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1 #######################################################################
2 Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3 GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4 #######################################################################
5
6
7 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
8 o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
9 extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
10 configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
11 o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
12 to non-chanops everywhere
13 o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
14 numerics containing UIDs
15 o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
16 o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
17
18
19 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
20 o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
21 along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
22 message throttling better
23 o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
24 sender is invited to
25
26
27 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
28 o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
29 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
30 for more information.
31 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
32 the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
33 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
34 to see them
35 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
36 to support multibyte encodings better
37
38
39 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
40 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
41 o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
42 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
43 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
44 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
45
46
47 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
48 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
49 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
50
51
52 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
53 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
54 set to 0
55 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
56
57
58 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
59 o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
60 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
61 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
62 and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
63 o) Minor updates to help files
64
65
66 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
67 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
68 for providing a box for testing purposes.
69 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
70 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
71 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
72
73
74 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
75 o) Fixed server clustering
76 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
77 o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
78 - Works now with IPv6 addresses
79 - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
80 and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
81 serverinfo {} block
82 o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
83
84
85 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
86 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
87 intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
88 to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
89 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
90 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
91 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
92 o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
93 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
94 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
95
96
97 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
98 #######################################################################
99 o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
100 to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
101 desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
102 #######################################################################
103 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
104 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
105 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
106 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
107 /etc/resolv.conf
108 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
109 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
110 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
111 o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
112 o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
113 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
114
115
116 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
117 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
118 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
119 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
120
121
122 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
123 #######################################################################
124 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
125 to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
126 #######################################################################
127 o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
128 o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
129 would not have any effect
130 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
131 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
132 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
133 operator {} blocks
134 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
135 to the DH param file
136 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
137 of flags see doc/reference.conf
138
139
140 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
141 ########################################################################
142 o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
143 instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
144 to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
145 ########################################################################
146 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
147 following channel {} block configuration directives:
148 'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
149 'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
150 ########################################################################
151 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
152 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
153 generated based on the server's name and description
154 o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
155 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
156 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
157 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
158 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
159 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
160 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
161 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
162 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
163 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
164 o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
165 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
166 privileges.
167 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
168 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
169
170
171 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
172 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
173 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
174 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
175 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
176 operators that don't have administrator privileges
177 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
178 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
179 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
180 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
181 configuration options to the general {} block
182 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
183 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
184 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
185 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
186 o) Various code cleanups
187
188
189 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
190 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
191 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
192 lead to stack corruption
193 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
194
195
196 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
197 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
198 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
199 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
200 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
201 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
202
203
204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
205 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
206 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
207
208
209 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
210 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
211 be seen in /whois
212 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
213 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
214 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
215 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
216 issued by services clients
217
218
219 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
220 ########################################################################
221 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
222
223 max_clients -> default_max_clients
224 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
225 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
226 ########################################################################
227 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
228 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
229 command
230 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
231 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
232 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
233 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
234 o) Updated some help files
235 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
236 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
237 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
238
239
240 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
241 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
242 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
243 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
244 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
245 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
246 o) Updated several help files
247 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
248 o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
249 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
250 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
251 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
252 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
253
254
255 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
256 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
257 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
258 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
259 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
260 have been disabled
261 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
262 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
263
264
265 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
266 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
267 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
268 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
269 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
270 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
271 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
272 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
273 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
274 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
275 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
276 longer needed.
277
278
279 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
280 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
281 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
282 in the general {} block
283 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
284 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
285
286
287 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
288 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
289 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
290 to enable TLS/SSL support
291
292
293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
294 #####################################################################
295 o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
296 and can't be disabled anymore
297 #####################################################################
298 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
299 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
300 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
301 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
302 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
303 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
304 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
305 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
306 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
307 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
308 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
309 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
310 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
311 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
312
313
314 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
315 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
316
317
318 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
319 #########################################################################
320 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
321 'general::warn_no_connect_block'
322 #########################################################################
323 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
324 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
325 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
326
327
328 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
329 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
330 and below.
331 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
332 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
333 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
334 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
335 o) Updated several help files
336
337
338 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
339 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
340 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
341 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
342 o) EGD support has been dropped
343
344
345 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
346 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
347 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
348 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
349 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
350 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
351 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
352 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
353
354
355 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
356 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
357 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
358 in case there are any +H opers
359 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
360 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
361 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
362 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
363 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
364 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
365
366
367 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
368 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
369 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
370 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
371 configuration options
372 o) Minor LIST optimization
373
374
375 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
376 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
377 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
378 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
379 regardless of channel mode +s
380 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
381
382
383 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
384 ########################################################################
385 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
386 ########################################################################
387 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
388 o) The USERS command has been removed
389 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
390 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
391 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
392
393
394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
395 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
396 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
397 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
398 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
399 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
400 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
401 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
402 the ircd via SIGINT
403 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
404 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
405 in the WHOIS reply
406
407
408 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
409 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
410 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
411 more than one hop away
412 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
413 haven't finished the SSL handshake
414 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
415 o) Updated/fixed help files
416 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
417
418
419 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
420 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
421 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
422 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
423 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
424 o) Minor code cleanups
425 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
426 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
427
428
429 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
430 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
431 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
432
433
434 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
435 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
436 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
437 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
438 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
439 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
440 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
441 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
442 o) Added SVSKILL command
443
444
445 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
446 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
447 mode set by servers.
