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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 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
12 michael 5986
13    
14 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
15 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
16 michael 5794 have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
17 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
18     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
19     operators that don't have administrator privileges
20     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
21     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
22     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
23 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
24     configuration options to the general {} block
25 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
26     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
27 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
28 michael 5937 o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
29 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
30 michael 5793
31    
32 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
33 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
34 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
35     lead to stack corruption
36 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
37 michael 5771
38    
39 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
40     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
41 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
42 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
43     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
44 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
45 michael 5629
46    
47 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
48 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
49     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
50    
51    
52 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
53 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
54     be seen in /whois
55 michael 5559 o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
56     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
57 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
58 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
59 michael 5586 issued by services clients
60 michael 5559
61    
62 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
63 michael 5492 ########################################################################
64 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
65 michael 5463
66 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
67     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
68     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
69     ########################################################################
70 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
71     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
72     command
73     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
74     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
75 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
76     general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
77 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
78 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
79 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
80 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
81 michael 5463
82 michael 5492
83 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
84 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
85 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
86 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
87 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
88 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
89 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
90 michael 4969 o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
91 michael 4988 o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
92     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
93     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
94 michael 5024 o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
95 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
96 michael 4793
97    
98 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
99 michael 4654 o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
100 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
101 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
102 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
103     have been disabled
104     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
105 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
106 michael 4654
107 michael 4952
108 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
109 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
110 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
111     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
112 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
113 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
114 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
115 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
116 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
117     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
118 michael 4547 o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
119 michael 4442
120    
121 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
122 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
123     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
124     in the general {} block
125 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
126     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
127 michael 4314
128    
129 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
130 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
131 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
132     to enable TLS/SSL support
133 michael 4217
134    
135 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
136 michael 3761 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
137     and can't be disabled anymore
138     o) Many code cleanups and improvements
139 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
140     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
141 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
142 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
143 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
144     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
145     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
146 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
147 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
148 michael 4217 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
149     o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
150 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
151     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
152 michael 3761
153    
154 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
155     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
156    
157    
158 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
159 michael 3474 ########################################################################
160     o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
161     general::warn_no_connect_block
162     ########################################################################
163 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
164 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
165 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
166 michael 3474
167    
168 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
169 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
170     and below.
171 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
172 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
173 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
174 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
175 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
176 michael 3380
177    
178 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
179     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
180     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
181     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
182     o) EGD support has been dropped
183    
184    
185 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
186     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
187     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
188     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
189     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
190     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
191     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
192 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
193 michael 4180
194    
195 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
196     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
197     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
198     in case there are any +H opers
199     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
200     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
201     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
202     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
203     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
204     if general::network_name contains spaces
205    
206    
207     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
208     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
209     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
210     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
211     configuration options
212 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
213 michael 3921
214    
215 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
216     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
217     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
218     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
219     regardless of channel mode +s
220     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
221    
222    
223 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
224 michael 3054 ########################################################################
225     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
226     ########################################################################
227 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
228 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
229 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
230     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
231     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
232 michael 3054
233    
234     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
235 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
236     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
237     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
238     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
239     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
240 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
241 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
242     the ircd via SIGINT
243     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
244     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
245 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
246 michael 3028
247    
248 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
249 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
250 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
251     more than one hop away
252 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
253 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
254     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
255     o) Updated/fixed help files
256     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
257    
258    
259 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
260 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
261     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
262     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
263 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
264 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
265     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
266 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
267 michael 2794
268    
269 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
270 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
271 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
272    
273    
274 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
275 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
276 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
277     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
278     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
279 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
280     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
281     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
282 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
283 michael 2794
284    
285 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
286 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
287     mode set by servers.
288 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
289     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
290     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
291 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
292 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
293 michael 2794
294    
295 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
296 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
297 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
298     nick names (SVSNICK)
299     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
300     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
301     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
302 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
303 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
304 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
305 michael 2498
306    
307 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
308 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
309 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
310     o) Updated several documentation files
311 michael 2454
312    
313 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
314 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
315    
316    
317 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
318 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
319     if connect::aftype isn't set
320    
321    
322 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
323 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
324     for more information
325 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
326 michael 2454 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
327     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
328     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
329    
330    
331 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
332 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
333     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
334     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
335    
336    
337 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
338 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
339 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
340 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
341     and connect {} blocks.
