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Revision: 7667
Committed: Wed Jul 20 17:09:36 2016 UTC (7 years, 8 months ago) by michael
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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 7650
7     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-??-??)
8     o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
9     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
10 michael 7657 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
11     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
12 michael 7662 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
13 michael 7650
14    
15 michael 7617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
16 michael 7578 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
17 michael 7619 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
18 michael 7578
19    
20 michael 7545 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
21 michael 7518 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
22     set to 0
23 michael 7619 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
24 michael 7518
25    
26 michael 7491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
27     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
28 michael 7452 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
29 michael 7465 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
30     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
31 michael 7491 o) Minor updates to help files
32 michael 7452
33    
34 michael 7365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
35 michael 7359 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
36     for providing a box for testing purposes.
37 michael 7342 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
38 michael 7359 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
39 michael 7362 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
40 michael 7333
41    
42 michael 7301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
43 michael 7242 o) Fixed server clustering
44 michael 7297 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
45     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
46     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
47     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
48     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
49     serverinfo {} block
50     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
51 michael 7242
52    
53 michael 7203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
54 michael 7135 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
55     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
56     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
57 michael 7205 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
58     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
59 michael 7079 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
60     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
61 michael 7080 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
62 michael 7162 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
63 michael 7079
64    
65 michael 7040 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
66 michael 7009 #######################################################################
67     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
68     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
69     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
70     #######################################################################
71 michael 6918 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
72 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
73 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
74 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
75     /etc/resolv.conf
76 michael 6980 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
77 michael 7040 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
78 michael 6993 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
79     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
80     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
81 michael 7010 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
82 michael 6918
83    
84 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
85 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
86 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
87 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
88 michael 6770
89    
90 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
91 michael 6639 #######################################################################
92     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
93     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
94     #######################################################################
95     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
96     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
97     would not have any effect
98 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
99 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
100 michael 7013 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
101 michael 6596 operator {} blocks
102 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
103     to the DH param file
104 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
105     of flags see doc/reference.conf
106 michael 6577
107    
108 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
109 michael 6479 ########################################################################
110     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
111     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
112     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
113 michael 6486 ########################################################################
114 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
115     following channel {} block configuration directives:
116     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
117     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
118 michael 6486 ########################################################################
119 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
120 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
121 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
122     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
123 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
124 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
125 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
126 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
127 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
128 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
129 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
130 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
131     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
132     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
133 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
134 michael 6479 privileges.
135 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
136 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
137 michael 5986
138    
139 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
140 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
141 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
142 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
143     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
144     operators that don't have administrator privileges
145     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
146     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
147     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
148 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
149     configuration options to the general {} block
150 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
151     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
152 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
153 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
154 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
155 michael 5793
156    
157 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
158 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
159 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
160     lead to stack corruption
161 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
162 michael 5771
163    
164 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
165     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
166 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
167 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
168     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
169 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
170 michael 5629
171    
172 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
173 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
174     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
175    
176    
177 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
178 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
179     be seen in /whois
180 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
181 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
182 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
183 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
184 michael 5586 issued by services clients
185 michael 5559
186    
187 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
188 michael 5492 ########################################################################
189 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
190 michael 5463
191 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
192     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
193     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
194     ########################################################################
195 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
196     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
197     command
198     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
199     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
200 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
201 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
202 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
203 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
204 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
205 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
206 michael 5463
207 michael 5492
208 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
209 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
210 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
211 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
212 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
213 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
214 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
215 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
216     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
217 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
218     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
219 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
220 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
221 michael 4793
222    
223 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
224 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
225 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
226 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
227 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
228     have been disabled
229     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
230 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
231 michael 4654
232 michael 4952
233 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
234 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
235 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
236     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
237 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
238 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
239 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
240 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
241 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
242     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
243 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
244     longer needed.
245 michael 4442
246    
247 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
248 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
249     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
250     in the general {} block
251 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
252     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
253 michael 4314
254    
255 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
256 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
257 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
258     to enable TLS/SSL support
259 michael 4217
260    
261 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
262 michael 6586 #####################################################################
263     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
264 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
265 michael 6586 #####################################################################
266 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
267 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
268     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
269 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
270 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
271 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
272     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
273     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
274 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
275 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
276 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
277 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
278 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
279     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
280 michael 3761
281    
282 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
283     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
284    
285    
286 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
287 michael 6639 #########################################################################
288     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
289     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
290     #########################################################################
291 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
292 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
293 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
294 michael 3474
295    
296 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
297 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
298     and below.
