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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.26 (2019-??-??)
2 o) The 'general::tkline_expire_notices' configuration directive has been
3 replaced with user mode 'X'. *LINE expiration notices are sent to IRC
4 operators with that mode set
5
6
7 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.25 (2019-04-24)
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 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 o) Adding RESVs with wildcards no longer requires administrator privileges
13 o) The 'general::ignore_bogus_ts' configuration option has been deprecated
14 o) TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.0 are no longer supported and have been disabled in
15 the openssl and gnutls module
16 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1f now
17 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.5.8 now
18 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 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVk
23
24
25 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
26 o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
27 o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
28 nick while in a channel with that mode set
29 o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"
30 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVt
31
32
33 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
34 o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
35 and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
36 o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
37 o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
38 o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
39 electric fence memory debugger library
40 o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
41 o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
42 when deoppering
43 o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
44 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVq
45
46
47 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
48 o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
49 extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
50 configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
51 o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
52 to non-chanops everywhere
53 o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
54 numerics containing UIDs
55 o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
56 o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
57 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVO
58
59
60 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
61 o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
62 along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
63 message throttling better
64 o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
65 sender is invited to
66 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVG
67
68
69 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
70 o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
71 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
72 for more information.
73 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
74 the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
75 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
76 to see them
77 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
78 to support multibyte encodings better
79 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVZ
80
81
82 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
83 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
84 o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
85 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
86 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
87 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
88 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVC
89
90
91 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
92 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
93 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
94
95
96 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
97 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
98 set to 0
99 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
100
101
102 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
103 o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
104 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
105 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
106 and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
107 o) Minor updates to help files
108
109
110 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
111 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
112 for providing a box for testing purposes.
113 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
114 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
115 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
116
117
118 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
119 o) Fixed server clustering
120 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
121 o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
122 - Works now with IPv6 addresses
123 - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
124 and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
125 serverinfo {} block
126 o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
127
128
129 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
130 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
131 intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
132 to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
133 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
134 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
135 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
136 o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
137 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
138 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
139
140
141 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
142 #######################################################################
143 o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
144 to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
145 desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
146 #######################################################################
147 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
148 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
149 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
150 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
151 /etc/resolv.conf
152 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
153 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
154 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
155 o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
156 o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
157 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
158
159
160 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
161 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
162 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
163 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
164
165
166 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
167 #######################################################################
168 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
169 to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
170 #######################################################################
171 o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
172 o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
173 would not have any effect
174 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
175 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
176 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
177 operator {} blocks
178 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
179 to the DH param file
180 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
181 of flags see doc/reference.conf
182
183
184 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
185 ########################################################################
186 o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
187 instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
188 to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
189 ########################################################################
190 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
191 following channel {} block configuration directives:
192 'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
193 'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
194 ########################################################################
195 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
196 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
197 generated based on the server's name and description
198 o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
199 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
200 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
201 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
202 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
203 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
204 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
205 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
206 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
207 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
208 o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
209 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
210 privileges.
211 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
212 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
213
214
215 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
216 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
217 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
218 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
219 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
220 operators that don't have administrator privileges
221 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
222 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
223 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
224 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
225 configuration options to the general {} block
226 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
227 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
228 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
229 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
230 o) Various code cleanups
231
232
233 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
234 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
235 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
236 lead to stack corruption
237 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
238
239
240 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
241 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
242 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
243 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
244 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
245 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
246
247
248 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
249 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
250 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
251
252
253 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
254 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
255 be seen in /whois
256 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
257 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
258 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
259 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
260 issued by services clients
261
262
263 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
264 ########################################################################
265 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
266
267 max_clients -> default_max_clients
268 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
269 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
270 ########################################################################
271 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
272 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
273 command
274 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
275 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
276 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
277 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
278 o) Updated some help files
279 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
280 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
281 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
282
283
284 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
285 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
286 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
287 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
288 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
289 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
290 o) Updated several help files
291 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
292 o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
293 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
294 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
295 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
296 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
297
298
299 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
300 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
301 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
302 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
303 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
304 have been disabled
305 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
306 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
307
308
309 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
310 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
311 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
312 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
313 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
314 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
315 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
316 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
317 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
318 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
319 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
320 longer needed.
321
322
323 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
324 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
325 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
326 in the general {} block
327 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
328 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
329
330
331 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
332 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
333 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
334 to enable TLS/SSL support
335
336
337 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
338 #####################################################################
339 o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
340 and can't be disabled anymore
341 #####################################################################
342 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
343 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
344 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
345 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
346 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
347 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
348 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
349 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
350 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
351 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
352 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
353 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
354 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
355 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
356
357
358 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
359 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
360
361
362 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
363 #########################################################################
364 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
365 'general::warn_no_connect_block'
366 #########################################################################
367 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
368 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
369 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
370
371
372 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
373 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
374 and below.
