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Revision: 7765
Committed: Fri Oct 7 16:26:19 2016 UTC (7 years, 5 months ago) by michael
File size: 35028 byte(s)
Log Message:
- Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration directive

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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 michael 7709 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (201?-??-??)
8     o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
9 michael 7765 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
10     for more information.
11 michael 7709
12 michael 7688 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
13 michael 7650 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
14     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
15 michael 7657 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
16     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
17 michael 7662 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
18 michael 7650
19    
20 michael 7617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
21 michael 7578 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
22 michael 7619 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
23 michael 7578
24    
25 michael 7545 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
26 michael 7518 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
27     set to 0
28 michael 7619 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
29 michael 7518
30    
31 michael 7491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
32     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
33 michael 7452 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
34 michael 7465 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
35     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
36 michael 7491 o) Minor updates to help files
37 michael 7452
38    
39 michael 7365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
40 michael 7359 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
41     for providing a box for testing purposes.
42 michael 7342 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
43 michael 7359 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
44 michael 7362 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
45 michael 7333
46    
47 michael 7301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
48 michael 7242 o) Fixed server clustering
49 michael 7297 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
50     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
51     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
52     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
53     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
54     serverinfo {} block
55     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
56 michael 7242
57    
58 michael 7203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
59 michael 7135 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
60     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
61     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
62 michael 7205 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
63     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
64 michael 7079 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
65     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
66 michael 7080 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
67 michael 7162 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
68 michael 7079
69    
70 michael 7040 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
71 michael 7009 #######################################################################
72     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
73     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
74     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
75     #######################################################################
76 michael 6918 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
77 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
78 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
79 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
80     /etc/resolv.conf
81 michael 6980 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
82 michael 7040 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
83 michael 6993 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
84     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
85     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
86 michael 7010 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
87 michael 6918
88    
89 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
90 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
91 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
92 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
93 michael 6770
94    
95 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
96 michael 6639 #######################################################################
97     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
98     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
99     #######################################################################
100     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
101     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
102     would not have any effect
103 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
104 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
105 michael 7013 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
106 michael 6596 operator {} blocks
107 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
108     to the DH param file
109 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
110     of flags see doc/reference.conf
111 michael 6577
112    
113 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
114 michael 6479 ########################################################################
115     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
116     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
117     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
118 michael 6486 ########################################################################
119 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
120     following channel {} block configuration directives:
121     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
122     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
123 michael 6486 ########################################################################
124 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
125 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
126 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
127     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
128 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
129 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
130 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
131 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
132 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
133 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
134 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
135 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
136     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
137     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
138 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
139 michael 6479 privileges.
140 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
141 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
142 michael 5986
143    
144 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
145 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
146 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
147 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
148     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
149     operators that don't have administrator privileges
150     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
151     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
152     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
153 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
154     configuration options to the general {} block
155 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
156     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
157 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
158 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
159 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
160 michael 5793
161    
162 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
163 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
164 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
165     lead to stack corruption
166 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
167 michael 5771
168    
169 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
170     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
171 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
172 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
173     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
174 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
175 michael 5629
176    
177 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
178 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
179     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
180    
181    
182 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
183 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
184     be seen in /whois
185 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
186 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
187 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
188 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
189 michael 5586 issued by services clients
190 michael 5559
191    
192 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
193 michael 5492 ########################################################################
194 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
195 michael 5463
196 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
197     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
198     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
199     ########################################################################
200 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
201     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
202     command
203     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
204     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
205 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
206 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
207 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
208 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
209 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
210 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
211 michael 5463
212 michael 5492
213 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
214 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
215 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
216 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
217 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
218 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
219 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
220 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
221     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
222 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
223     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
224 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
225 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
226 michael 4793
227    
228 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
229 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
230 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
231 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
232 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
233     have been disabled
234     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
235 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
236 michael 4654
237 michael 4952
238 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
239 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
240 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
241     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
242 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
243 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
244 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
245 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
246 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
247     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
248 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
249     longer needed.
250 michael 4442
251    
252 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
253 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
254     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
255     in the general {} block
256 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
257     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
258 michael 4314
259    
260 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
261 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
262 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
263     to enable TLS/SSL support
264 michael 4217
265    
266 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
267 michael 6586 #####################################################################
268     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
269 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
270 michael 6586 #####################################################################
271 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
272 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
273     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
274 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
275 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
276 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
277     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
278     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
279 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
280 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
281 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
282 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
283 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
284     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
285 michael 3761
286    
287 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
288     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
289    
290    
291 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
292 michael 6639 #########################################################################
293     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
294     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
295     #########################################################################
296 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
297 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
298 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
299 michael 3474
300    
301 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
302 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
303     and below.
