated class entries
35 instead of updating existing ones that are already in use
36 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjEbq
37
38
39 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.25 (2019-04-24)
40 o) The 'class::number_per_ip', 'class::max_local' and 'class::max_global'
41 configuration directives have been replaced with just 'class::number_per_ip_local'
42 and 'class::number_per_ip_global'. The 'class::max_local' basically was
43 redundant as it had the same functionality as 'class::number_per_ip'
44 o) Adding RESVs with wildcards no longer requires administrator privileges
45 o) The 'general::ignore_bogus_ts' configuration option has been deprecated
46 o) TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.0 are no longer supported and have been disabled in
47 the openssl and gnutls module
48 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1f now
49 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.5.8 now
50 o) The 'serverinfo::vhost' and 'serverinfo:vhost6' configuration directives have
51 been deprecated. If you need to bind() a specific address you can specify one
52 in the connect {} block
53 o) The 'connect::vhost' configuration directive has been renamed to 'connect::bind'
54 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVk
55
56
57 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
58 o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
59 o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
60 nick while in a channel with that mode set
61 o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"
62 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVt
63
64
65 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
66 o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
67 and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
68 o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
69 o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
70 o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
71 electric fence memory debugger library
72 o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
73 o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
74 when deoppering
75 o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
76 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVq
77
78
79 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
80 o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
81 extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
82 configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
83 o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
84 to non-chanops everywhere
85 o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
86 numerics containing UIDs
87 o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
88 o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
89 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVO
90
91
92 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
93 o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
94 along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
95 message throttling better
96 o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
97 sender is invited to
98 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVG
99
100
101 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
102 o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
103 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
104 for more information.
105 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
106 the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
107 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
108 to see them
109 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
110 to support multibyte encodings better
111 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVZ
112
113
114 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
115 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
116 o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
117 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
118 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
119 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
120 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVC
121
122
123 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
124 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
125 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
126 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSx
127
128
129 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
130 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
131 set to 0
132 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
133 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSp
134
135
136 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
137 o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
138 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
139 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
140 and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
141 o) Minor updates to help files
142 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSj
143
144
145 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
146 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
147 for providing a box for testing purposes.
148 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
149 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
150 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
151 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9v
152
153
154 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
155 o) Fixed server clustering
156 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
157 o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
158 - Works now with IPv6 addresses
159 - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
160 and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
161 serverinfo {} block
162 o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
163 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9f
164
165
166 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
167 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
168 intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
169 to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
170 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
171 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
172 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
173 o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
174 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
175 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
176 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9J
177
178
179 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
180 #######################################################################
181 o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
182 to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
183 desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
184 #######################################################################
185 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
186 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
187 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
188 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
189 /etc/resolv.conf
190 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
191 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
192 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
193 o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
194 o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
195 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
196
197
198 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
199 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
200 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
201 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
202
203
204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
205 #######################################################################
206 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
207 to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
208 #######################################################################
209 o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
210 o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
211 would not have any effect
212 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
213 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
214 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
215 operator {} blocks
216 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
217 to the DH param file
218 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
219 of flags see doc/reference.conf
220
221
222 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
223 ########################################################################
224 o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
225 instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
226 to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
227 ########################################################################
228 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
229 following channel {} block configuration directives:
230 'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
231 'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
232 ########################################################################
233 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
234 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
235 generated based on the server's name and description
236 o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
237 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
238 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
239 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
240 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
241 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
242 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
243 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
244 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
245 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
246 o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
247 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
248 privileges.
249 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
250 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
251
252
253 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
254 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
255 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
256 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
257 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
258 operators that don't have administrator privileges
259 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
260 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
261 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
262 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
263 configuration options to the general {} block
264 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
265 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
266 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
267 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
268 o) Various code cleanups
269
270
271 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
272 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
273 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
274 lead to stack corruption
275 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
276
277
278 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
279 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
280 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
281 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
282 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
283 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
284
285
286 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
287 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
288 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
289
290
291 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
292 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
293 be seen in /whois
294 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
295 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
296 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
297 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
298 issued by services clients
299
300
301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
302 ########################################################################
303 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
304
305 max_clients -> default_max_clients
306 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
307 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
308 ########################################################################
309 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
310 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
311 command
312 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
313 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
314 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
315 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
316 o) Updated some help files
317 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
318 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
319 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
320
321
322 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
323 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
324 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
325 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
326 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
327 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
328 o) Updated several help files
329 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
330 o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
331 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
332 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
333 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
334 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
335
336
337 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
338 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
339 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
340 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
341 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
342 have been disabled
343 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
344 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
345
346
347 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
348 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
349 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
350 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
351 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
352 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
353 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
354 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
355 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
356 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
357 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
358 longer needed.
359
360
361 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
362 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
363 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
364 in the general {} block
365 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
366 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
367
368
369 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
370 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
371 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
372 to enable TLS/SSL support
373
374
375 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
376 #####################################################################
377 o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
378 and can't be disabled anymore
379 #####################################################################
380 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
381 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
382 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
383 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
384 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
385 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
386 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
387 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
388 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
389 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
390 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
391 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
392 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
393 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
394
395
396 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
397 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
398
399
400 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
401 #########################################################################
402 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
403 'general::warn_no_connect_block'
404 #########################################################################
405 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
406 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
407 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
408
409
410 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
411 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
412 and below.
