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Revision: 8865
Committed: Sat Feb 16 09:55:50 2019 UTC (7 years, 5 months ago) by michael
File size: 38218 byte(s)
Log Message:
- The 'serverinfo::vhost' and 'serverinfo:vhost6' configuration directives have been deprecated. If you need to bind() a specific address you can specify one in the connect {} block
- The 'connect::vhost' configuration directive has been renamed to 'connect::bind'

File Contents

# 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 8502 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.25 (2018-??-??)
8     o) The 'class::number_per_ip', 'class::max_local' and 'class::max_global'
9     configuration directives have been replaced with just 'class::number_per_ip_local'
10 michael 8811 and 'class::number_per_ip_global'. The 'class::max_local' basically was
11     redundant as it had the same functionality as 'class::number_per_ip'
12 michael 8697 o) Adding RESVs with wildcards no longer requires administrator privileges
13 michael 8787 o) The 'general::ignore_bogus_ts' configuration option has been deprecated
14 michael 8820 o) TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.0 are no longer supported and have been disabled in
15     the openssl and gnutls module
16 michael 8824 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1f now
17     o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.5.8 now
18 michael 8865 o) The 'serverinfo::vhost' and 'serverinfo:vhost6' configuration directives have
19     been deprecated. If you need to bind() a specific address you can specify one
20     in the connect {} block
21     o) The 'connect::vhost' configuration directive has been renamed to 'connect::bind'
22 michael 8502
23    
24 michael 8489 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
25 michael 8490 o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
26 michael 8467 o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
27     nick while in a channel with that mode set
28 michael 8482 o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"
29 michael 8456
30    
31 michael 8427 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
32 michael 8215 o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
33     and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
34 michael 8268 o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
35 michael 8319 o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
36 michael 8352 o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
37     electric fence memory debugger library
38 michael 8375 o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
39 michael 8374 o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
40     when deoppering
41 michael 8410 o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
42 michael 8215
43    
44 michael 8085 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
45 michael 8049 o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
46     extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
47     configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
48     o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
49     to non-chanops everywhere
50     o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
51     numerics containing UIDs
52     o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
53 michael 8070 o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
54 michael 8049
55    
56 michael 7917 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
57 michael 7901 o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
58     along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
59     message throttling better
60 michael 7917 o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
61     sender is invited to
62 michael 7901
63    
64 michael 7832 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
65 michael 7709 o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
66 michael 7765 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
67     for more information.
68 michael 7800 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
69     the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
70 michael 7769 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
71     to see them
72 michael 7782 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
73     to support multibyte encodings better
74 michael 7709
75 michael 7769
76 michael 7688 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
77 michael 7650 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
78     o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
79 michael 7657 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
80     'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
81 michael 7662 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
82 michael 7650
83    
84 michael 7617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
85 michael 7578 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
86 michael 7619 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
87 michael 7578
88    
89 michael 7545 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
90 michael 7518 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
91     set to 0
92 michael 7619 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
93 michael 7518
94    
95 michael 7491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
96     o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
97 michael 7452 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
98 michael 7465 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
99     and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
100 michael 7491 o) Minor updates to help files
101 michael 7452
102    
103 michael 7365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
104 michael 7359 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
105     for providing a box for testing purposes.