448 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
449 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
450 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
451 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
452 set via WHOIS
453
454
455 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
456 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
457 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
458 nick names (SVSNICK)
459 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
460 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
461 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
462 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
463 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
464 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
465
466
467 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
468 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
469 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
470 o) Updated several documentation files
471
472
473 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
474 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
475
476
477 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
478 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
479 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
480
481
482 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
483 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
484 for more information
485 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
486 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
487 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
488 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
489
490
491 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
492 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
493 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
494 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
495
496
497 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
498 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
499 o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
500 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
501 and connect {} blocks.
502 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
503 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
504 fingerprints
505 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
506 doc/reference.conf for more information
507 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
508 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
509 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
510 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
511
512
513 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
514 ########################################################################
515 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
516 general {} block to serverhide {} block
517 ########################################################################
518 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
519 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
520 the +l mode set
521 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
522 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
523 information
524 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
525
526
527 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
528 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
529
530
531 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
532 o) Fixed broken spoofs
533
534
535 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
536 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
537 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
538 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
539 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
540 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
541 remote clients
542 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
543 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
544
545
546 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
547 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
548 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
549 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
550 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
551 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
552
553
554 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
555 o) PCRE support has been dropped
556 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
557 Similar to "STATS x|q"
558 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
559 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
560 that has this mode set
561 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
562 sending messages to a channel
563 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
564 now enabled by default
565
566
567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
568 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
569 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
570 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
571 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
572 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
573
574
575 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
576 #######################################################################
577 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
578 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
579 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
580 #######################################################################
581 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
582 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
583 CIDR is supported
584 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
585 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
586 in resv {} blocks
587 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
588 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
589 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
590 mempool allocator for Tor cells
591 o) Major code cleanups
592 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
593 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
594 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
595 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
596 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
597 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
598 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
599 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
600
601
602 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
603 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
604 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
605 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
606
607
608 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
609 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
610 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
611 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
612 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
613
614
615 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
616 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
617 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
618 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
619 These previously used usermode +x.
620 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
621 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
622
623
624 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
625 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
626 send any private message
627 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
628
629
630 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
631 ########################################################################
632 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
633 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
634 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
635 ########################################################################
636 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
637 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
638 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
639 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
640 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
641 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
642 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
643 and 'stats_e_disabled'
644 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
645 to modules/
646 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
647 on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
648 directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
649 same way as it does in csircd
650 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
651
652
653 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
654 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
655 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
656
657
658 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
659 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
660 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
661 if a reason hasn't been specified
662
663
664 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
665 o) Minor updates to the build system
666 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
667 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
668 clock is running backwards
669 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
670 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
671 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
672
673
674 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
675 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
676 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
677 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
678 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
679
680
681 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
682 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
683 invalid characters
684 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
685 This is now enabled by default
686 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
687 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
688
689
690 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
691 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
692 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
693 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
694 for each class
695 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
696
697
698 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
699 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
700 o) Removed &localchannels
701 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
702 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
703 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
704 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
705 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
706 These features are now enabled by default
707
708
709 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
710 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
711 when set to yes
712 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
713 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
714 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
715 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
716 and LIST parameters.
717 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
718 all modules
719 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
720 o) Removed OMOTD module
721 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
722 o) Improved TS6 support
723 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
724
725
726 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
727 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
728 following changes:
729 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
730 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
731 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
732 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
733 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
734 previously used usermode +r.
735 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
736 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
737 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
738 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
739 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
740 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
741 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
742 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
743 only be added via ircd.conf
744 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
745 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
746 these flags control
747 o) Removed Idle-time klines
748 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
749 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
750 controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
751 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
752 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
753 o) Added support for remote D-lines
754 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
755 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
756 be hidden even on remote servers
757 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
758 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
759 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
760 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
761 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
762 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
763 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
764 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
765 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
766 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
767 enabled by default
768 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
769 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
770 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
771
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773
774 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
775 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
776 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
777 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
778 information masked).
779
780 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
781 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
782 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
783 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
784
785 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
786
787 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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