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# User Rev Content
1 michael 7367 #######################################################################
2     Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3     GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4     #######################################################################
5    
6 michael 7452 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-??-??)
7     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration options which
8     allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
9 michael 7465 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
10     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
11     o) Minor update to help files
12 michael 7452
13    
14 michael 7365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
15 michael 7359 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
16     for providing a box for testing purposes.
17 michael 7342 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
18 michael 7359 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
19 michael 7362 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
20 michael 7333
21    
22 michael 7301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
23 michael 7242 o) Fixed server clustering
24 michael 7297 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
25     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
26     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
27     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
28     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
29     serverinfo {} block
30     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
31 michael 7242
32    
33 michael 7203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
34 michael 7135 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
35     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
36     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
37 michael 7205 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
38     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
39 michael 7079 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
40     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
41 michael 7080 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
42 michael 7162 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
43 michael 7079
44    
45 michael 7040 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
46 michael 7009 #######################################################################
47     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
48     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
49     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
50     #######################################################################
51 michael 6918 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
52 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
53 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
54 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
55     /etc/resolv.conf
56 michael 6980 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
57 michael 7040 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
58 michael 6993 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
59     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
60     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
61 michael 7010 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
62 michael 6918
63    
64 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
65 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
66 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
67 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
68 michael 6770
69    
70 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
71 michael 6639 #######################################################################
72     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
73     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
74     #######################################################################
75     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
76     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
77     would not have any effect
78 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
79 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
80 michael 7013 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
81 michael 6596 operator {} blocks
82 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
83     to the DH param file
84 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
85     of flags see doc/reference.conf
86 michael 6577
87    
88 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
89 michael 6479 ########################################################################
90     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
91     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
92     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
93 michael 6486 ########################################################################
94 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
95     following channel {} block configuration directives:
96     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
97     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
98 michael 6486 ########################################################################
99 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
100 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
101 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
102     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
103 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
104 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
105 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
106 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
107 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
108 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
109 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
110 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
111     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
112     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
113 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
114 michael 6479 privileges.
115 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
116 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
117 michael 5986
118    
119 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
120 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
121 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
122 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
123     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
124     operators that don't have administrator privileges
125     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
126     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
127     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
128 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
129     configuration options to the general {} block
130 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
131     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
132 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
133 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
134 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
135 michael 5793
136    
137 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
138 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
139 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
140     lead to stack corruption
141 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
142 michael 5771
143    
144 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
145     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
146 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
147 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
148     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
149 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
150 michael 5629
151    
152 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
153 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
154     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
155    
156    
157 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
158 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
159     be seen in /whois
160 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
161 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
162 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
163 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
164 michael 5586 issued by services clients
165 michael 5559
166    
167 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
168 michael 5492 ########################################################################
169 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
170 michael 5463
171 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
172     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
173     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
174     ########################################################################
175 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
176     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
177     command
178     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
179     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
180 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
181 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
182 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
183 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
184 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
185 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
186 michael 5463
187 michael 5492
188 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
189 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
190 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
191 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
192 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
193 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
194 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
195 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
196     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
197 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
198     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
199 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
200 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
201 michael 4793
202    
203 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
204 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
205 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
206 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
207 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
208     have been disabled
209     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
210 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
211 michael 4654
212 michael 4952
213 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
214 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
215 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
216     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
217 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
218 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
219 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
220 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
221 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
222     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
223 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
224     longer needed.
225 michael 4442
226    
227 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
228 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
229     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
230     in the general {} block
231 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
232     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
233 michael 4314
234    
235 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
236 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
237 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
238     to enable TLS/SSL support
239 michael 4217
240    
241 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
242 michael 6586 #####################################################################
243     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
244 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
245 michael 6586 #####################################################################
246 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
247 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
248     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
249 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
250 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
251 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
252     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
253     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
254 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
255 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
256 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
257 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
258 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
259     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
260 michael 3761
261    
262 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
263     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
264    
265    
266 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
267 michael 6639 #########################################################################
268     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
269     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
270     #########################################################################
271 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
272 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
273 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
274 michael 3474
275    
276 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
277 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
278     and below.
279 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
280 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
281 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
282 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
283 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
284 michael 3380
285    
286 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
287     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
288     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
289     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
290     o) EGD support has been dropped
291    
292    
293 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
294     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
295     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
296     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
297     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
298     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
299     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
300 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
301 michael 4180
302    
303 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
304     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
305     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
306     in case there are any +H opers
307     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
308     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
309     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
310     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
311     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
312 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
313 michael 3921
314    
315     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
316     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
317     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
318     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
319     configuration options
320 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
321 michael 3921
322    
323 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
324     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
325     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
326     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
327     regardless of channel mode +s
328     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
329    
330    
331 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
332 michael 3054 ########################################################################
333     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
334     ########################################################################
335 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
336 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
337 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
338     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
339     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
340 michael 3054
341    
342     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
343 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
344 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
345     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
346     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
347 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
348 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
349 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
350     the ircd via SIGINT
351     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
352     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
353 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
354 michael 3028
355    
356 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
357 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
358 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
359     more than one hop away
360 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
361 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
362     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
363     o) Updated/fixed help files
364     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
365    
366    
367 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
368 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
369     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
370     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
371 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
372 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
373     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
374 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
375 michael 2794
376    
377 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
378 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
379 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
380    
381    
382 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
383 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
384 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
385     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
386     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
387 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
388     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
389 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
390 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
391 michael 2794
392    
393 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
394 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
395     mode set by servers.