299 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
300 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
301 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
302 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
303 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
304 michael 3380
305    
306 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
307     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
308     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
309     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
310     o) EGD support has been dropped
311    
312    
313 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
314     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
315     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
316     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
317     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
318     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
319     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
320 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
321 michael 4180
322    
323 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
324     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
325     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
326     in case there are any +H opers
327     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
328     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
329     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
330     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
331     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
332 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
333 michael 3921
334    
335     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
336     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
337     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
338     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
339     configuration options
340 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
341 michael 3921
342    
343 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
344     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
345     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
346     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
347     regardless of channel mode +s
348     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
349    
350    
351 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
352 michael 3054 ########################################################################
353     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
354     ########################################################################
355 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
356 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
357 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
358     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
359     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
360 michael 3054
361    
362     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
363 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
364 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
365     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
366     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
367 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
368 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
369 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
370     the ircd via SIGINT
371     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
372     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
373 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
374 michael 3028
375    
376 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
377 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
378 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
379     more than one hop away
380 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
381 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
382     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
383     o) Updated/fixed help files
384     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
385    
386    
387 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
388 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
389     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
390     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
391 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
392 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
393     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
394 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
395 michael 2794
396    
397 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
398 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
399 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
400    
401    
402 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
403 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
404 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
405     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
406     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
407 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
408     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
409 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
410 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
411 michael 2794
412    
413 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
414 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
415     mode set by servers.
416 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
417     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
418     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
419 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
420 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
421 michael 2794
422    
423 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
424 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
425 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
426     nick names (SVSNICK)
427     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
428     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
429     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
430 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
431 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
432 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
433 michael 2498
434    
435 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
436 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
437 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
438     o) Updated several documentation files
439 michael 2454
440    
441 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
442 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
443    
444    
445 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
446 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
447 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
448 michael 2454
449    
450 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
451 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
452     for more information
453 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
454 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
455 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
456     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
457    
458    
459 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
460 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
461     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
462     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
463    
464    
465 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
466 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
467     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
468 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
469     and connect {} blocks.
470 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
471 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
472     fingerprints
473 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
474 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
475     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
476     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
477     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
478 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
479 michael 2258
480    
481 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
482 michael 2196 ########################################################################
483     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
484 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
485 michael 2196 ########################################################################
486 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
487 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
488     the +l mode set
489     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
490 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
491 michael 2155 information
492 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
493 michael 2155
494    
495 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
496 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
497    
498    
499 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
500 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
501    
502    
503 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
504 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
505     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
506     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
507 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
508 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
509     remote clients
510 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
511     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
512 michael 2012
513 michael 2155
514 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
515 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
516     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
517 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
518 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
519 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
520 michael 1954
521    
522 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
523 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
524 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
525 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
526 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
527     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
528     that has this mode set
529 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
530     sending messages to a channel
531 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
532 michael 1955 now enabled by default
533 michael 1932
534    
535 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
536 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
537     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
538     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
539 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
540 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
541    
542    
543 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
544 michael 6639 #######################################################################
545 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
546     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
547 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
548     #######################################################################
549 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
550 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
551     CIDR is supported
552 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
553 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
554 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
555 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
556 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
557 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
558 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
559     o) Major code cleanups
560 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
561 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
562 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
563 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
564 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
565 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
566     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
567 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
568 michael 1731
569 michael 1798
570 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
571 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
572 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
573 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
574    
575    
576 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
577 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
578 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
579     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
580     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
581    
582    
583 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
584 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
585 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
586 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
587     These previously used usermode +x.
588     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
589     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
590 michael 1731
591 michael 1797
592 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
593 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
594     send any private message
595     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
596    
597    
598 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
599 michael 1797 ########################################################################
600     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
601     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
602 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
603 michael 1797 ########################################################################
604 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
605 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
606     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
607     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
608     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
609     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
610     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
611     and 'stats_e_disabled'
612     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
613     to modules/
614 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
615     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
616     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
617     same way as it does in csircd
618 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
619    
620    
621 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
622 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
623 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
624 michael 1731
625    
626 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
627 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
628     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
629     if a reason hasn't been specified
630    
631    
632 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
633 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
634     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
635     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
636     clock is running backwards
637 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
638 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
639     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
640    
641    
642 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
643 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
644 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
645 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
646 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
647 michael 1731
648    
649 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
650 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
651 lusky 1580 invalid characters
652 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
653     This is now enabled by default
654 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
655 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
656 michael 1540
657 michael 1547
658 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
659 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
660 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
661 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
662     for each class
663 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
664 michael 1516
665    
666 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
667 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
668     o) Removed &localchannels
669     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
670     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
671 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
672 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
673 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
674     These features are now enabled by default
675 michael 1474
676    
677 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
678 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
679 michael 1424 when set to yes
680 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
681 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
682 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
683     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
684     and LIST parameters.
685 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
686     all modules
687 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
688 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
689 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
690 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
691 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
692 michael 1424
693 michael 1441
694 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
695 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
696     following changes:
697 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
698     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
699 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
700 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
701 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
702     previously used usermode +r.
703     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
704     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
705     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
706 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
707 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
708     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
709 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
710 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
711     only be added via ircd.conf
712     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
713 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
714 lusky 1580 these flags control
715     o) Removed Idle-time klines
716 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
717 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
718     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
719 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
720 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
721 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
722     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
723     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
724     be hidden even on remote servers
725 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
726 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
727     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
728 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
729 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
730 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
731     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
732     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
733 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
734 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
735     enabled by default
736 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
737     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
738 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
739 michael 1244
740 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
741 michael 1244
742 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
743 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
744 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
745 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
746 adx 30 information masked).
747    
748     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
749 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
750 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
751 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
752 adx 30
753     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
754    
755 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
756 adx 30
757     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
758 knight 31 $Id$

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