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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 7901 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (201?-??-??)
8     o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
9     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
10     message throttling better
11    
12    
13 michael 7832 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
14 michael 7709 o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
15 michael 7765 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
16     for more information.
17 michael 7800 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
18     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
19 michael 7769 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
20     to see them
21 michael 7782 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
22     to support multibyte encodings better
23 michael 7709
24 michael 7769
25 michael 7688 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
26 michael 7650 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
27     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
28 michael 7657 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
29     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
30 michael 7662 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
31 michael 7650
32    
33 michael 7617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
34 michael 7578 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
35 michael 7619 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
36 michael 7578
37    
38 michael 7545 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
39 michael 7518 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
40     set to 0
41 michael 7619 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
42 michael 7518
43    
44 michael 7491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
45     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
46 michael 7452 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
47 michael 7465 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
48     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
49 michael 7491 o) Minor updates to help files
50 michael 7452
51    
52 michael 7365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
53 michael 7359 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
54     for providing a box for testing purposes.
55 michael 7342 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
56 michael 7359 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
57 michael 7362 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
58 michael 7333
59    
60 michael 7301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
61 michael 7242 o) Fixed server clustering
62 michael 7297 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
63     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
64     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
65     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
66     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
67     serverinfo {} block
68     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
69 michael 7242
70    
71 michael 7203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
72 michael 7135 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
73     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
74     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
75 michael 7205 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
76     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
77 michael 7079 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
78     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
79 michael 7080 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
80 michael 7162 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
81 michael 7079
82    
83 michael 7040 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
84 michael 7009 #######################################################################
85     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
86     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
87     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
88     #######################################################################
89 michael 6918 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
90 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
91 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
92 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
93     /etc/resolv.conf
94 michael 6980 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
95 michael 7040 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
96 michael 6993 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
97     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
98     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
99 michael 7010 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
100 michael 6918
101    
102 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
103 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
104 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
105 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
106 michael 6770
107    
108 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
109 michael 6639 #######################################################################
110     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
111     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
112     #######################################################################
113     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
114     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
115     would not have any effect
116 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
117 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
118 michael 7013 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
119 michael 6596 operator {} blocks
120 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
121     to the DH param file
122 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
123     of flags see doc/reference.conf
124 michael 6577
125    
126 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
127 michael 6479 ########################################################################
128     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
129     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
130     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
131 michael 6486 ########################################################################
132 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
133     following channel {} block configuration directives:
134     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
135     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
136 michael 6486 ########################################################################
137 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
138 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
139 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
140     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
141 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
142 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
143 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
144 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
145 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
146 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
147 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
148 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
149     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
150     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
151 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
152 michael 6479 privileges.
153 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
154 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
155 michael 5986
156    
157 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
158 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
159 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
160 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
161     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
162     operators that don't have administrator privileges
163     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
164     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
165     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
166 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
167     configuration options to the general {} block
168 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
169     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
170 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
171 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
172 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
173 michael 5793
174    
175 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
176 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
177 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
178     lead to stack corruption
179 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
180 michael 5771
181    
182 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
183     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
184 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
185 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
186     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
187 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
188 michael 5629
189    
190 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
191 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
192     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
193    
194    
195 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
196 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
197     be seen in /whois
198 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
199 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
200 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
201 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
202 michael 5586 issued by services clients
203 michael 5559
204    
205 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
206 michael 5492 ########################################################################
207 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
208 michael 5463
209 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
210     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
211     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
212     ########################################################################
213 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
214     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
215     command
216     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
217     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
218 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
219 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
220 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
221 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
222 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
223 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
224 michael 5463
225 michael 5492
226 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
227 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
228 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
229 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
230 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
231 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
232 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
233 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
234     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
235 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
236     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
237 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
238 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
239 michael 4793
240    
241 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
242 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
243 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
244 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
245 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
246     have been disabled
247     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
248 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
249 michael 4654
250 michael 4952
251 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
252 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
253 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
254     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
255 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
256 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
257 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
258 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
259 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
260     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
261 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
262     longer needed.
263 michael 4442
264    
265 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
266 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
267     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
268     in the general {} block
269 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
270     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
271 michael 4314
272    
273 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
274 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
275 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
276     to enable TLS/SSL support
277 michael 4217
278    
279 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
280 michael 6586 #####################################################################
281     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
282 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
283 michael 6586 #####################################################################
284 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
285 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
286     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
287 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
288 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
289 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
290     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
291     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
292 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
293 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
294 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
295 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
296 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
297     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
298 michael 3761
299    
300 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
301     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
302    
303    
304 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
305 michael 6639 #########################################################################
306     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
307     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
308     #########################################################################
309 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
310 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
311 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
312 michael 3474
313    
314 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
315 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
316     and below.
