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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.32 (2020-??-??)
2 o) RESV couldn't be issued in case no reason has been supplied. This has been fixed.
3 o) Fixed possible RPL_WHOISCHANNELS line truncation of remote replies
4 o) Extban $t of type 'acting' has been implemented. This extban allows matching
5 based on TLS protocol version and/or cipher suite
6 o) Implemented channel mode 'K'. KNOCK cannot be used on channels with that mode set
7
8
9 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.31 (2020-05-03)
10 o) macOS compatibility fixes
11 o) Removed 'spoof_notice' from auth::flags. With vhosts now this notice doesn't make
12 much sense anymore
13 o) Fixed issue where ban masks might become malformed if set by remote clients/servers
14 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +c where high ascii characters can be erroneously
15 detected as control characters
16 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JfsmV
17
18
19 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.30 (2020-03-01)
20 o) "QUOTE HELP extban" didn't work because the extban help file hasn't been
21 installed properly during 'make install'
22 o) Fixed broken libcrypto detection which caused the ircd not to work with
23 openssl under certain circumstances
24 o) Extban $n of type 'acting' has been implemented. This extban prevents
25 matching users from changing their nick while in the channel. Users
26 with voice or above are not affected.
27 o) Channel mode +N has been changed so channel members with +v can change
28 their nick name as well
29 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JfOyF
30
31
32 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.29 (2020-02-19)
33 o) Extbans have been implemented. Currently supported extbans:
34
35 Matching:
36
37 $a:<account> Matches users logged into a matching account.
38 $c:<channel> Matches users that are on the given channel. An additional
39 prefix of either @, %, or + can be specified to test for
40 certain channel privileges.
41 $o:<class> Matches IRC operators that have joined a class
42 matching the mask.
43 $r:<realname> Matches users with a matching realname.
44 $s:<server> Matches users that are connected to a server matching the mask.
45 $u:<modes> Matches users having the specified user modes set or not set.
46 $z:<certfp> Matches users having the given TLS certificate fingerprint.
47
48 Acting:
49
50 $j:<banmask> Prevents matching users from joining the channel.
51 $m:<banmask> Blocks messages from matching users. Users with voice
52 or above are not affected.
53
54 For more details, see help/extban.
55 o) Added 'channel::enable_extbans' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
56 for more information.
57 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JvgAL
58
59
60 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.28 (2020-01-26)
61 o) Fixed issue with topics set by TBURST not being propagated properly to clients
62 o) Allow IRC operators to search for real hosts in "WHO"
63 o) Ban/exempt/invex masks are now also tested against realhosts to prevent clients
64 from bypassing channel bans by activating a fakehost
65 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/Jv37M
66
67
68 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.27 (2020-01-22)
69 o) Experimental support for wolfSSL has been implemented. Minimum supported version is 4.3.0
70 o) The --enable-openssl, --enable-gnutls switches, and their disabling counterparts
71 --disable-openssl and --disable-gnutls, have been replaced with the --with-tls switch
72 which takes one of the following options: 'openssl', 'wolfssl', 'gnutls', and 'none'.
73 If nothing has been specified, configure tries to autodetect in the following order:
74 openssl/libressl -> gnutls -> wolfssl.
