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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 7832 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
8 michael 7709 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 7800 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
12     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
13 michael 7769 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
14     to see them
15 michael 7782 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
16     to support multibyte encodings better
17 michael 7709
18 michael 7769
19 michael 7688 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
20 michael 7650 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
21     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
22 michael 7657 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
23     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
24 michael 7662 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
25 michael 7650
26    
27 michael 7617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
28 michael 7578 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
29 michael 7619 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
30 michael 7578
31    
32 michael 7545 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
33 michael 7518 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
34     set to 0
35 michael 7619 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
36 michael 7518
37    
38 michael 7491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
39     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
40 michael 7452 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
41 michael 7465 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
42     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
43 michael 7491 o) Minor updates to help files
44 michael 7452
45    
46 michael 7365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
47 michael 7359 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
48     for providing a box for testing purposes.
49 michael 7342 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
50 michael 7359 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
51 michael 7362 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
52 michael 7333
53    
54 michael 7301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
55 michael 7242 o) Fixed server clustering
56 michael 7297 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
57     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
58     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
59     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
60     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
61     serverinfo {} block
62     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
63 michael 7242
64    
65 michael 7203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
66 michael 7135 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
67     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
68     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
69 michael 7205 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
70     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
71 michael 7079 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
72     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
73 michael 7080 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
74 michael 7162 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
75 michael 7079
76    
77 michael 7040 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
78 michael 7009 #######################################################################
79     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
80     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
81     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
82     #######################################################################
83 michael 6918 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
84 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
85 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
86 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
87     /etc/resolv.conf
88 michael 6980 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
89 michael 7040 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
90 michael 6993 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
91     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
92     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
93 michael 7010 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
94 michael 6918
95    
96 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
97 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
98 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
99 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
100 michael 6770
101    
102 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
103 michael 6639 #######################################################################
104     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
105     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
106     #######################################################################
107     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
108     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
109     would not have any effect
110 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
111 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
112 michael 7013 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
113 michael 6596 operator {} blocks
114 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
115     to the DH param file
116 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
117     of flags see doc/reference.conf
118 michael 6577
119    
120 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
121 michael 6479 ########################################################################
122     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
123     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
124     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
125 michael 6486 ########################################################################
126 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
127     following channel {} block configuration directives:
128     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
129     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
130 michael 6486 ########################################################################
131 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
132 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
133 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
134     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
135 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
136 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
137 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
138 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
139 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
140 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
141 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
142 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
143     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
144     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
145 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
146 michael 6479 privileges.
147 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
148 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
149 michael 5986
150    
151 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
152 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
153 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
154 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
155     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
156     operators that don't have administrator privileges
157     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
158     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
159     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
160 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
161     configuration options to the general {} block
162 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
163     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
164 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
165 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
166 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
167 michael 5793
168    
169 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
170 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
171 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
172     lead to stack corruption
173 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
174 michael 5771
175    
176 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
177     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
178 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
179 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
180     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
181 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
182 michael 5629
183    
184 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
185 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
186     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
187    
188    
189 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
190 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
191     be seen in /whois
192 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
193 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
194 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
195 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
196 michael 5586 issued by services clients
197 michael 5559
198    
199 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
200 michael 5492 ########################################################################
201 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
202 michael 5463
203 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
204     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
205     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
206     ########################################################################
207 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
208     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
209     command
210     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
211     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
212 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
213 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
214 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
215 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
216 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
217 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
218 michael 5463
219 michael 5492
220 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
221 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
222 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
223 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
224 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
225 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
226 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
227 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
228     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
229 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
230     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
231 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
232 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
233 michael 4793
234    
235 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
236 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
237 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
238 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
239 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
240     have been disabled
241     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
242 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
243 michael 4654
244 michael 4952
245 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
246 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
247 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
248     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
249 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
250 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
251 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
252 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
253 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
254     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
255 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
256     longer needed.
257 michael 4442
258    
259 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
260 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
261     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
262     in the general {} block
263 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
264     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
265 michael 4314
266    
267 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
268 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
269 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
270     to enable TLS/SSL support
271 michael 4217
272    
273 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
274 michael 6586 #####################################################################
275     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
276 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
277 michael 6586 #####################################################################
278 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
279 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
280     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
281 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
282 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
283 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
284     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
285     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
286 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
287 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
288 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
289 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
290 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
291     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
292 michael 3761
293    
294 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
295     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
296    
297    
298 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
299 michael 6639 #########################################################################
300     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
301     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
302     #########################################################################
303 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
304 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
305 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
306 michael 3474
307    
308 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
309 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
310     and below.
