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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0 Release Notes
1 > -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
2 > o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
3 >   invalid characters.
4 > o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
5 >   now enabled by default
6 >
7 >
8 > -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
9 > o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
10 >   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
11 >   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
12 >   for each class
13 > o) A server's description can again include the '[' and ']' characters
14 >
15 >
16 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
17 > o) Fixed wrong syntax of several language files
18 > o) &localchannels have been removed
19 > o) /messaging opers@some.server is no longer supported
20 > o) Fixed bug that would possibly lead to a topic desynchronization
21 > o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
22 > o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
23 > o) use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options
24 >   have been removed. These features are now enabled by default
25 >
26 >
27 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
28 > o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
29 >   when set to yes
30 > o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
31 >   was to let ircops join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
32 > o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
33 >   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
34 >   and LIST parameters.
35 >   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload all modules
36 > o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
37 > o) Removed OMOTD module
38 > o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
39 > o) Improved TS6 support
40 >
41 >
42 > -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
43   o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
44     have been done for this:
45     - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
46     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
47 +   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
48 +     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
49     - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
50 <     channelmode +r (registered channel).
50 >     channelmode +r (registered channel)
51 >   - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected
52 >     client notices now go to new usermode +j
53     - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
54     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
55     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
56     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
57     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
58 +   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
59   o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
60     bans should only be added via ircd.conf
61 < o) Added 'globops', 'restart' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
62 <   Read etc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
63 <   are supposed to be doing.
61 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
62 >   Read doc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
63 >   are supposed to be doing
64   o) Idle-time klines have been removed
65   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
66 <
67 <
68 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3.0 Release Notes
69 < o) Added Bulgarian language file provided by Borislav Borisov
70 < o) Server hostmasking has been removed due to TS6 requirements
71 < o) Fixed broken IPv6 detection
72 < o) Minor code optimizations. Reduced memory consumption
73 < o) User IDs are now shown in client connection notices
74 < o) Increased maximum temporary kline time to 360 days
75 < o) Added back STATS/TRACE/MOTD/ADMIN request notices. Removed
76 <   spy_*_notice modules accordingly.
77 < o) Channelmode +O; channel can be joined by ircops only.
78 < o) Channelmode +S; only clients with a secure connection (ssl/tls)
79 <   can join this channel.
80 <
81 <
82 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3-rc1 Release Notes
83 < o) Major 64-bit cleanups and portability fixes.
84 < o) Fixed bug where unregistered clients were not able to complete registration
85 <   process with /quote PONG <ping_cookie> in case the client was assigned a
86 <   zero value ping-cookie. This may only happen with general::ping_cookie
87 <   being enabled.
42 < o) "STATS z" now shows the actual amount of memory consumption being
43 <   used by channel bans/excepts/invites.
44 < o) Fixed archaic bug where bursting servers with missconfigured NICKLEN were
45 <   able to desync the network's nickname database.
46 < o) The PCRE library has been removed from the ircd sources. ./configure will
47 <   now automatically detect an already installed version of the PCRE library.
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 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
58 <   set may only accept server connections.
59 < o) Fixed occasional core when placing RESVs on channel names
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. 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 Release Notes
78 < o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
79 < o) Added -full to etrace
80 < o) Added +C for opers
81 < o) Fixed core in temp channel resv
82 < o) Fixed CHALLENGE to work with user=IP
83 < o) Misc fixes to TESTMASK and TESTLINE
84 < o) Added support for nick masks to TESTMASK
85 < o) Fixed /modlist to show up whether or not a module is resident
86 < o) Fixed command line arguments handling to allow more than one switch
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 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
94 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
95 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
96 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
97 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
98 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
99 <   for other operators and administrators
100 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
101 <   file size limits
102 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
103 < o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent statistics
104 <   in "STATS t"
105 < o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
106 < o) Added ircd-brazilian_pt.lang language file
107 < o) Misc. ACCEPT fixes. E.g. don't remove an accept record if a client is
108 <   changing between equivalent nicknames like 'nick' and 'NiCk'.
109 < o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Added missing support for ';' comments
110 < o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
111 <
112 <
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
117 <   in doc/technical
118 < o) Speeded up command parsing
119 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
120 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
121 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
122 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
123 <   been reduced for remote clients
124 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
125 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
126 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
127 <   directive in connect{} blocks
128 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
129 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
130 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
131 <
132 <
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
137 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
138 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
139 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
140 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
141 < o) Better DDoS protection
142 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
143 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
144 <
145 <
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
150 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
151 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
152 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
153 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
154 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
155 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
156 < o) Make win32 build usable
157 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
158 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
159 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
160 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
161 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
162 <
163 <
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
168 <   based K and X lines
169 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
170 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
171 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
172 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
173 < o) Network I/O speedups
174 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
175 < o) Support for client SSL
176 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
177 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
178 < o) Native win32 build
179 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
180 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
181 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
66 > o) Remove general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
67 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
68 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
69 >   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
70 > o) Added support for remote D-lines
71 > o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
72 >   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
73 >   be hidden even on remote servers
74 > o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
75 > o) The servlink program has been removed. ircd-hybrid can now make use of SSL/TLS
76 >   for inter-server communication.
77 >   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
78 >   connection is required, as compression is now handled via the OpenSSL library
79 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
80 >   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
81 >   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
82 > o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
83 > o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
84 >   now sent by default
85 > o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
86 > o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
87 > o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
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