75 o) Fixed segfault with GnuTLS/libgmp in case there's no DH parameters file
76 defined in 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_param_file' or if that file is missing
77 o) The connection timeout for connect{} blocks can now be configured via
78 the 'connect::timeout' configuration directive
79 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.1.1 now
80 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.6.5 now
81 o) Supported TLSv1.3 cipher suites can now be configured explicitely via the
82 new 'serverinfo::tls_cipher_suites' configuration directive
83 o) In the serverinfo {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed:
84 ssl_certificate_file -> tls_certificate_file
85 ssl_dh_param_file -> tls_dh_param_file
86 ssl_dh_elliptic_curve -> tls_supported_groups
87 ssl_cipher_list -> tls_cipher_list
88 ssl_message_digest_algorithm -> tls_message_digest_algorithm
89 o) In the operator {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed:
90 ssl_certificate_fingerprint -> tls_certificate_fingerprint
91 ssl_connection_required -> tls_connection_required
92 o) In the connect {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed:
93 ssl_cipher_list -> tls_cipher_list
94 ssl_certificate_fingerprint -> tls_certificate_fingerprint
95 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/Jvq9g
96
97
98 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.26 (2019-05-31)
99 o) The 'general::tkline_expire_notices' configuration directive has been
100 replaced with user mode 'X'. *LINE expiration notices are sent to IRC
101 operators with that mode set
102 o) Fixed issue with '/rehash conf' creating duplicated class entries
103 instead of updating existing ones that are already in use
104 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjEbq
105
106
107 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.25 (2019-04-24)
108 o) The 'class::number_per_ip', 'class::max_local' and 'class::max_global'
109 configuration directives have been replaced with just 'class::number_per_ip_local'
110 and 'class::number_per_ip_global'. The 'class::max_local' basically was
111 redundant as it had the same functionality as 'class::number_per_ip'
112 o) Adding RESVs with wildcards no longer requires administrator privileges
113 o) The 'general::ignore_bogus_ts' configuration option has been deprecated
114 o) TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.0 are no longer supported and have been disabled in
115 the openssl and gnutls module
116 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1f now
117 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.5.8 now
118 o) The 'serverinfo::vhost' and 'serverinfo:vhost6' configuration directives have
119 been deprecated. If you need to bind() a specific address you can specify one
120 in the connect {} block
121 o) The 'connect::vhost' configuration directive has been renamed to 'connect::bind'
122 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVk
123
124
125 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05)
126 o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks
127 o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their
128 nick while in a channel with that mode set
129 o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS"
130 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVt
131
132
133 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
134 o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
135 and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
136 o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
137 o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
138 o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
139 electric fence memory debugger library
140 o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
141 o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
142 when deoppering
143 o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
144 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVq
145
146
147 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
148 o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
149 extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
150 configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
151 o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
152 to non-chanops everywhere
153 o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
154 numerics containing UIDs
155 o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
156 o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
157 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVO
158
159
160 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
161 o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
162 along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
163 message throttling better
164 o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
165 sender is invited to
166 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVG
167
168
169 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
170 o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
171 o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
172 for more information.
173 o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
174 the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
175 o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
176 to see them
177 o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
178 to support multibyte encodings better
179 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVZ
180
181
182 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
183 o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
184 o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
185 o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
186 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
187 o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
188 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVC
189
190
191 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
192 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
193 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
194 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSx
195
196
197 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
198 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
199 set to 0
200 o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
201 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSp
202
203
204 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
205 o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
206 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
207 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
208 and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
209 o) Minor updates to help files
210 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSj
211
212
213 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
214 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
215 for providing a box for testing purposes.
216 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
217 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
218 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
219 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9v
220
221
222 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
223 o) Fixed server clustering
224 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
225 o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
226 - Works now with IPv6 addresses
227 - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
228 and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
229 serverinfo {} block
230 o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
231 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9f
232
233
234 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
235 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
236 intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
237 to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
238 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
239 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
240 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
241 o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
242 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
243 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
244 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9J
245
246
247 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
248 #######################################################################
249 o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
250 to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
251 desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
252 #######################################################################
253 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
254 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
255 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
256 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
257 /etc/resolv.conf
258 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
259 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
260 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
261 o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
262 o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
263 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
264 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JvLtj
265
266
267 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
268 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
269 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
270 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
271 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JvLqe
272
273
274 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
275 #######################################################################
276 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
277 to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
278 #######################################################################
279 o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
280 o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
281 would not have any effect
282 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
283 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
284 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
285 operator {} blocks
286 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
287 to the DH param file
288 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
289 of flags see doc/reference.conf
290 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JvLqJ
291
292
293 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
294 ########################################################################
295 o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
296 instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
297 to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
298 ########################################################################
299 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
300 following channel {} block configuration directives:
301 'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
302 'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
303 ########################################################################
304 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
305 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
306 generated based on the server's name and description
307 o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
308 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
309 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
310 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
311 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
312 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
313 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
314 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
315 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
316 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
317 o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
318 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
319 privileges.