106 michael 7342 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
107 michael 7359 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
108 michael 7362 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
109 michael 7333
110    
111 michael 7301 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
112 michael 7242 o) Fixed server clustering
113 michael 7297 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
114     o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
115     - Works now with IPv6 addresses
116     - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
117     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
118     serverinfo {} block
119     o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
120 michael 7242
121    
122 michael 7203 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
123 michael 7135 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
124     intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
125     to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
126 michael 7205 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
127     o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
128 michael 7079 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
129     o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
130 michael 7080 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
131 michael 7162 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
132 michael 7079
133    
134 michael 7040 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
135 michael 7009 #######################################################################
136     o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
137     to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
138     desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
139     #######################################################################
140 michael 6918 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
141 michael 6945 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
142 michael 6954 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
143 michael 6959 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
144     /etc/resolv.conf
145 michael 6980 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
146 michael 7040 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
147 michael 6993 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
148     o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
149     o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
150 michael 7010 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
151 michael 6918
152    
153 michael 6818 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
154 michael 6770 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
155 michael 6780 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
156 michael 6795 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
157 michael 6770
158    
159 michael 6737 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
160 michael 6639 #######################################################################
161     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
162     to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
163     #######################################################################
164     o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
165     o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
166     would not have any effect
167 michael 6577 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
168 michael 6596 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
169 michael 7013 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
170 michael 6596 operator {} blocks
171 michael 6688 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
172     to the DH param file
173 michael 6720 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
174     of flags see doc/reference.conf
175 michael 6577
176    
177 michael 6538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
178 michael 6479 ########################################################################
179     o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
180     instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
181     to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
182 michael 6486 ########################################################################
183 michael 6479 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
184     following channel {} block configuration directives:
185     'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
186     'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
187 michael 6486 ########################################################################
188 michael 5986 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
189 michael 6639 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
190 michael 6246 generated based on the server's name and description
191     o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
192 michael 6249 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
193 michael 6486 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
194 michael 6529 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
195 michael 6342 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
196 michael 6639 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
197 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
198 michael 6639 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
199 michael 6479 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
200     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
201     o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
202 michael 6491 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
203 michael 6479 privileges.
204 michael 6487 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
205 michael 6516 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
206 michael 5986
207    
208 michael 5974 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
209 michael 5896 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
210 michael 6639 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
211 michael 5816 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
212     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
213     operators that don't have administrator privileges
214     o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
215     with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
216     way to add global user@host mask based server bans
217 michael 5984 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
218     configuration options to the general {} block
219 michael 5844 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
220     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
221 michael 5873 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
222 michael 6639 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
223 michael 5945 o) Various code cleanups
224 michael 5793
225    
226 michael 5781 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
227 michael 5771 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
228 michael 5772 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
229     lead to stack corruption
230 michael 5781 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
231 michael 5771
232    
233 michael 5740 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
234     o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
235 michael 5632 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
236 michael 5637 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
237     limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
238 michael 5735 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
239 michael 5629
240    
241 michael 5617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
242 michael 5606 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
243     the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
244    
245    
246 michael 5594 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
247 michael 5578 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
248     be seen in /whois
249 michael 6639 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
250 michael 5559 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
251 michael 5581 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
252 michael 5596 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
253 michael 5586 issued by services clients
254 michael 5559
255    
256 michael 5529 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
257 michael 5492 ########################################################################
258 michael 5520 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
259 michael 5463
260 michael 5492 max_clients -> default_max_clients
261     join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
262     join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
263     ########################################################################
264 michael 5495 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
265     "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
266     command
267     o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
268     o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
269 michael 5502 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
270 michael 6639 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
271 michael 5495 o) Updated some help files
272 michael 5520 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
273 michael 5529 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
274 michael 5633 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
275 michael 5463
276 michael 5492
277 michael 5403 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
278 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
279 michael 5633 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
280 michael 4910 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
281 michael 4917 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
282 michael 5402 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
283 michael 4952 o) Updated several help files
284 michael 6639 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
285     o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
286 michael 4988 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
287     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
288 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
289 michael 5402 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
290 michael 4793
291    
292 michael 4772 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
293 michael 6486 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
294 michael 4657 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
295 michael 4663 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
296 michael 4739 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
297     have been disabled
298     o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
299 michael 5633 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
300 michael 4654
301 michael 4952
302 michael 4561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
303 michael 4442 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
304 michael 4477 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
305     o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
306 michael 5633 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
307 michael 4492 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
308 michael 4952 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
309 michael 4527 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
310 michael 4540 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
311     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
312 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
313     longer needed.
