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1 michael 2498 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.8 Release Notes
2     o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
3     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
4     nick names (SVSNICK)
5     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
6     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
7     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
8     o) When using anope 1.9 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
9     of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
10     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
11    
12    
13 michael 2454 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
14     o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
15 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
16     o) Updated several documentation files
17 michael 2454
18    
19     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
20     o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
21    
22    
23     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
24     o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
25     if connect::aftype isn't set
26    
27    
28     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
29     o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
30     for more information
31     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
32     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
33     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
34     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
35    
36    
37 michael 2334 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
38     o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
39     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
40     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
41    
42    
43 michael 2258 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
44 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
45 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
46 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
47     and connect{} blocks.
48     In conjunction with Anope 1.9.x IRC-services, clients are now also able
49     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
50     fingerprints
51     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
52     doc/reference.conf for more information
53     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
54     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
55     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
56     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
57     Adam <adam@anope.org>
58    
59    
60 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
61 michael 2196 ########################################################################
62     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
63 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
64 michael 2196 ########################################################################
65 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
66 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
67     the +l mode set
68     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
69     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
70     information
71 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
72 michael 2155
73    
74     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
75     o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
76    
77    
78     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
79     o) Fixed broken spoofs
80    
81    
82 michael 2012 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
83     o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
84     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
85     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
86 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
87 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
88     remote clients
89 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
90     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
91 michael 2012
92 michael 2155
93 michael 1954 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
94     o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
95     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
96 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
97     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
98     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
99 michael 1954
100    
101 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
102     o) PCRE support has been dropped
103     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
104     Similar to STATS x|q"
105 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
106     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
107     that has this mode set
108 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
109     sending messages to a channel
110     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
111     now enabled by default
112 michael 1932
113    
114     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
115     o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
116     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
117     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
118     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
119     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
120    
121    
122 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
123 michael 1861 ########################################################################
124 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
125 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
126     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
127     #######################################################################
128     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
129     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
130     CIDR is supported
131 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
132 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
133     in resv{} blocks
134 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
135     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
136 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
137 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
138     o) Major code cleanups
139 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
140 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
141 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
142 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
143     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
144 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
145 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
146 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
147 michael 1731
148 michael 1798
149 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
150     o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
151     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
152     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
153    
154    
155 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
156     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
157     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
158     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
159     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
160    
161    
162 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
163 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
164     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
165     servers
166     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
167     These previously used usermode +x.
168     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
169     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
170 michael 1731
171 michael 1797
172     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
173     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
174     send any private message
175     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
176    
177    
178     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
179     ########################################################################
180     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
181     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
182     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
183     ########################################################################
184     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
185     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
186     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
187     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
188     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
189     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
190     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
191     and 'stats_e_disabled'
192     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
193     to modules/
194     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
195     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
196     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
197     way as it does in csircd
198     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
199    
200    
201 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
202     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
203     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
204    
205    
206     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
207     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
208     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
209     if a reason hasn't been specified
210    
211    
212     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
213     o) Minor updates to the build system
214     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
215     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
216     clock is running backwards
217     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
218     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
219     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
220    
221    
222     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
223     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
224     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
225     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
226     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
227    
228    
229 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
230 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
231 lusky 1580 invalid characters
232 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
233     now enabled by default
234 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
235 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
236 michael 2227 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
237     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
238 michael 1540
239 michael 1547
240 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
241     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
242     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
243     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
244     for each class
245 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
246 michael 1516
247    
248 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
249 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
250     o) Removed &localchannels
251     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
252     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
253 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
254     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
255 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
256     These features are now enabled by default
257 michael 1474
258    
259 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
260     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
261     when set to yes
262 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
263 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
264 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
265     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
266     and LIST parameters.
267 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
268     all modules
269 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
270 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
271 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
272 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
273 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
274 michael 1424
275 michael 1441
276 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
277 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
278     following changes:
279 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
280     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
281 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
282 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
283 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
284     previously used usermode +r.
285     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
286     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
287     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
288 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
289     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
290     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
291 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
292 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
293     only be added via ircd.conf
294     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
295 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
296 lusky 1580 these flags control
297     o) Removed Idle-time klines
298 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
299 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
300 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
301     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
302 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
303 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
304     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
305     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
306     be hidden even on remote servers
307 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
308 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
309     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
310 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
311 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
312 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
313     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
314     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
315 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
316 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
317     now sent by default
318 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
319     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
320 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
321 michael 1244
322 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
323 michael 1244
324 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
325 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
326 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
327 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
328 adx 30 information masked).
329    
330     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
331 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
332 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
333 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
334 adx 30
335     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
336    
337 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
338 adx 30
339     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
340 knight 31 $Id$

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