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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 6341 o) Services can now add SQLINEs/RESVs that have wildcards in it
9 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
10 michael 6391 o) class::connectfreq now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
11 michael 5986
12    
13 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
14 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
15 michael 5794 have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
16 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
17     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
18     operators that don't have administrator privileges
19     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
20     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
21     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
22 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
23     configuration options to the general {} block
24 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
25     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
26 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
27 michael 5937 o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
28 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
29 michael 5793
30    
31 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
32 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
33 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
34     lead to stack corruption
35 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
36 michael 5771
37    
38 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
39     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
40 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
41 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
42     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
43 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
44 michael 5629
45    
46 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
47 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
48     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
49    
50    
51 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
52 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
53     be seen in /whois
54 michael 5559 o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
55     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
56 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
57 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
58 michael 5586 issued by services clients
59 michael 5559
60    
61 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
62 michael 5492 ########################################################################
63 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
64 michael 5463
65 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
66     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
67     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
68     ########################################################################
69 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
70     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
71     command
72     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
73     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
74 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
75     general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
76 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
77 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
78 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
79 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
80 michael 5463
81 michael 5492
82 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
83 michael 4793 o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
84 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
85 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
86 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
87 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
88 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
89 michael 4969 o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
90 michael 4988 o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
91     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
92     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
93 michael 5024 o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
94 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
95 michael 4793
96    
97 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
98 michael 4654 o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
99 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
100 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
101 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
102     have been disabled
103     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
104 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
105 michael 4654
106 michael 4952
107 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
108 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
109 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
110     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
111 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
112 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
113 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
114 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
115 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
116     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
117 michael 4547 o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
118 michael 4442
119    
120 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
121 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
122     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
123     in the general {} block
124 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
125     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
126 michael 4314
127    
128 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
129 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
130 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
131     to enable TLS/SSL support
132 michael 4217
133    
134 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
135 michael 3761 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
136     and can't be disabled anymore
137     o) Many code cleanups and improvements
138 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
139     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
140 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
141 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
142 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
143     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
144     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
145 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
146 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
147 michael 4217 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
148     o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
149 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
150     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
151 michael 3761
152    
153 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
154     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
155    
156    
157 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
158 michael 3474 ########################################################################
159     o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
160     general::warn_no_connect_block
161     ########################################################################
162 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
163 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
164 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
165 michael 3474
166    
167 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
168 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
169     and below.
170 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
171 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
172 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
173 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
174 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
175 michael 3380
176    
177 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
178     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
179     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
180     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
181     o) EGD support has been dropped
182    
183    
184 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
185     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
186     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
187     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
188     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
189     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
190     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
191 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
192 michael 4180
193    
194 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
195     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
196     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
197     in case there are any +H opers
198     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
199     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
200     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
201     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
202     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
203     if general::network_name contains spaces
204    
205    
206     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
207     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
208     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
209     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
210     configuration options
211 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
212 michael 3921
213    
214 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
215     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
216     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
217     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
218     regardless of channel mode +s
219     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
220    
221    
222 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
223 michael 3054 ########################################################################
224     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
225     ########################################################################
226 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
227 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
228 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
229     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
230     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
231 michael 3054
232    
233     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
234 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
235     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
236     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
237     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
238     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
239 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
240 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
241     the ircd via SIGINT
242     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
243     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
244 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
245 michael 3028
246    
247 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
248 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
249 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
250     more than one hop away
251 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
252 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
253     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
254     o) Updated/fixed help files
255     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
256    
257    
258 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
259 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
260     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
261     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
262 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
263 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
264     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
265 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
266 michael 2794
267    
268 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
269 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
270 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
271    
272    
273 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
274 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
275 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
276     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
277     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
278 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
279     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
280     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
281 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
282 michael 2794
283    
284 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
285 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
286     mode set by servers.
