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1 michael 5986 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-??-??)
2     o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
3 michael 6246 o) serverinfo::sid is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
4     generated based on the server's name and description
5     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
6 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
7     -fstack-protector-strong instead of -fstack-protector
8 michael 5986
9    
10 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
11 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
12 michael 5794 have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
13 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
14     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
15     operators that don't have administrator privileges
16     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
17     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
18     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
19 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
20     configuration options to the general {} block
21 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
22     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
23 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
24 michael 5937 o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
25 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
26 michael 5793
27    
28 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
29 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
30 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
31     lead to stack corruption
32 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
33 michael 5771
34    
35 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
36     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
37 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
38 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
39     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
40 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
41 michael 5629
42    
43 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
44 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
45     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
46    
47    
48 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
49 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
50     be seen in /whois
51 michael 5559 o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
52     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
53 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
54 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
55 michael 5586 issued by services clients
56 michael 5559
57    
58 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
59 michael 5492 ########################################################################
60 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
61 michael 5463
62 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
63     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
64     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
65     ########################################################################
66 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
67     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
68     command
69     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
70     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
71 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
72     general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
73 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
74 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
75 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
76 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
77 michael 5463
78 michael 5492
79 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
80 michael 4793 o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
81 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
82 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
83 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
84 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
85 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
86 michael 4969 o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
87 michael 4988 o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
88     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
89     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
90 michael 5024 o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
91 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
92 michael 4793
93    
94 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
95 michael 4654 o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
96 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
97 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
98 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
99     have been disabled
100     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
101 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
102 michael 4654
103 michael 4952
104 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
105 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
106 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
107     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
108 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
109 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
110 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
111 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
112 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
113     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
114 michael 4547 o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
115 michael 4442
116    
117 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
118 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
119     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
120     in the general {} block
121 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
122     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
123 michael 4314
124    
125 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
126 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
127 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
128     to enable TLS/SSL support
129 michael 4217
130    
131 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
132 michael 3761 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
133     and can't be disabled anymore
134     o) Many code cleanups and improvements
135 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
136     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
137 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
138 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
139 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
140     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
141     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
142 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
143 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
144 michael 4217 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
145     o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
146 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
147     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
148 michael 3761
149    
150 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
151     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
152    
153    
154 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
155 michael 3474 ########################################################################
156     o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
157     general::warn_no_connect_block
158     ########################################################################
159 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
160 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
161 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
162 michael 3474
163    
164 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
165 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
166     and below.
167 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
168 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
169 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
170 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
171 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
172 michael 3380
173    
174 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
175     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
176     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
177     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
178     o) EGD support has been dropped
179    
180    
181 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
182     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
183     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
184     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
185     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
186     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
187     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
188 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
189 michael 4180
190    
191 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
192     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
193     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
194     in case there are any +H opers
195     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
196     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
197     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
198     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
199     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
200     if general::network_name contains spaces
201    
202    
203     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
204     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
205     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
206     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
207     configuration options
208 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
209 michael 3921
210    
211 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
212     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
213     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
214     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
215     regardless of channel mode +s
216     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
217    
218    
219 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
220 michael 3054 ########################################################################
221     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
222     ########################################################################
223 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
224 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
225 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
226     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
227     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
228 michael 3054
229    
230     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
231 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
232     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
233     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
234     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
235     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
236 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
237 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
238     the ircd via SIGINT
239     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
240     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
241 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
242 michael 3028
243    
244 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
245 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
246 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
247     more than one hop away
248 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
249 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
250     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
251     o) Updated/fixed help files
252     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
253    
254    
255 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
256 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
257     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
258     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
259 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
260 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
261     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
262 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
263 michael 2794
264    
265 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
266 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
267 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
268    
269    
270 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
271 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
272 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
273     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
274     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
275 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
276     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
277     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
278 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
279 michael 2794
280    
281 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
282 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
283     mode set by servers.
