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