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1 michael 2794 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.13 Release Notes
2     o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
3     direction notices)
4     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
5     more than one hop away
6     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
7     haven't finished the SSL handshake
8     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
9     o) Updated/fixed help files
10     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
11    
12    
13     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.12 Release Notes
14     o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
15     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
16     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
17     o) Fixed TS 6 support with LOCOPS
18     o) Minor code cleanups
19     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
20     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
21     not validated
22    
23    
24     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.11 Release Notes
25     o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
26     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
27    
28    
29     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.10 Release Notes
30     o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
31     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
32     to administrators only
33     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
34     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
35     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
36     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
37     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
38     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
39    
40    
41     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.9 Release Notes
42     o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
43     mode set by servers.
44     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
45     gateway
46     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
47     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
48     reply.
49     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
50     set via /whois
51    
52    
53 michael 2498 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.8 Release Notes
54     o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
55     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
56     nick names (SVSNICK)
57     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
58     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
59     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
60 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
61 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
62     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
63    
64    
65 michael 2454 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
66     o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
67 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
68     o) Updated several documentation files
69 michael 2454
70    
71     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
72     o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
73    
74    
75     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
76     o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
77     if connect::aftype isn't set
78    
79    
80     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
81     o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
82     for more information
83     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
84     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
85     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
86     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
87    
88    
89 michael 2334 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
90     o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
91     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
92     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
93    
94    
95 michael 2258 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
96 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
97 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
98 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
99     and connect{} blocks.
100 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
101 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
102     fingerprints
103     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
104     doc/reference.conf for more information
105     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
106     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
107     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
108     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
109     Adam <adam@anope.org>
110    
111    
112 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
113 michael 2196 ########################################################################
114     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
115 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
116 michael 2196 ########################################################################
117 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
118 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
119     the +l mode set
120     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
121     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
122     information
123 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
124 michael 2155
125    
126     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
127     o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
128    
129    
130     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
131     o) Fixed broken spoofs
132    
133    
134 michael 2012 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
135     o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
136     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
137     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
138 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
139 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
140     remote clients
141 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
142     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
143 michael 2012
144 michael 2155
145 michael 1954 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
146     o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
147     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
148 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
149     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
150     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
151 michael 1954
152    
153 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
154     o) PCRE support has been dropped
155     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
156     Similar to STATS x|q"
157 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
158     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
159     that has this mode set
160 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
161     sending messages to a channel
162     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
163     now enabled by default
164 michael 1932
165    
166     -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
167     o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
168     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
169     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
170     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
171     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
172    
173    
174 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
175 michael 1861 ########################################################################
176 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
177 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
178     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
179     #######################################################################
180     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
181     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
182     CIDR is supported
183 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
184 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
185     in resv{} blocks
186 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
187     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
188 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
189 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
190     o) Major code cleanups
191 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
192 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
193 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
194 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
195     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
196 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
197 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
198 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
199 michael 1731
200 michael 1798
201 michael 2155 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
202     o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
203     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
204     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
205    
206    
207 michael 1932 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
208     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
209     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
210     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
211     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
212    
213    
214 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
215 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
216     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
217     servers
218     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
219     These previously used usermode +x.
220     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
221     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
222 michael 1731
223 michael 1797
224     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
225     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
226     send any private message
227     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
228    
229    
230     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
231     ########################################################################
232     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
233     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
234     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
235     ########################################################################
236     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
237     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
238     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
239     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
240     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
241     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
242     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
243     and 'stats_e_disabled'
244     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
245     to modules/
246     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
247     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
248     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
249     way as it does in csircd
250     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
251    
252    
253 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
254     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
255     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
256    
257    
258     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
259     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
260     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
261     if a reason hasn't been specified
262    
263    
264     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
265     o) Minor updates to the build system
266     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
267     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
268     clock is running backwards
269     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
270     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
271     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
272    
273    
274     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
275     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
276     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
277     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
278     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
279    
280    
281 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
282 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
283 lusky 1580 invalid characters
284 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
285     now enabled by default
286 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
287 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
288 michael 1540
289 michael 1547
290 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
291     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
292     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
293     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
294     for each class
295 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
296 michael 1516
297    
298 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
299 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
300     o) Removed &localchannels
301     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
302     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
303 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
304     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
305 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
306     These features are now enabled by default
307 michael 1474
308    
309 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
310     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
311     when set to yes
312 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
313 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
314 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
315     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
316     and LIST parameters.
317 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
318     all modules
319 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
320 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
321 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
322 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
323 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
324 michael 1424
325 michael 1441
326 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
327 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
328     following changes:
329 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
330     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
331 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
332 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
333 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
334     previously used usermode +r.
335     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
336     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
337     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
338 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
339     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
340     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
341 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
342 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
343     only be added via ircd.conf
344     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
345 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
346 lusky 1580 these flags control
347     o) Removed Idle-time klines
348 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
349 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
350 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
351     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
352 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
353 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
354     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
355     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
356     be hidden even on remote servers
357 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
358 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
359     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
360 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
361 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
362 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
363     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
364     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
365 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
366 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
367     now sent by default
368 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
369     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
370 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
371 michael 1244
372 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
373 michael 1244
374 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
375 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
376 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
377 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
378 adx 30 information masked).
379    
380     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
381 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
382 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
383 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
384 adx 30
385     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
386    
387 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
388 adx 30
389     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
390 knight 31 $Id$

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