311 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
312 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
313 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
314 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
315 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
316 michael 3380
317    
318 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
319     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
320     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
321     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
322     o) EGD support has been dropped
323    
324    
325 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
326     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
327     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
328     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
329     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
330     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
331     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
332 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
333 michael 4180
334    
335 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
336     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
337     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
338     in case there are any +H opers
339     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
340     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
341     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
342     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
343     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
344 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
345 michael 3921
346    
347     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
348     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
349     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
350     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
351     configuration options
352 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
353 michael 3921
354    
355 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
356     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
357     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
358     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
359     regardless of channel mode +s
360     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
361    
362    
363 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
364 michael 3054 ########################################################################
365     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
366     ########################################################################
367 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
368 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
369 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
370     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
371     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
372 michael 3054
373    
374     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
375 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
376 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
377     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
378     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
379 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
380 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
381 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
382     the ircd via SIGINT
383     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
384     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
385 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
386 michael 3028
387    
388 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
389 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
390 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
391     more than one hop away
392 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
393 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
394     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
395     o) Updated/fixed help files
396     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
397    
398    
399 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
400 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
401     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
402     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
403 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
404 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
405     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
406 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
407 michael 2794
408    
409 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
410 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
411 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
412    
413    
414 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
415 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
416 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
417     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
418     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
419 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
420     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
421 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
422 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
423 michael 2794
424    
425 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
426 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
427     mode set by servers.
428 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
429     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
430     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
431 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
432 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
433 michael 2794
434    
435 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
436 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
437 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
438     nick names (SVSNICK)
439     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
440     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
441     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
442 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
443 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
444 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
445 michael 2498
446    
447 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
448 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
449 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
450     o) Updated several documentation files
451 michael 2454
452    
453 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
454 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
455    
456    
457 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
458 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
459 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
460 michael 2454
461    
462 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
463 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
464     for more information
465 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
466 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
467 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
468     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
469    
470    
471 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
472 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
473     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
474     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
475    
476    
477 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
478 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
479     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
480 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
481     and connect {} blocks.
482 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
483 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
484     fingerprints
485 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
486 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
487     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
488     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
489     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
490 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
491 michael 2258
492    
493 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
494 michael 2196 ########################################################################
495     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
496 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
497 michael 2196 ########################################################################
498 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
499 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
500     the +l mode set
501     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
502 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
503 michael 2155 information
504 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
505 michael 2155
506    
507 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
508 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
509    
510    
511 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
512 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
513    
514    
515 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
516 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
517     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
518     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
519 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
520 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
521     remote clients
522 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
523     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
524 michael 2012
525 michael 2155
526 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
527 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
528     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
529 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
530 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
531 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
532 michael 1954
533    
534 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
535 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
536 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
537 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
538 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
539     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
540     that has this mode set
541 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
542     sending messages to a channel
543 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
544 michael 1955 now enabled by default
545 michael 1932
546    
547 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
548 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
549     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
550     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
551 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
552 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
553    
554    
555 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
556 michael 6639 #######################################################################
557 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
558     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
559 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
560     #######################################################################
561 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
562 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
563     CIDR is supported
564 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
565 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
566 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
567 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
568 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
569 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
570 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
571     o) Major code cleanups
572 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
573 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
574 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
575 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
576 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
577 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
578     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
579 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
580 michael 1731
581 michael 1798
582 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
583 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
584 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
585 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
586    
587    
588 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
589 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
590 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
591     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
592     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
593    
594    
595 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
596 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
597 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
598 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
599     These previously used usermode +x.
600     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
601     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
602 michael 1731
603 michael 1797
604 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
605 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
606     send any private message
607     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
608    
609    
610 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
611 michael 1797 ########################################################################
612     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
613     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
614 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
615 michael 1797 ########################################################################
616 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
617 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
618     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
619     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
620     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
621     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
622     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
623     and 'stats_e_disabled'
624     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
625     to modules/
626 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
627     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
628     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
629     same way as it does in csircd
630 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
631    
632    
633 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
634 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
635 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
636 michael 1731
637    
638 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
639 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
640     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
641     if a reason hasn't been specified
642    
643    
644 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
645 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
646     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
647     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
648     clock is running backwards
649 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
650 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
651     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
652    
653    
654 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
655 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
656 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
657 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
658 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
659 michael 1731
660    
661 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
662 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
663 lusky 1580 invalid characters
664 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
665     This is now enabled by default
666 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
667 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
668 michael 1540
669 michael 1547
670 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
671 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
672 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
673 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
674     for each class
675 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
676 michael 1516
677    
678 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
679 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
680     o) Removed &localchannels
681     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
682     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
683 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
684 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
685 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
686     These features are now enabled by default
687 michael 1474
688    
689 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
690 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
691 michael 1424 when set to yes
692 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
693 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
694 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
695     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
696     and LIST parameters.
697 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
698     all modules
699 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
700 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
701 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
702 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
703 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
704 michael 1424
705 michael 1441
706 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
707 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
708     following changes:
709 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
710     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
711 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
712 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
713 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
714     previously used usermode +r.
715     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
716     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
717     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
718 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
719 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
720     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
721 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
722 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
723     only be added via ircd.conf
724     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
725 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
726 lusky 1580 these flags control
727     o) Removed Idle-time klines
728 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
729 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
730     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
731 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
732 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
733 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
734     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
735     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
736     be hidden even on remote servers
737 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
738 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
739     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
740 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
741 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
742 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
743     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
744     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
745 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
746 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
747     enabled by default
748 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
749     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
750 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
751 michael 1244
752 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
753 michael 1244
754 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
755 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
756 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
757 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
758 adx 30 information masked).
759    
760     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
761 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
762 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
763 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
764 adx 30
765     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
766    
767 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
768 adx 30
769     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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