304 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
305 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
306 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
307 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
308 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
309 michael 3380
310    
311 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
312     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
313     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
314     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
315     o) EGD support has been dropped
316    
317    
318 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
319     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
320     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
321     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
322     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
323     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
324     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
325 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
326 michael 4180
327    
328 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
329     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
330     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
331     in case there are any +H opers
332     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
333     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
334     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
335     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
336     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
337 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
338 michael 3921
339    
340     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
341     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
342     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
343     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
344     configuration options
345 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
346 michael 3921
347    
348 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
349     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
350     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
351     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
352     regardless of channel mode +s
353     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
354    
355    
356 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
357 michael 3054 ########################################################################
358     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
359     ########################################################################
360 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
361 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
362 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
363     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
364     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
365 michael 3054
366    
367     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
368 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
369 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
370     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
371     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
372 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
373 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
374 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
375     the ircd via SIGINT
376     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
377     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
378 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
379 michael 3028
380    
381 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
382 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
383 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
384     more than one hop away
385 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
386 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
387     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
388     o) Updated/fixed help files
389     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
390    
391    
392 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
393 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
394     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
395     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
396 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
397 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
398     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
399 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
400 michael 2794
401    
402 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
403 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
404 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
405    
406    
407 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
408 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
409 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
410     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
411     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
412 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
413     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
414 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
415 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
416 michael 2794
417    
418 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
419 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
420     mode set by servers.
421 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
422     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
423     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
424 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
425 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
426 michael 2794
427    
428 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
429 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
430 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
431     nick names (SVSNICK)
432     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
433     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
434     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
435 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
436 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
437 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
438 michael 2498
439    
440 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
441 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
442 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
443     o) Updated several documentation files
444 michael 2454
445    
446 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
447 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
448    
449    
450 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
451 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
452 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
453 michael 2454
454    
455 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
456 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
457     for more information
458 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
459 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
460 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
461     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
462    
463    
464 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
465 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
466     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
467     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
468    
469    
470 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
471 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
472     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
473 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
474     and connect {} blocks.
475 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
476 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
477     fingerprints
478 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
479 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
480     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
481     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
482     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
483 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
484 michael 2258
485    
486 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
487 michael 2196 ########################################################################
488     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
489 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
490 michael 2196 ########################################################################
491 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
492 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
493     the +l mode set
494     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
495 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
496 michael 2155 information
497 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
498 michael 2155
499    
500 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
501 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
502    
503    
504 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
505 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
506    
507    
508 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
509 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
510     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
511     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
512 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
513 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
514     remote clients
515 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
516     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
517 michael 2012
518 michael 2155
519 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
520 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
521     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
522 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
523 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
524 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
525 michael 1954
526    
527 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
528 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
529 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
530 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
531 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
532     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
533     that has this mode set
534 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
535     sending messages to a channel
536 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
537 michael 1955 now enabled by default
538 michael 1932
539    
540 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
541 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
542     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
543     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
544 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
545 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
546    
547    
548 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
549 michael 6639 #######################################################################
550 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
551     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
552 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
553     #######################################################################
554 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
555 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
556     CIDR is supported
557 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
558 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
559 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
560 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
561 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
562 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
563 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
564     o) Major code cleanups
565 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
566 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
567 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
568 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
569 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
570 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
571     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
572 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
573 michael 1731
574 michael 1798
575 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
576 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
577 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
578 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
579    
580    
581 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
582 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
583 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
584     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
585     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
586    
587    
588 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
589 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
590 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
591 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
592     These previously used usermode +x.
593     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
594     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
595 michael 1731
596 michael 1797
597 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
598 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
599     send any private message
600     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
601    
602    
603 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
604 michael 1797 ########################################################################
605     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
606     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
607 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
608 michael 1797 ########################################################################
609 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
610 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
611     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
612     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
613     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
614     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
615     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
616     and 'stats_e_disabled'
617     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
618     to modules/
619 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
620     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
621     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
622     same way as it does in csircd
623 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
624    
625    
626 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
627 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
628 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
629 michael 1731
630    
631 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
632 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
633     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
634     if a reason hasn't been specified
635    
636    
637 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
638 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
639     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
640     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
641     clock is running backwards
642 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
643 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
644     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
645    
646    
647 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
648 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
649 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
650 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
651 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
652 michael 1731
653    
654 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
655 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
656 lusky 1580 invalid characters
657 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
658     This is now enabled by default
659 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
660 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
661 michael 1540
662 michael 1547
663 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
664 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
665 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
666 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
667     for each class
668 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
669 michael 1516
670    
671 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
672 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
673     o) Removed &localchannels
674     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
675     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
676 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
677 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
678 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
679     These features are now enabled by default
680 michael 1474
681    
682 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
683 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
684 michael 1424 when set to yes
685 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
686 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
687 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
688     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
689     and LIST parameters.
690 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
691     all modules
692 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
693 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
694 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
695 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
696 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
697 michael 1424
698 michael 1441
699 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
700 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
701     following changes:
702 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
703     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
704 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
705 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
706 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
707     previously used usermode +r.
708     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
709     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
710     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
711 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
712 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
713     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
714 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
715 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
716     only be added via ircd.conf
717     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
718 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
719 lusky 1580 these flags control
720     o) Removed Idle-time klines
721 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
722 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
723     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
724 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
725 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
726 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
727     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
728     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
729     be hidden even on remote servers
730 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
731 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
732     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
733 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
734 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
735 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
736     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
737     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
738 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
739 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
740     enabled by default
741 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
742     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
743 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
744 michael 1244
745 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
746 michael 1244
747 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
748 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
749 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
750 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
751 adx 30 information masked).
752    
753     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
754 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
755 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
756 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
757 adx 30
758     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
759    
760 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
761 adx 30
762     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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