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- Revved version to hybrid-8.2.0rc1

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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
2 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
3
4
5 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
6 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
7 and can't be disabled anymore
8 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
9 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
10 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
11 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
12 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
13 o) Added 'max_channels' to class{} blocks
14 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general{} block
15 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo{} block.
16 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
17 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
18 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
19 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
20 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
21 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
22
23
24 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
25 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
26
27
28 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
29 ########################################################################
30 o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
31 general::warn_no_connect_block
32 ########################################################################
33 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
34 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
35 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
36
37
38 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
39 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
40 and below.
41 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
42 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
43 o) /INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
44 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
45 o) Updated several help files
46
47
48 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
49 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
50 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
51 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
52 o) EGD support has been dropped
53
54
55 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
56 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
57 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
58 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
59 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
60 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
61 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
62 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
63
64
65 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
66 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
67 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
68 in case there are any +H opers
69 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
70 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
71 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
72 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
73 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
74 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
75 if general::network_name contains spaces
76
77
78 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
79 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
80 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
81 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
82 configuration options
83 o) Minor /list optimization
84
85
86 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
87 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
88 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
89 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
90 regardless of channel mode +s
91 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
92
93
94 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
95 ########################################################################
96 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
97 ########################################################################
98 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
99 o) USERS command has been removed
100 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
101 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
102 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
103
104
105 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
106 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
107 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
108 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
109 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
110 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
111 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
112 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
113 the ircd via SIGINT
114 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
115 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
116 in the /whois reply
117
118
119 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
120 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
121 direction notices)
122 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
123 more than one hop away
124 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
125 haven't finished the SSL handshake
126 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
127 o) Updated/fixed help files
128 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
129
130
131 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
132 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
133 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
134 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
135 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
136 o) Minor code cleanups
137 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
138 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
139 not validated
140
141
142 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
143 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
144 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
145
146
147 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
148 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
149 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
150 to administrators only
151 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
152 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
153 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
154 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
155 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
156 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
157
158
159 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
160 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
161 mode set by servers.
162 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
163 gateway
164 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
165 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
166 reply.
167 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
168 set via /whois
169
170
171 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
172 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
173 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
174 nick names (SVSNICK)
175 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
176 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
177 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
178 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
179 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
180 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
181
182
183 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
184 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
185 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
186 o) Updated several documentation files
187
188
189 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
190 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
191
192
193 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
194 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
195 if connect::aftype isn't set
196
197
198 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
199 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
200 for more information
201 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
202 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
203 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
204 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
205
206
207 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
208 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
209 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
210 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
211
212
213 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
214 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
215 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
216 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
217 and connect{} blocks.
218 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
219 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
220 fingerprints
221 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
222 doc/reference.conf for more information
223 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
224 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
225 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
226 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
227 Adam <adam@anope.org>
228
229
230 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
231 ########################################################################
232 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
233 general{} block to serverhide{} block
234 ########################################################################
235 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
236 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
237 the +l mode set
238 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
239 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
240 information
241 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
242
243
244 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
245 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
246
247
248 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
249 o) Fixed broken spoofs
250
251
252 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
253 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
254 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
255 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
256 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
257 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
258 remote clients
259 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
260 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
261
262
263 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
264 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
265 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
266 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
267 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
268 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
269
270
271 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
272 o) PCRE support has been dropped
273 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
274 Similar to STATS x|q"
275 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
276 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
277 that has this mode set
278 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
279 sending messages to a channel
280 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
281 now enabled by default
282
283
284 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
285 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
286 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
287 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
288 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
289 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
290
291
292 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
293 ########################################################################
294 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
295 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
296 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
297 #######################################################################
298 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
299 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
300 CIDR is supported
301 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
302 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
303 in resv{} blocks
304 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
305 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
306 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
307 mempool allocator for Tor cells
308 o) Major code cleanups
309 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
310 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
311 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
312 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
313 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
314 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
315 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
316 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
317
318
319 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
320 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
321 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
322 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
323
324
325 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
326 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
327 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
328 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
329 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
330
331
332 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
333 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
334 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
335 servers
336 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
337 These previously used usermode +x.
338 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
339 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
340
341
342 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
343 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
344 send any private message
345 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
346
347
348 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
349 ########################################################################
350 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
351 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
352 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
353 ########################################################################
354 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
355 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
356 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
357 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
358 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
359 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
360 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
361 and 'stats_e_disabled'
362 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
363 to modules/
364 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
365 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
366 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
367 way as it does in csircd
368 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
369
370
371 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
372 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
373 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
374
375
376 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
377 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
378 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
379 if a reason hasn't been specified
380
381
382 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
383 o) Minor updates to the build system
384 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
385 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
386 clock is running backwards
387 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
388 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
389 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
390
391
392 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
393 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
394 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
395 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
396 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
397
398
399 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
400 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
401 invalid characters
402 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
403 now enabled by default
404 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
405 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
406
407
408 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
409 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
410 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
411 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
412 for each class
413 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
414
415
416 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
417 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
418 o) Removed &localchannels
419 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
420 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
421 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
422 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
423 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
424 These features are now enabled by default
425
426
427 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
428 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
429 when set to yes
430 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
431 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
432 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
433 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
434 and LIST parameters.
435 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
436 all modules
437 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
438 o) Removed OMOTD module
439 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
440 o) Improved TS6 support
441 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
442
443
444 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
445 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
446 following changes:
447 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
448 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
449 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
450 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
451 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
452 previously used usermode +r.
453 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
454 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
455 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
456 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
457 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
458 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
459 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
460 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
461 only be added via ircd.conf
462 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
463 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
464 these flags control
465 o) Removed Idle-time klines
466 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
467 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
468 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
469 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
470 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
471 o) Added support for remote D-lines
472 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
473 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
474 be hidden even on remote servers
475 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
476 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
477 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
478 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
479 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
480 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
481 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
482 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
483 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
484 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
485 now sent by default
486 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
487 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
488 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
489
490 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
491
492 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
493 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
494 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
495 such as EFnet.
496
497 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
498 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
499 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
500 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
501 information masked).
502
503 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
504 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
505 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
506 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
507
508 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
509
510 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
511
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