314 michael 4442
315    
316 michael 4394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
317 michael 4507 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
318     newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
319     in the general {} block
320 michael 4358 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
321     o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
322 michael 4314
323    
324 michael 4294 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
325 michael 4293 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
326 michael 4295 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
327     to enable TLS/SSL support
328 michael 4217
329    
330 michael 4182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
331 michael 6586 #####################################################################
332     o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
333 michael 3761 and can't be disabled anymore
334 michael 6586 #####################################################################
335 michael 3761 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
336 michael 4507 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
337     o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
338 michael 4217 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
339 michael 3868 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
340 michael 4507 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
341     o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
342     o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
343 michael 4180 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
344 michael 4076 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
345 michael 6639 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
346 michael 4217 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
347 michael 4164 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
348     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
349 michael 3761
350    
351 michael 3644 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
352     o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
353    
354    
355 michael 3541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
356 michael 6639 #########################################################################
357     o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
358     'general::warn_no_connect_block'
359     #########################################################################
360 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
361 michael 3507 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
362 michael 3514 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
363 michael 3474
364    
365 michael 3418 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
366 michael 3380 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
367     and below.
368 michael 5636 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
369 michael 3381 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
370 michael 5633 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
371 michael 4083 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
372 michael 3381 o) Updated several help files
373 michael 3380
374    
375 michael 4293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
376     o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
377     o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
378     o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
379     o) EGD support has been dropped
380    
381    
382 michael 4180 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
383     o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
384     o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
385     notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
386     o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
387     as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
388     o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
389 michael 4953 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
390 michael 4180
391    
392 michael 3921 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
393     o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
394     o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
395     in case there are any +H opers
396     o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
397     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
398     o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
399     o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
400     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
401 michael 6639 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
402 michael 3921
403    
404     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
405     o) Fixed possible WATCH core
406     o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
407     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
408     configuration options
409 michael 5633 o) Minor LIST optimization
410 michael 3921
411    
412 michael 3376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
413     o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
414     since glibc2.17 in certain cases
415     o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
416     regardless of channel mode +s
417     o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
418    
419    
420 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
421 michael 3054 ########################################################################
422     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
423     ########################################################################
424 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
425 michael 5633 o) The USERS command has been removed
426 michael 3330 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
427     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
428     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
429 michael 3054
430    
431     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
432 michael 6639 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
433 michael 3028 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
434     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
435     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
436 michael 6402 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
437 michael 5633 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
438 michael 3028 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
439     the ircd via SIGINT
440     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
441     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
442 michael 5633 in the WHOIS reply
443 michael 3028
444    
445 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
446 michael 5633 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
447 michael 2794 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
448     more than one hop away
449 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
450 michael 2794 haven't finished the SSL handshake
451     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
452     o) Updated/fixed help files
453     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
454    
455    
456 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
457 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
458     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
459     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
460 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
461 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
462     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
463 michael 5633 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
464 michael 2794
465    
466 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
467 michael 5633 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
468 michael 2794 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
469    
470    
471 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
472 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
473 michael 5633 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
474     o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
475     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
476 michael 2794 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
477     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
478 michael 6639 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
479 michael 5633 o) Added SVSKILL command
480 michael 2794
481    
482 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
483 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
484     mode set by servers.
485 michael 5633 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
486     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
487     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
488 michael 2794 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
489 michael 5633 set via WHOIS
490 michael 2794
491    
492 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
493 michael 5636 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
494 michael 2498 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
495     nick names (SVSNICK)
496     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
497     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
498     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
499 michael 5633 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
500 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
501 michael 5633 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
502 michael 2498
503    
504 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
505 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
506 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
507     o) Updated several documentation files
508 michael 2454
509    
510 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
511 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
512    
513    
514 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
515 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
516 michael 6688 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
517 michael 2454
518    
519 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
520 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
521     for more information
522 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
523 michael 6639 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
524 michael 2454 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
525     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
526    
527    
528 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
529 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
530     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
531     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
532    
533    
534 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
535 michael 6639 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
536     o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
537 michael 4952 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
538     and connect {} blocks.