284 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
285     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
286     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
287 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
288 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
289 michael 2794
290    
291 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
292 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
293 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
294     nick names (SVSNICK)
295     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
296     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
297     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
298 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
299 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
300 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
301 michael 2498
302    
303 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
304 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
305 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
306     o) Updated several documentation files
307 michael 2454
308    
309 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
310 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
311    
312    
313 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
314 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
315     if connect::aftype isn't set
316    
317    
318 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
319 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
320     for more information
321 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
322 michael 2454 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
323     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
324     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
325    
326    
327 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
328 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
329     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
330     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
331    
332    
333 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
334 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
335 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
336 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
337     and connect {} blocks.
338 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
339 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
340     fingerprints
341     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
342     doc/reference.conf for more information
343     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
344     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
345     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
346 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
347 michael 2258
348    
349 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
350 michael 2196 ########################################################################
351     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
352 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
353 michael 2196 ########################################################################
354 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
355 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
356     the +l mode set
357     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
358 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
359 michael 2155 information
360 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
361 michael 2155
362    
363 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
364 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
365    
366    
367 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
368 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
369    
370    
371 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
372 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
373     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
374     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
375 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
376 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
377     remote clients
378 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
379     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
380 michael 2012
381 michael 2155
382 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
383 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
384     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
385 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
386     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
387     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
388 michael 1954
389    
390 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
391 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
392 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
393 michael 1932 Similar to STATS x|q"
394 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
395     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
396     that has this mode set
397 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
398     sending messages to a channel
399     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
400     now enabled by default
401 michael 1932
402    
403 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
404 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
405     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
406     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
407 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
408 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
409    
410    
411 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
412 michael 1861 ########################################################################
413 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
414     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
415 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
416     #######################################################################
417     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
418     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
419     CIDR is supported
420 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
421 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
422 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
423 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
424     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
425 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
426 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
427     o) Major code cleanups
428 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
429 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
430 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
431 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
432 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
433 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
434 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
435 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
436 michael 1731
437 michael 1798
438 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
439 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
440     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
441     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
442    
443    
444 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
445 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
446 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
447     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
448     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
449    
450    
451 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
452 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
453 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
454 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
455     These previously used usermode +x.
456     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
457     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
458 michael 1731
459 michael 1797
460 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
461 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
462     send any private message
463     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
464    
465    
466 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
467 michael 1797 ########################################################################
468     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
469     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
470 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
471 michael 1797 ########################################################################
472 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
473 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
474     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
475     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
476     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
477     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
478     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
479     and 'stats_e_disabled'
480     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
481     to modules/
482     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
483     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
484     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
485     way as it does in csircd
486     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
487    
488    
489 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
490 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
491 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
492 michael 1731
493    
494 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
495 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
496     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
497     if a reason hasn't been specified
498    
499    
500 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
501 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
502     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
503     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
504     clock is running backwards
505 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
506 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
507     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
508    
509    
510 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
511 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
512 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
513 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
514 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
515 michael 1731
516    
517 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
518 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
519 lusky 1580 invalid characters
520 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
521     now enabled by default
522 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
523 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
524 michael 1540
525 michael 1547
526 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
527 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
528 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
529 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
530     for each class
531 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
532 michael 1516
533    
534 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
535 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
536     o) Removed &localchannels
537     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
538     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
539 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
540     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
541 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
542     These features are now enabled by default
543 michael 1474
544    
545 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
546 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
547     when set to yes
548 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
549 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
550 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
551     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
552     and LIST parameters.
553 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
554     all modules
555 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
556 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
557 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
558 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
559 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
560 michael 1424
561 michael 1441
562 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
563 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
564     following changes:
565 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
566     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
567 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
568 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
569 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
570     previously used usermode +r.
571     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
572     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
573     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
574 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
575 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
576     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
577 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
578 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
579     only be added via ircd.conf
580     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
581 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
582 lusky 1580 these flags control
583     o) Removed Idle-time klines
584 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
585 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
586 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
587     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
588 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
589 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
590     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
591     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
592     be hidden even on remote servers
593 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
594 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
595     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
596 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
597 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
598 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
599     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
600     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
601 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
602 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
603     now sent by default
604 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
605     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
606 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
607 michael 1244
608 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
609 michael 1244
610 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
611 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
612 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
613 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
614 adx 30 information masked).
615    
616     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
617 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
618 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
619 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
620 adx 30
621     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
622    
623 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
624 adx 30
625     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
626 knight 31 $Id$

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