317 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
318 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
319 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
320 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
321 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
322 michael 3380
323    
324 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
325     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
326     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
327     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
328     o) EGD support has been dropped
329    
330    
331 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
332     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
333     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
334     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
335     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
336     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
337     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
338 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
339 michael 4180
340    
341 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
342     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
343     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
344     in case there are any +H opers
345     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
346     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
347     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
348     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
349     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
350 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
351 michael 3921
352    
353     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
354     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
355     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
356     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
357     configuration options
358 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
359 michael 3921
360    
361 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
362     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
363     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
364     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
365     regardless of channel mode +s
366     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
367    
368    
369 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
370 michael 3054 ########################################################################
371     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
372     ########################################################################
373 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
374 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
375 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
376     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
377     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
378 michael 3054
379    
380     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
381 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
382 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
383     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
384     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
385 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
386 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
387 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
388     the ircd via SIGINT
389     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
390     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
391 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
392 michael 3028
393    
394 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
395 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
396 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
397     more than one hop away
398 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
399 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
400     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
401     o) Updated/fixed help files
402     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
403    
404    
405 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
406 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
407     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
408     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
409 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
410 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
411     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
412 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
413 michael 2794
414    
415 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
416 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
417 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
418    
419    
420 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
421 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
422 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
423     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
424     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
425 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
426     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
427 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
428 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
429 michael 2794
430    
431 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
432 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
433     mode set by servers.
434 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
435     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
436     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
437 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
438 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
439 michael 2794
440    
441 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
442 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
443 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
444     nick names (SVSNICK)
445     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
446     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
447     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
448 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
449 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
450 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
451 michael 2498
452    
453 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
454 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
455 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
456     o) Updated several documentation files
457 michael 2454
458    
459 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
460 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
461    
462    
463 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
464 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
465 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
466 michael 2454
467    
468 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
469 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
470     for more information
471 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
472 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
473 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
474     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
475    
476    
477 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
478 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
479     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
480     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
481    
482    
483 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
484 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
485     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
486 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
487     and connect {} blocks.
488 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
489 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
490     fingerprints
491 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
492 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
493     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
494     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
495     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
496 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
497 michael 2258
498    
499 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
500 michael 2196 ########################################################################
501     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
502 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
503 michael 2196 ########################################################################
504 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
505 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
506     the +l mode set
507     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
508 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
509 michael 2155 information
510 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
511 michael 2155
512    
513 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
514 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
515    
516    
517 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
518 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
519    
520    
521 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
522 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
523     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
524     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
525 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
526 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
527     remote clients
528 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
529     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
530 michael 2012
531 michael 2155
532 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
533 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
534     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
535 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
536 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
537 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
538 michael 1954
539    
540 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
541 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
542 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
543 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
544 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
545     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
546     that has this mode set
547 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
548     sending messages to a channel
549 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
550 michael 1955 now enabled by default
551 michael 1932
552    
553 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
554 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
555     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
556     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
557 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
558 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
559    
560    
561 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
562 michael 6639 #######################################################################
563 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
564     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
565 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
566     #######################################################################
567 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
568 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
569     CIDR is supported
570 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
571 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
572 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
573 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
574 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
575 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
576 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
577     o) Major code cleanups
578 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
579 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
580 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
581 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
582 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
583 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
584     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
585 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
586 michael 1731
587 michael 1798
588 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
589 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
590 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
591 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
592    
593    
594 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
595 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
596 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
597     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
598     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
599    
600    
601 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
602 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
603 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
604 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
605     These previously used usermode +x.
606     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
607     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
608 michael 1731
609 michael 1797
610 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
611 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
612     send any private message
613     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
614    
615    
616 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
617 michael 1797 ########################################################################
618     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
619     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
620 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
621 michael 1797 ########################################################################
622 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
623 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
624     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
625     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
626     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
627     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
628     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
629     and 'stats_e_disabled'
630     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
631     to modules/
632 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
633     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
634     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
635     same way as it does in csircd
636 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
637    
638    
639 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
640 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
641 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
642 michael 1731
643    
644 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
645 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
646     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
647     if a reason hasn't been specified
648    
649    
650 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
651 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
652     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
653     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
654     clock is running backwards
655 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
656 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
657     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
658    
659    
660 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
661 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
662 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
663 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
664 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
665 michael 1731
666    
667 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
668 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
669 lusky 1580 invalid characters
670 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
671     This is now enabled by default
672 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
673 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
674 michael 1540
675 michael 1547
676 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
677 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
678 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
679 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
680     for each class
681 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
682 michael 1516
683    
684 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
685 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
686     o) Removed &localchannels
687     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
688     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
689 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
690 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
691 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
692     These features are now enabled by default
693 michael 1474
694    
695 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
696 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
697 michael 1424 when set to yes
698 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
699 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
700 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
701     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
702     and LIST parameters.
703 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
704     all modules
705 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
706 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
707 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
708 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
709 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
710 michael 1424
711 michael 1441
712 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
713 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
714     following changes:
715 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
716     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
717 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
718 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
719 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
720     previously used usermode +r.
721     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
722     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
723     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
724 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
725 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
726     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
727 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
728 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
729     only be added via ircd.conf
730     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
731 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
732 lusky 1580 these flags control
733     o) Removed Idle-time klines
734 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
735 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
736     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
737 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
738 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
739 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
740     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
741     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
742     be hidden even on remote servers
743 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
744 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
745     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
746 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
747 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
748 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
749     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
750     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
751 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
752 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
753     enabled by default
754 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
755     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
756 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
757 michael 1244
758 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
759 michael 1244
760 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
761 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
762 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
763 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
764 adx 30 information masked).
765    
766     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
767 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
768 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
769 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
770 adx 30
771     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
772    
773 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
774 adx 30
775     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
776 knight 31 $Id$

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