396 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
397     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
398     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
399 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
400 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
401 michael 2794
402    
403 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
404 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
405 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
406     nick names (SVSNICK)
407     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
408     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
409     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
410 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
411 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
412 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
413 michael 2498
414    
415 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
416 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
417 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
418     o) Updated several documentation files
419 michael 2454
420    
421 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
422 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
423    
424    
425 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
426 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
427 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
428 michael 2454
429    
430 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
431 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
432     for more information
433 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
434 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
435 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
436     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
437    
438    
439 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
440 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
441     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
442     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
443    
444    
445 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
446 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
447     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
448 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
449     and connect {} blocks.
450 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
451 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
452     fingerprints
453 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
454 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
455     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
456     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
457     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
458 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
459 michael 2258
460    
461 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
462 michael 2196 ########################################################################
463     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
464 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
465 michael 2196 ########################################################################
466 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
467 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
468     the +l mode set
469     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
470 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
471 michael 2155 information
472 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
473 michael 2155
474    
475 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
476 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
477    
478    
479 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
480 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
481    
482    
483 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
484 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
485     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
486     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
487 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
488 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
489     remote clients
490 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
491     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
492 michael 2012
493 michael 2155
494 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
495 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
496     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
497 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
498 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
499 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
500 michael 1954
501    
502 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
503 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
504 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
505 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
506 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
507     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
508     that has this mode set
509 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
510     sending messages to a channel
511 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
512 michael 1955 now enabled by default
513 michael 1932
514    
515 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
516 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
517     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
518     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
519 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
520 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
521    
522    
523 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
524 michael 6639 #######################################################################
525 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
526     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
527 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
528     #######################################################################
529 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
530 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
531     CIDR is supported
532 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
533 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
534 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
535 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
536 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
537 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
538 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
539     o) Major code cleanups
540 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
541 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
542 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
543 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
544 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
545 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
546     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
547 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
548 michael 1731
549 michael 1798
550 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
551 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
552 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
553 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
554    
555    
556 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
557 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
558 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
559     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
560     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
561    
562    
563 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
564 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
565 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
566 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
567     These previously used usermode +x.
568     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
569     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
570 michael 1731
571 michael 1797
572 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
573 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
574     send any private message
575     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
576    
577    
578 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
579 michael 1797 ########################################################################
580     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
581     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
582 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
583 michael 1797 ########################################################################
584 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
585 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
586     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
587     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
588     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
589     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
590     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
591     and 'stats_e_disabled'
592     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
593     to modules/
594 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
595     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
596     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
597     same way as it does in csircd
598 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
599    
600    
601 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
602 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
603 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
604 michael 1731
605    
606 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
607 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
608     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
609     if a reason hasn't been specified
610    
611    
612 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
613 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
614     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
615     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
616     clock is running backwards
617 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
618 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
619     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
620    
621    
622 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
623 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
624 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
625 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
626 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
627 michael 1731
628    
629 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
630 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
631 lusky 1580 invalid characters
632 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
633     This is now enabled by default
634 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
635 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
636 michael 1540
637 michael 1547
638 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
639 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
640 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
641 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
642     for each class
643 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
644 michael 1516
645    
646 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
647 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
648     o) Removed &localchannels
649     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
650     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
651 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
652 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
653 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
654     These features are now enabled by default
655 michael 1474
656    
657 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
658 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
659 michael 1424 when set to yes
660 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
661 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
662 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
663     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
664     and LIST parameters.
665 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
666     all modules
667 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
668 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
669 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
670 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
671 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
672 michael 1424
673 michael 1441
674 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
675 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
676     following changes:
677 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
678     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
679 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
680 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
681 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
682     previously used usermode +r.
683     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
684     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
685     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
686 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
687 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
688     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
689 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
690 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
691     only be added via ircd.conf
692     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
693 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
694 lusky 1580 these flags control
695     o) Removed Idle-time klines
696 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
697 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
698     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
699 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
700 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
701 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
702     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
703     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
704     be hidden even on remote servers
705 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
706 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
707     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
708 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
709 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
710 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
711     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
712     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
713 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
714 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
715     enabled by default
716 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
717     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
718 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
719 michael 1244
720 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
721 michael 1244
722 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
723 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
724 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
725 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
726 adx 30 information masked).
727    
728     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
729 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
730 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
731 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
732 adx 30
733     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
734    
735 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
736 adx 30
737     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
738 knight 31 $Id$

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