320 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
321 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
322 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JvLqI
323
324
325 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
326 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
327 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
328 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
329 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
330 operators that don't have administrator privileges
331 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
332 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
333 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
334 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
335 configuration options to the general {} block
336 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
337 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
338 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
339 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
340 o) Various code cleanups
341 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JvLqq
342
343
344 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
345 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
346 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
347 lead to stack corruption
348 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
349 o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/JfOyA
350
351
352 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
353 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
354 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
355 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
356 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
357 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
358
359
360 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
361 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
362 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
363
364
365 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
366 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
367 be seen in /whois
368 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
369 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
370 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
371 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
372 issued by services clients
373
374
375 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
376 ########################################################################
377 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
378
379 max_clients -> default_max_clients
380 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
381 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
382 ########################################################################
383 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
384 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
385 command
386 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
387 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
388 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
389 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
390 o) Updated some help files
391 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
392 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
393 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
394
395
396 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
397 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
398 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
399 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
400 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
401 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
402 o) Updated several help files
403 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
404 o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
405 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
406 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
407 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
408 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
409
410
411 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
412 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
413 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
414 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
415 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
416 have been disabled
417 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
418 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
419
420
421 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
422 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
423 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
424 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
425 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
426 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
427 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
428 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
429 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
430 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
431 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
432 longer needed.
433
434
435 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
436 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
437 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
438 in the general {} block
439 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
440 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
441
442
443 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
444 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
445 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
446 to enable TLS/SSL support
447
448
449 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
450 #####################################################################
451 o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
452 and can't be disabled anymore
453 #####################################################################
454 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
455 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
456 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
457 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
458 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
459 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
460 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
461 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
462 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
463 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
464 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
465 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
466 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
467 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
468
469
470 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
471 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
472
473
474 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
475 #########################################################################
476 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
477 'general::warn_no_connect_block'
478 #########################################################################
479 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
480 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
481 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
482
483
484 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
485 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
486 and below.
487 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
488 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
489 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
490 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
491 o) Updated several help files
492
493
494 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
495 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
496 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
497 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
498 o) EGD support has been dropped
499
500
501 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
502 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
503 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
504 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
505 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
506 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
507 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
508 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
509
510
511 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
512 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
513 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
514 in case there are any +H opers
515 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
516 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
517 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
518 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
519 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
520 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
521
522
523 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
524 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
525 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
526 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
527 configuration options
528 o) Minor LIST optimization
529
530
531 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
532 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
533 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
534 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
535 regardless of channel mode +s
536 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
537
538
539 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
540 ########################################################################
541 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
542 ########################################################################
543 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
544 o) The USERS command has been removed
545 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
546 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
547 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
548
549
550 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
551 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
552 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
553 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
554 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
555 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
556 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
557 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
558 the ircd via SIGINT
559 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
560 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
561 in the WHOIS reply
562
563
564 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
565 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
566 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
567 more than one hop away
568 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
569 haven't finished the SSL handshake
570 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
571 o) Updated/fixed help files
572 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
573
574
575 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
576 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
577 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
578 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
579 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
580 o) Minor code cleanups
581 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
582 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
583
584
585 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
586 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
587 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
588
589
590 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
591 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
592 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
593 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
594 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
595 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
596 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
597 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
598 o) Added SVSKILL command
599
600
601 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
602 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
603 mode set by servers.