375 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
376 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
377 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
378 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
379 o) Updated several help files
380
381
382 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
383 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
384 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
385 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
386 o) EGD support has been dropped
387
388
389 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
390 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
391 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
392 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
393 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
394 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
395 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
396 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
397
398
399 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
400 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
401 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
402 in case there are any +H opers
403 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
404 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
405 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
406 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
407 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
408 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
409
410
411 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
412 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
413 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
414 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
415 configuration options
416 o) Minor LIST optimization
417
418
419 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
420 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
421 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
422 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
423 regardless of channel mode +s
424 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
425
426
427 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
428 ########################################################################
429 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
430 ########################################################################
431 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
432 o) The USERS command has been removed
433 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
434 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
435 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
436
437
438 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
439 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
440 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
441 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
442 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
443 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
444 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
445 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
446 the ircd via SIGINT
447 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
448 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
449 in the WHOIS reply
450
451
452 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
453 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
454 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
455 more than one hop away
456 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
457 haven't finished the SSL handshake
458 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
459 o) Updated/fixed help files
460 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
461
462
463 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
464 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
465 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
466 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
467 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
468 o) Minor code cleanups
469 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
470 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
471
472
473 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
474 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
475 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
476
477
478 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
479 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
480 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
481 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
482 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
483 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
484 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
485 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
486 o) Added SVSKILL command
487
488
489 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
490 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
491 mode set by servers.
492 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
493 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
494 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
495 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
496 set via WHOIS
497
498
499 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
500 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
501 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
502 nick names (SVSNICK)
503 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
504 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
505 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
506 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
507 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
508 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
509
510
511 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
512 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
513 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
514 o) Updated several documentation files
515
516
517 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
518 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
519
520
521 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
522 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
523 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
524
525
526 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
527 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
528 for more information
529 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
530 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
531 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
532 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
533
534
535 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
536 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
537 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
538 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
539
540
541 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
542 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
543 o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
544 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
545 and connect {} blocks.
546 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
547 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
548 fingerprints
549 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
550 doc/reference.conf for more information
551 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
552 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
553 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
554 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
555
556
557 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
558 ########################################################################
559 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
560 general {} block to serverhide {} block
561 ########################################################################
562 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
563 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
564 the +l mode set
565 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
566 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
567 information
568 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
569
570
571 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
572 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
573
574
575 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
576 o) Fixed broken spoofs
577
578
579 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
580 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
581 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
582 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
583 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
584 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
585 remote clients
586 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
587 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
588
589
590 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
591 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
592 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
593 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
594 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
595 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
596
597
598 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
599 o) PCRE support has been dropped
600 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
601 Similar to "STATS x|q"
602 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
603 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
604 that has this mode set
605 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
606 sending messages to a channel
607 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
608 now enabled by default
609
610
611 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
612 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
613 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
614 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
615 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
616 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
617
618
619 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
620 #######################################################################
621 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
622 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
623 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
624 #######################################################################
625 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
626 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
627 CIDR is supported
628 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
629 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
630 in resv {} blocks
631 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
632 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
633 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
634 mempool allocator for Tor cells
635 o) Major code cleanups
636 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
637 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
638 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
639 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
640 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
641 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
642 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
643 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
644
645
646 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
647 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
648 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
649 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
650
651
652 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
653 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
654 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
655 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
656 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
657
658
659 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
660 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
661 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
662 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
663 These previously used usermode +x.
664 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
665 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
666
667
668 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
669 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
670 send any private message
671 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
672
673
674 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
675 ########################################################################
676 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
677 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
678 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
679 ########################################################################
680 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
681 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
682 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
683 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
684 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
685 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
686 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
687 and 'stats_e_disabled'
688 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
689 to modules/
690 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
691 on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
692 directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
693 same way as it does in csircd
694 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
695
696
697 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
698 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
699 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
700
701
702 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
703 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
704 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
705 if a reason hasn't been specified
706
707
708 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
709 o) Minor updates to the build system
710 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
711 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
712 clock is running backwards
713 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
714 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
715 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
716
717
718 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
719 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
720 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
721 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
722 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
723
724
725 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
726 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
727 invalid characters
728 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
729 This is now enabled by default
730 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
731 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
732
733
734 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
735 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
736 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
737 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
738 for each class
739 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
740
741
742 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
743 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
744 o) Removed &localchannels
745 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
746 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
747 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
748 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
749 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
750 These features are now enabled by default
751
752
753 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
754 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
755 when set to yes
756 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
757 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
758 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
759 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
760 and LIST parameters.
761 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
762 all modules
763 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
764 o) Removed OMOTD module
765 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
766 o) Improved TS6 support
767 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
768
769
770 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
771 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
772 following changes:
773 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
774 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
775 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
776 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
777 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
778 previously used usermode +r.
779 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
780 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
781 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
782 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
783 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
784 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
785 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
786 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
787 only be added via ircd.conf
788 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
789 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
790 these flags control
791 o) Removed Idle-time klines
792 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
793 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
794 controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
795 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
796 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
797 o) Added support for remote D-lines
798 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
799 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
800 be hidden even on remote servers
801 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
802 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
803 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
804 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
805 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
806 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
807 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
808 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
809 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
810 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
811 enabled by default
812 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
813 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
814 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
815
816 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
817
818 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
819 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
820 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
821 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
822 information masked).
823
824 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
825 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
826 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
827 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
828
829 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
830
831 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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