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- Revved version to hybrid-8.1.20

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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
2 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
3 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
4 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
5 o) EGD support has been dropped
6
7
8 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
9 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
10 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
11 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
12 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
13 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
14 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
15 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
16
17
18 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
19 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
20 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
21 in case there are any +H opers
22 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
23 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
24 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
25 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
26 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
27 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
28 if general::network_name contains spaces
29
30
31 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
32 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
33 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
34 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
35 configuration options
36 o) Minor /list optimization
37
38
39 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
40 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
41 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
42 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
43 regardless of channel mode +s
44 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
45
46
47 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
48 ########################################################################
49 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
50 ########################################################################
51 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
52 o) USERS command has been removed
53 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
54 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
55 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
56
57
58 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
59 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
60 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
61 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
62 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
63 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
64 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
65 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
66 the ircd via SIGINT
67 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
68 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
69 in the /whois reply
70
71
72 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
73 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
74 direction notices)
75 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
76 more than one hop away
77 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
78 haven't finished the SSL handshake
79 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
80 o) Updated/fixed help files
81 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
82
83
84 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
85 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
86 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
87 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
88 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
89 o) Minor code cleanups
90 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
91 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
92 not validated
93
94
95 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
96 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
97 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
98
99
100 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
101 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
102 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
103 to administrators only
104 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
105 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
106 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
107 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
108 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
109 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
110
111
112 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
113 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
114 mode set by servers.
115 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
116 gateway
117 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
118 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
119 reply.
120 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
121 set via /whois
122
123
124 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
125 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
126 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
127 nick names (SVSNICK)
128 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
129 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
130 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
131 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
132 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
133 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
134
135
136 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
137 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
138 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
139 o) Updated several documentation files
140
141
142 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
143 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
144
145
146 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
147 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
148 if connect::aftype isn't set
149
150
151 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
152 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
153 for more information
154 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
155 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
156 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
157 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
158
159
160 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
161 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
162 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
163 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
164
165
166 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
167 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
168 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
169 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
170 and connect{} blocks.
171 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
172 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
173 fingerprints
174 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
175 doc/reference.conf for more information
176 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
177 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
178 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
179 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
180 Adam <adam@anope.org>
181
182
183 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
184 ########################################################################
185 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
186 general{} block to serverhide{} block
187 ########################################################################
188 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
189 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
190 the +l mode set
191 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
192 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
193 information
194 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
195
196
197 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
198 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
199
200
201 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
202 o) Fixed broken spoofs
203
204
205 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
206 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
207 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
208 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
209 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
210 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
211 remote clients
212 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
213 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
214
215
216 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
217 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
218 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
219 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
220 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
221 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
222
223
224 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
225 o) PCRE support has been dropped
226 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
227 Similar to STATS x|q"
228 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
229 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
230 that has this mode set
231 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
232 sending messages to a channel
233 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
234 now enabled by default
235
236
237 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
238 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
239 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
240 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
241 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
242 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
243
244
245 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
246 ########################################################################
247 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
248 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
249 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
250 #######################################################################
251 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
252 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
253 CIDR is supported
254 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
255 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
256 in resv{} blocks
257 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
258 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
259 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
260 mempool allocator for Tor cells
261 o) Major code cleanups
262 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
263 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
264 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
265 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
266 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
267 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
268 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
269 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
270
271
272 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
273 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
274 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
275 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
276
277
278 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
279 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
280 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
281 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
282 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
283
284
285 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
286 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
287 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
288 servers
289 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
290 These previously used usermode +x.
291 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
292 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
293
294
295 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
296 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
297 send any private message
298 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
299
300
301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
302 ########################################################################
303 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
304 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
305 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
306 ########################################################################
307 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
308 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
309 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
310 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
311 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
312 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
313 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
314 and 'stats_e_disabled'
315 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
316 to modules/
317 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
318 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
319 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
320 way as it does in csircd
321 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
322
323
324 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
325 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
326 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
327
328
329 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
330 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
331 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
332 if a reason hasn't been specified
333
334
335 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
336 o) Minor updates to the build system
337 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
338 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
339 clock is running backwards
340 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
341 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
342 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
343
344
345 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
346 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
347 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
348 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
349 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
350
351
352 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
353 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
354 invalid characters
355 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
356 now enabled by default
357 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
358 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
359
360
361 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
362 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
363 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
364 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
365 for each class
366 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
367
368
369 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
370 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
371 o) Removed &localchannels
372 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
373 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
374 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
375 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
376 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
377 These features are now enabled by default
378
379
380 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
381 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
382 when set to yes
383 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
384 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
385 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
386 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
387 and LIST parameters.
388 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
389 all modules
390 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
391 o) Removed OMOTD module
392 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
393 o) Improved TS6 support
394 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
395
396
397 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
398 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
399 following changes:
400 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
401 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
402 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
403 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
404 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
405 previously used usermode +r.
406 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
407 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
408 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
409 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
410 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
411 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
412 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
413 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
414 only be added via ircd.conf
415 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
416 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
417 these flags control
418 o) Removed Idle-time klines
419 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
420 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
421 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
422 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
423 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
424 o) Added support for remote D-lines
425 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
426 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
427 be hidden even on remote servers
428 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
429 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
430 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
431 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
432 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
433 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
434 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
435 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
436 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
437 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
438 now sent by default
439 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
440 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
441 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
442
443 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
444
445 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
446 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
447 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
448 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
449 information masked).
450
451 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
452 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
453 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
454 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
455
456 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
457
458 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
459
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