604 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
605 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
606 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
607 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
608 set via WHOIS
609
610
611 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
612 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
613 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
614 nick names (SVSNICK)
615 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
616 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
617 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
618 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
619 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
620 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
621
622
623 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
624 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
625 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
626 o) Updated several documentation files
627
628
629 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
630 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
631
632
633 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
634 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
635 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
636
637
638 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
639 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
640 for more information
641 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
642 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
643 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
644 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
645
646
647 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
648 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
649 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
650 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
651
652
653 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
654 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
655 o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
656 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
657 and connect {} blocks.
658 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
659 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
660 fingerprints
661 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
662 doc/reference.conf for more information
663 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
664 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
665 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
666 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
667
668
669 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
670 ########################################################################
671 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
672 general {} block to serverhide {} block
673 ########################################################################
674 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
675 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
676 the +l mode set
677 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
678 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
679 information
680 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
681
682
683 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
684 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
685
686
687 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
688 o) Fixed broken spoofs
689
690
691 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
692 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
693 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
694 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
695 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
696 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
697 remote clients
698 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
699 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
700
701
702 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
703 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
704 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
705 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
706 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
707 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
708
709
710 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
711 o) PCRE support has been dropped
712 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
713 Similar to "STATS x|q"
714 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
715 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
716 that has this mode set
717 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
718 sending messages to a channel
719 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
720 now enabled by default
721
722
723 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
724 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
725 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
726 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
727 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
728 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
729
730
731 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
732 #######################################################################
733 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
734 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
735 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
736 #######################################################################
737 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
738 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
739 CIDR is supported
740 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
741 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
742 in resv {} blocks
743 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
744 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
745 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
746 mempool allocator for Tor cells
747 o) Major code cleanups
748 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
749 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
750 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
751 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
752 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
753 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
754 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
755 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
756
757
758 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
759 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
760 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
761 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
762
763
764 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
765 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
766 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
767 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
768 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
769
770
771 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
772 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
773 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
774 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
775 These previously used usermode +x.
776 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
777 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
778
779
780 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
781 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
782 send any private message
783 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
784
785
786 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
787 ########################################################################
788 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
789 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
790 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
791 ########################################################################
792 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
793 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
794 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
795 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
796 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
797 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
798 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
799 and 'stats_e_disabled'
800 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
801 to modules/
802 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
803 on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
804 directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
805 same way as it does in csircd
806 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
807
808
809 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
810 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
811 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
812
813
814 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
815 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
816 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
817 if a reason hasn't been specified
818
819
820 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
821 o) Minor updates to the build system
822 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
823 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
824 clock is running backwards
825 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
826 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
827 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
828
829
830 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
831 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
832 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
833 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
834 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
835
836
837 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
838 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
839 invalid characters
840 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
841 This is now enabled by default
842 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
843 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
844
845
846 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
847 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
848 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
849 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
850 for each class
851 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
852
853
854 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
855 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
856 o) Removed &localchannels
857 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
858 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
859 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
860 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
861 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
862 These features are now enabled by default
863
864
865 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
866 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
867 when set to yes
868 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
869 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
870 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
871 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
872 and LIST parameters.
873 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
874 all modules
875 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
876 o) Removed OMOTD module
877 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
878 o) Improved TS6 support
879 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
880
881
882 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
883 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
884 following changes:
885 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
886 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
887 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
888 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
889 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
890 previously used usermode +r.
891 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
892 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
893 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
894 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
895 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
896 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
897 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
898 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
899 only be added via ircd.conf
900 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
901 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
902 these flags control
903 o) Removed Idle-time klines
904 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
905 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
906 controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
907 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
908 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
909 o) Added support for remote D-lines
910 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
911 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
912 be hidden even on remote servers
913 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
914 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
915 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
916 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
917 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
918 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
919 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
920 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
921 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
922 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
923 enabled by default
924 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
925 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
926 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
927
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929
930 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
931 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
932 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
933 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
934 information masked).
935
936 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
937 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
938 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
939 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
940
941 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
942
943 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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