539 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
540 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
541     fingerprints
542 michael 6639 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
543 michael 2258 doc/reference.conf for more information
544     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
545     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
546     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
547 michael 5633 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
548 michael 2258
549    
550 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
551 michael 2196 ########################################################################
552     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
553 michael 4952 general {} block to serverhide {} block
554 michael 2196 ########################################################################
555 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
556 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
557     the +l mode set
558     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
559 michael 4952 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
560 michael 2155 information
561 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
562 michael 2155
563    
564 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
565 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
566    
567    
568 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
569 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
570    
571    
572 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
573 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
574     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
575     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
576 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
577 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
578     remote clients
579 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
580     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
581 michael 2012
582 michael 2155
583 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
584 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
585     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
586 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
587 michael 6639 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
588 michael 2155 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
589 michael 1954
590    
591 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
592 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
593 michael 4952 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
594 michael 6688 Similar to "STATS x|q"
595 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
596     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
597     that has this mode set
598 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
599     sending messages to a channel
600 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
601 michael 1955 now enabled by default
602 michael 1932
603    
604 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
605 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
606     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
607     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
608 michael 4952 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
609 michael 1932 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
610    
611    
612 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
613 michael 6639 #######################################################################
614 michael 4952 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
615     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
616 michael 1861 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
617     #######################################################################
618 michael 6639 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
619 michael 1861 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
620     CIDR is supported
621 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
622 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
623 michael 4952 in resv {} blocks
624 michael 6639 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
625 michael 1731 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
626 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
627 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
628     o) Major code cleanups
629 michael 5633 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
630 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
631 michael 4952 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
632 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
633 michael 5633 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
634 michael 6639 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
635     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
636 michael 6401 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
637 michael 1731
638 michael 1798
639 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
640 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
641 michael 6688 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
642 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
643    
644    
645 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
646 michael 4952 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
647 michael 1932 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
648     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
649     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
650    
651    
652 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
653 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
654 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
655 michael 1828 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
656     These previously used usermode +x.
657     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
658     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
659 michael 1731
660 michael 1797
661 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
662 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
663     send any private message
664     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
665    
666    
667 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
668 michael 1797 ########################################################################
669     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
670     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
671 michael 4952 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
672 michael 1797 ########################################################################
673 michael 5633 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
674 michael 1797 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
675     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
676     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
677     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
678     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
679     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
680     and 'stats_e_disabled'
681     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
682     to modules/
683 michael 6639 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
684     on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
685     directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
686     same way as it does in csircd
687 michael 1797 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
688    
689    
690 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
691 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
692 michael 5633 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
693 michael 1731
694    
695 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
696 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
697     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
698     if a reason hasn't been specified
699    
700    
701 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
702 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
703     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
704     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
705     clock is running backwards
706 michael 4952 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
707 michael 1731 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
708     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
709    
710    
711 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
712 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
713 michael 4952 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
714 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
715 michael 5633 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
716 michael 1731
717    
718 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
719 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
720 lusky 1580 invalid characters
721 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
722     This is now enabled by default
723 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
724 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
725 michael 1540
726 michael 1547
727 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
728 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
729 michael 4952 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
730 michael 1516 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
731     for each class
732 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
733 michael 1516
734    
735 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
736 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
737     o) Removed &localchannels
738     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
739     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
740 michael 6639 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
741 michael 1493 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
742 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
743     These features are now enabled by default
744 michael 1474
745    
746 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
747 michael 6639 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
748 michael 1424 when set to yes
749 michael 6639 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
750 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
751 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
752     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
753     and LIST parameters.
754 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
755     all modules
756 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
757 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
758 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
759 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
760 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
761 michael 1424
762 michael 1441
763 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
764 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
765     following changes:
766 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
767     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
768 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
769 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
770 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
771     previously used usermode +r.
772     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
773     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
774     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
775 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
776 michael 4952 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
777     - Added services_name directive to general {} block
778 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
779 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
780     only be added via ircd.conf
781     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
782 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
783 lusky 1580 these flags control
784     o) Removed Idle-time klines
785 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
786 michael 6639 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
787     controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
788 michael 1274 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
789 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
790 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
791     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
792     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
793     be hidden even on remote servers
794 michael 4952 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
795 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
796     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
797 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
798 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
799 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
800     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
801     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
802 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
803 michael 6639 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
804     enabled by default
805 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
806     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
807 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
808 michael 1244
809 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
810 michael 1244
811 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
812 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
813 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
814 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
815 adx 30 information masked).
816    
817     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
818 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
819 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
820 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
821 adx 30
822     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
823    
824 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
825 adx 30
826     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
827 knight 31 $Id$

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