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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3 RELNOTES
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0 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 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.3.0 Release Notes
23 > o) Added Bulgarian language file provided by Borislav Borisov
24 > o) Server hostmasking has been removed due to TS6 requirements
25 > o) Fixed broken IPv6 detection
26 > o) Minor code optimizations. Reduced memory consumption
27 > o) User IDs are now shown in client connection notices
28 > o) Increased maximum temporary kline time to 360 days
29 > o) Added back STATS/TRACE/MOTD/ADMIN request notices. Removed
30 >   spy_*_notice modules accordingly.
31 > o) Channelmode +O; channel can be joined by ircops only.
32 > o) Channelmode +S; only clients with a secure connection (ssl/tls)
33 >   can join this channel.
34 >
35 >
36 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.3-rc1 Release Notes
37 > o) Major 64-bit cleanups and portability fixes.
38   o) Fixed bug where unregistered clients were not able to complete registration
39     process with /quote PONG <ping_cookie> in case the client was assigned a
40     zero value ping-cookie. This may only happen with general::ping_cookie
# Line 12 | Line 48 | o) The PCRE library has been removed fro
48   o) Various resolver improvements and fixes
49   o) Implemented GUNGLINE (global ungline)
50   o) Completely rewrote build system. We're now using automake and libtool
51 < o) Added support for sha256/sha512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd
51 > o) Added support for SHA-256/512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd. Whether
52 >   passwords hashed using these algorithms will work depends on the system's
53 >   crypt() implementation. For example, SHA-256/512 is available in glibc since
54 >   version 2.7.
55   o) Added ssl_server_protocol configuration option to servinfo{}.
56     Valid flags are 'sslv3' and 'tlsv1'
57   o) Added new 'server' option to listener::flags. Listener with that flag
# Line 21 | Line 60 | o) Fixed occasional core when placing RE
60   o) Fixed topic desynchronization which sometimes may
61     happen during netbursts
62   o) WATCH support implemented. Known from other irc-daemons, such
63 <   as Dreamforge and Bahamut.
63 >   as Dreamforge and Bahamut. The general::max_watch configuration directive
64 >   has been added in order to allow run-time configuration of how many
65 >   watch entries a single client may have on its watchlist.
66   o) Fixed bug which would cause invalid invisible counts on oper-up in case
67     operator::umodes and/or general::oper_umodes contains 'invisible'
68   o) Removed broken LazyLinks
69   o) Removed --disable-gline-voting configure option
70   o) Minor code optimizations and cleanups
71   o) ACCEPT now supports nick!user@host masks
72 + o) Unregistered clients are no longer allowed to request the server's motd
73 + o) general::dot_in_ip6_addr configuration option is obsolete and no longer exists
74 + o) Dropped support for old style 'operflag = yes|no;' format
75  
76  
77 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 RELNOTES
77 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 Release Notes
78   o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
79   o) Added -full to etrace
80   o) Added +C for opers
# Line 43 | Line 87 | o) Fixed command line arguments handling
87   o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a TS6 server.
88  
89  
90 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 RELNOTES
90 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 Release Notes
91   o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
92   o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
93   o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
# Line 66 | Line 110 | o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Adde
110   o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
111  
112  
113 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 RELNOTES
113 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 Release Notes
114   o) Fixed build on SRV4
115   o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
116   o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
# Line 86 | Line 130 | o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set
130   o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
131  
132  
133 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES
133 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 Release Notes
134   o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
135   o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
136     This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
# Line 99 | Line 143 | o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
143   o) Fixed /dev/poll
144  
145  
146 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES
146 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 Release Notes
147   o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
148   o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
149   o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
# Line 117 | Line 161 | o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction w
161     characters such as \*, \?, \#.
162  
163  
164 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES
164 > -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 Release Notes
165   o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
166   o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
167   o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression

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