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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 RELNOTES
2 < o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
3 < o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
4 < o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
5 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
6 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
7 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
8 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
9 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
10 <   for other operators and administrators
11 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
12 <   file size limits
13 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
14 <
15 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 RELNOTES
16 < o) Fixed build on SRV4
17 < o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
18 < o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
19 <   in doc/technical
20 < o) Speeded up command parsing
21 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
22 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
23 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
24 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
25 <   been reduced for remote clients
26 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
27 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
28 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
29 <   directive in connect{} blocks
30 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
31 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
32 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
33 <
34 <
35 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES
36 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
37 < o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
38 <   This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
39 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
40 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
41 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
42 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
43 < o) Better DDoS protection
44 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
45 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
46 <
47 <
48 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES
49 < o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
50 < o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
51 < o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
52 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
53 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
54 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
55 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
56 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
57 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
58 < o) Make win32 build usable
59 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
60 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
61 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
62 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
63 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
64 <
65 <
66 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES
67 < o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
68 < o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
69 < o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression
70 <   based K and X lines
71 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
72 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
73 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
74 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
75 < o) Network I/O speedups
76 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
77 < o) Support for client SSL
78 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
79 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
80 < o) Native win32 build
81 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
82 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
83 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
2 > o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
3 >   have been done for this:
4 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
5 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
6 >   - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
7 >     channelmode +r (registered channel).
8 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
9 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
10 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
11 >   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
12 >   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
13 > o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
14 >   bans should only be added via ircd.conf
15 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
16 >   Read etc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
17 >   are supposed to be doing.
18 > o) Idle-time klines have been removed
19 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
20  
21   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22  
23 + NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it at your own risk.  By running this
24 + code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.  We do
25 + NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks such
26 + as EFnet.
27 +
28   BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
29  
30   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
31 < the bug in one of the following ways:
32 <  a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
33 <  b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
93 < Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h and
94 < ircd.conf with any report  (with passwords and other sensitive
31 > the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
32 > Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
33 > ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
34   information masked).
35  
36   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
# Line 99 | Line 38 | DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for
38      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
39   This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
40   is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
102 You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
41  
42   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
43  
44 < Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release
107 <
108 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL
44 > Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
45  
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47   $Id$

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