342 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
343 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
344     fingerprints
345     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
346     doc/reference.conf for more information
347     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
348     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
349     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
350 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
351 michael 2258
352    
353 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
354 michael 2196 ########################################################################
355     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
356 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
357 michael 2196 ########################################################################
358 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
359 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
360     the +l mode set
361     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
362 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
363 michael 2155 information
364 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
365 michael 2155
366    
367 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
368 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
369    
370    
371 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
372 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
373    
374    
375 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
376 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
377     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
378     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
379 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
380 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
381     remote clients
382 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
383     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
384 michael 2012
385 michael 2155
386 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
387 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
388     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
389 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
390     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
391     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
392 michael 1954
393    
394 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
395 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
396 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
397 michael 1932 Similar to STATS x|q"
398 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
399     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
400     that has this mode set
401 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
402     sending messages to a channel
403     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
404     now enabled by default
405 michael 1932
406    
407 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
408 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
409     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
410     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
411 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
412 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
413    
414    
415 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
416 michael 1861 ########################################################################
417 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
418     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
419 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
420     #######################################################################
421     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
422     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
423     CIDR is supported
424 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
425 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
426 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
427 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
428     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
429 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
430 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
431     o) Major code cleanups
432 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
433 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
434 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
435 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
436 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
437 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
438 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
439 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
440 michael 1731
441 michael 1798
442 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
443 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
444     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
445     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
446    
447    
448 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
449 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
450 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
451     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
452     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
453    
454    
455 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
456 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
457 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
458 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
459     These previously used usermode +x.
460     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
461     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
462 michael 1731
463 michael 1797
464 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
465 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
466     send any private message
467     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
468    
469    
470 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
471 michael 1797 ########################################################################
472     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
473     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
474 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
475 michael 1797 ########################################################################
476 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
477 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
478     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
479     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
480     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
481     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
482     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
483     and 'stats_e_disabled'
484     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
485     to modules/
486     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
487     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
488     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
489     way as it does in csircd
490     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
491    
492    
493 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
494 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
495 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
496 michael 1731
497    
498 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
499 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
500     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
501     if a reason hasn't been specified
502    
503    
504 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
505 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
506     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
507     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
508     clock is running backwards
509 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
510 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
511     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
512    
513    
514 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
515 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
516 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
517 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
518 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
519 michael 1731
520    
521 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
522 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
523 lusky 1580 invalid characters
524 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
525     now enabled by default
526 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
527 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
528 michael 1540
529 michael 1547
530 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
531 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
532 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
533 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
534     for each class
535 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
536 michael 1516
537    
538 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
539 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
540     o) Removed &localchannels
541     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
542     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
543 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
544     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
545 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
546     These features are now enabled by default
547 michael 1474
548    
549 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
550 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
551     when set to yes
552 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
553 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
554 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
555     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
556     and LIST parameters.
557 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
558     all modules
559 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
560 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
561 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
562 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
563 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
564 michael 1424
565 michael 1441
566 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
567 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
568     following changes:
569 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
570     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
571 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
572 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
573 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
574     previously used usermode +r.
575     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
576     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
577     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
578 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
579 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
580     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
581 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
582 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
583     only be added via ircd.conf
584     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
585 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
586 lusky 1580 these flags control
587     o) Removed Idle-time klines
588 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
589 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
590 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
591     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
592 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
593 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
594     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
595     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
596     be hidden even on remote servers
597 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
598 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
599     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
600 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
601 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
602 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
603     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
604     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
605 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
606 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
607     now sent by default
608 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
609     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
610 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
611 michael 1244
612 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
613 michael 1244
614 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
615 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
616 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
617 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
618 adx 30 information masked).
619    
620     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
621 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
622 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
623 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
624 adx 30
625     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
626    
627 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
628 adx 30
629     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
630 knight 31 $Id$

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