413 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
414 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
415 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
416 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
417 o) Updated several help files
418
419
420 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
421 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
422 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
423 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
424 o) EGD support has been dropped
425
426
427 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
428 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
429 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
430 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
431 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
432 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
433 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
434 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
435
436
437 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
438 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
439 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
440 in case there are any +H opers
441 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
442 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
443 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
444 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
445 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
446 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
447
448
449 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
450 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
451 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
452 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
453 configuration options
454 o) Minor LIST optimization
455
456
457 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
458 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
459 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
460 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
461 regardless of channel mode +s
462 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
463
464
465 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
466 ########################################################################
467 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
468 ########################################################################
469 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
470 o) The USERS command has been removed
471 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
472 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
473 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
474
475
476 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
477 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
478 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
479 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
480 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
481 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
482 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
483 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
484 the ircd via SIGINT
485 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
486 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
487 in the WHOIS reply
488
489
490 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
491 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
492 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
493 more than one hop away
494 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
495 haven't finished the SSL handshake
496 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
497 o) Updated/fixed help files
498 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
499
500
501 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
502 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
503 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
504 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
505 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
506 o) Minor code cleanups
507 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
508 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
509
510
511 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
512 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
513 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
514
515
516 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
517 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
518 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
519 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
520 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
521 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
522 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
523 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
524 o) Added SVSKILL command
525
526
527 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
528 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
529 mode set by servers.
530 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
531 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
532 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
533 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
534 set via WHOIS
535
536
537 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
538 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
539 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
540 nick names (SVSNICK)
541 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
542 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
543 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
544 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
545 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
546 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
547
548
549 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
550 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
551 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
552 o) Updated several documentation files
553
554
555 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
556 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
557
558
559 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
560 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
561 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
562
563
564 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
565 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
566 for more information
567 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
568 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
569 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
570 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
571
572
573 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
574 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
575 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
576 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
577
578
579 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
580 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
581 o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
582 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
583 and connect {} blocks.
584 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
585 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
586 fingerprints
587 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
588 doc/reference.conf for more information
589 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
590 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
591 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
592 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
593
594
595 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
596 ########################################################################
597 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
598 general {} block to serverhide {} block
599 ########################################################################
600 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
601 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
602 the +l mode set
603 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
604 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
605 information
606 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
607
608
609 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
610 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
611
612
613 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
614 o) Fixed broken spoofs
615
616
617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
618 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
619 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
620 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
621 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
622 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
623 remote clients
624 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
625 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
626
627
628 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
629 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
630 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
631 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
632 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
633 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
634
635
636 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
637 o) PCRE support has been dropped
638 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
639 Similar to "STATS x|q"
640 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
641 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
642 that has this mode set
643 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
644 sending messages to a channel
645 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
646 now enabled by default
647
648
649 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
650 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
651 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
652 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
653 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
654 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
655
656
657 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
658 #######################################################################
659 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
660 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
661 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
662 #######################################################################
663 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
664 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
665 CIDR is supported
666 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
667 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
668 in resv {} blocks
669 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
670 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
671 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
672 mempool allocator for Tor cells
673 o) Major code cleanups
674 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
675 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
676 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
677 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
678 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
679 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
680 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
681 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
682
683
684 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
685 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
686 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
687 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
688
689
690 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
691 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
692 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
693 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
694 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
695
696
697 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
698 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
699 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
700 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
701 These previously used usermode +x.
702 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
703 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
704
705
706 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
707 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
708 send any private message
709 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
710
711
712 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
713 ########################################################################
714 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
715 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
716 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
717 ########################################################################
718 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
719 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
720 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
721 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
722 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
723 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
724 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
725 and 'stats_e_disabled'
726 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
727 to modules/
728 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
729 on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
730 directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
731 same way as it does in csircd
732 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
733
734
735 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
736 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
737 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
738
739
740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
741 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
742 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
743 if a reason hasn't been specified
744
745
746 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
747 o) Minor updates to the build system
748 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
749 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
750 clock is running backwards
751 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
752 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
753 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
754
755
756 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
757 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
758 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
759 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
760 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
761
762
763 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
764 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
765 invalid characters
766 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
767 This is now enabled by default
768 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
769 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
770
771
772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
773 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
774 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
775 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
776 for each class
777 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
778
779
780 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
781 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
782 o) Removed &localchannels
783 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
784 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
785 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
786 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
787 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
788 These features are now enabled by default
789
790
791 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
792 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
793 when set to yes
794 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
795 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
796 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
797 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
798 and LIST parameters.
799 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
800 all modules
801 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
802 o) Removed OMOTD module
803 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
804 o) Improved TS6 support
805 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
806
807
808 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
809 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
810 following changes:
811 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
812 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
813 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
814 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
815 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
816 previously used usermode +r.
817 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
818 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
819 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
820 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
821 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
822 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
823 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
824 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
825 only be added via ircd.conf
826 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
827 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
828 these flags control
829 o) Removed Idle-time klines
830 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
831 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
832 controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
833 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
834 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
835 o) Added support for remote D-lines
836 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
837 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
838 be hidden even on remote servers
839 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
840 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
841 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
842 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
843 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
844 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
845 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
846 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
847 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
848 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
849 enabled by default
850 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
851 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
852 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
853
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855
856 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
857 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
858 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
859 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
860 information masked).
861
862 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
863 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
864 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
865 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
866
867 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
868
869 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
870
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