287 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
288     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
289     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
290 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
291 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
292 michael 2794
293    
294 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
295 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
296 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
297     nick names (SVSNICK)
298     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
299     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
300     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
301 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
302 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
303 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
304 michael 2498
305    
306 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
307 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
308 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
309     o) Updated several documentation files
310 michael 2454
311    
312 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
313 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
314    
315    
316 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
317 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
318     if connect::aftype isn't set
319    
320    
321 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
322 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
323     for more information
324 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
325 michael 2454 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
326     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
327     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
328    
329    
330 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
331 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
332     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
333     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
334    
335    
336 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
337 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
338 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
339 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
340     and connect {} blocks.
341 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
342 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
343     fingerprints
344     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
345     doc/reference.conf for more information
346     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
347     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
348     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
349 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
350 michael 2258
351    
352 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
353 michael 2196 ########################################################################
354     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
355 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
356 michael 2196 ########################################################################
357 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
358 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
359     the +l mode set
360     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
361 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
362 michael 2155 information
363 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
364 michael 2155
365    
366 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
367 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
368    
369    
370 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
371 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
372    
373    
374 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
375 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
376     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
377     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
378 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
379 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
380     remote clients
381 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
382     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
383 michael 2012
384 michael 2155
385 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
386 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
387     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
388 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
389     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
390     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
391 michael 1954
392    
393 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
394 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
395 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
396 michael 1932 Similar to STATS x|q"
397 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
398     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
399     that has this mode set
400 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
401     sending messages to a channel
402     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
403     now enabled by default
404 michael 1932
405    
406 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
407 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
408     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
409     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
410 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
411 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
412    
413    
414 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
415 michael 1861 ########################################################################
416 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
417     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
418 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
419     #######################################################################
420     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
421     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
422     CIDR is supported
423 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
424 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
425 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
426 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
427     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
428 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
429 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
430     o) Major code cleanups
431 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
432 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
433 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
434 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
435 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
436 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
437 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
438 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
439 michael 1731
440 michael 1798
441 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
442 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
443     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
444     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
445    
446    
447 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
448 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
449 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
450     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
451     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
452    
453    
454 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
455 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
456 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
457 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
458     These previously used usermode +x.
459     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
460     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
461 michael 1731
462 michael 1797
463 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
464 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
465     send any private message
466     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
467    
468    
469 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
470 michael 1797 ########################################################################
471     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
472     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
473 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
474 michael 1797 ########################################################################
475 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
476 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
477     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
478     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
479     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
480     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
481     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
482     and 'stats_e_disabled'
483     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
484     to modules/
485     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
486     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
487     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
488     way as it does in csircd
489     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
490    
491    
492 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
493 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
494 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
495 michael 1731
496    
497 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
498 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
499     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
500     if a reason hasn't been specified
501    
502    
503 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
504 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
505     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
506     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
507     clock is running backwards
508 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
509 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
510     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
511    
512    
513 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
514 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
515 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
516 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
517 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
518 michael 1731
519    
520 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
521 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
522 lusky 1580 invalid characters
523 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
524     now enabled by default
525 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
526 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
527 michael 1540
528 michael 1547
529 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
530 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
531 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
532 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
533     for each class
534 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
535 michael 1516
536    
537 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
538 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
539     o) Removed &localchannels
540     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
541     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
542 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
543     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
544 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
545     These features are now enabled by default
546 michael 1474
547    
548 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
549 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
550     when set to yes
551 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
552 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
553 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
554     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
555     and LIST parameters.
556 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
557     all modules
558 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
559 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
560 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
561 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
562 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
563 michael 1424
564 michael 1441
565 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
566 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
567     following changes:
568 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
569     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
570 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
571 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
572 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
573     previously used usermode +r.
574     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
575     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
576     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
577 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
578 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
579     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
580 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
581 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
582     only be added via ircd.conf
583     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
584 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
585 lusky 1580 these flags control
586     o) Removed Idle-time klines
587 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
588 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
589 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
590     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
591 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
592 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
593     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
594     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
595     be hidden even on remote servers
596 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
597 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
598     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
599 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
600 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
601 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
602     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
603     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
604 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
605 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
606     now sent by default
607 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
608     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
609 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
610 michael 1244
611 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
612 michael 1244
613 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
614 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
615 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
616 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
617 adx 30 information masked).
618    
619     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
620 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
621 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
622 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
623 adx 30
624     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
625    
626 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
627 adx 30
628     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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