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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.3-rc1 Release Notes
2 < o) Major 64-bit cleanups and portability fixes.
3 < o) Fixed bug where unregistered clients were not able to complete registration
4 <   process with /quote PONG <ping_cookie> in case the client was assigned a
5 <   zero value ping-cookie. This may only happen with general::ping_cookie
6 <   being enabled.
7 < o) "STATS z" now shows the actual amount of memory consumption being
8 <   used by channel bans/excepts/invites.
9 < o) Fixed archaic bug where bursting servers with missconfigured NICKLEN were
10 <   able to desync the network's nickname database.
11 < o) The PCRE library has been removed from the ircd sources. ./configure will
12 <   now automatically detect an already installed version of the PCRE library.
13 < o) Various resolver improvements and fixes
14 < o) Implemented GUNGLINE (global ungline)
15 < o) Completely rewrote build system. We're now using automake and libtool
16 < o) Added support for SHA-256/512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd. Whether
17 <   passwords hashed using these algorithms will work depends on the system's
18 <   crypt() implementation. For example, SHA-256/512 is available in glibc since
19 <   version 2.7.
20 < o) Added ssl_server_protocol configuration option to servinfo{}.
21 <   Valid flags are 'sslv3' and 'tlsv1'
22 < o) Added new 'server' option to listener::flags. Listener with that flag
23 <   set may only accept server connections.
24 < o) Fixed occasional core when placing RESVs on channel names
25 < o) Fixed topic desynchronization which sometimes may
26 <   happen during netbursts
27 < o) WATCH support implemented. Known from other irc-daemons, such
28 <   as Dreamforge and Bahamut. The general::max_watch configuration directive
29 <   has been added in order to allow run-time configuration of how many
30 <   watch entries a single client may have on its watchlist.
31 < o) Fixed bug which would cause invalid invisible counts on oper-up in case
32 <   operator::umodes and/or general::oper_umodes contains 'invisible'
33 < o) Removed broken LazyLinks
34 < o) Removed --disable-gline-voting configure option
35 < o) Minor code optimizations and cleanups
36 < o) ACCEPT now supports nick!user@host masks
37 < o) Unregistered clients are no longer allowed to request the server's motd
38 <
39 <
40 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 Release Notes
41 < o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
42 < o) Added -full to etrace
43 < o) Added +C for opers
44 < o) Fixed core in temp channel resv
45 < o) Fixed CHALLENGE to work with user=IP
46 < o) Misc fixes to TESTMASK and TESTLINE
47 < o) Added support for nick masks to TESTMASK
48 < o) Fixed /modlist to show up whether or not a module is resident
49 < o) Fixed command line arguments handling to allow more than one switch
50 < o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a TS6 server.
51 <
52 <
53 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 Release Notes
54 < o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
55 < o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
56 < o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
57 < o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
58 < o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
59 < o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
60 < o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
61 < o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
62 <   for other operators and administrators
63 < o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on missconfigured
64 <   file size limits
65 < o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
66 < o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent statistics
67 <   in "STATS t"
68 < o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
69 < o) Added ircd-brazilian_pt.lang language file
70 < o) Misc. ACCEPT fixes. E.g. don't remove an accept record if a client is
71 <   changing between equivalent nicknames like 'nick' and 'NiCk'.
72 < o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Added missing support for ';' comments
73 < o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
74 <
75 <
76 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 Release Notes
77 < o) Fixed build on SRV4
78 < o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
79 < o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
80 <   in doc/technical
81 < o) Speeded up command parsing
82 < o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
83 < o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive
84 <   "Load is temporarily too heavy" message
85 < o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has
86 <   been reduced for remote clients
87 < o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set
88 < o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services
89 < o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
90 <   directive in connect{} blocks
91 < o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
92 < o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
93 < o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
94 <
95 <
96 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 Release Notes
97 < o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
98 < o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
99 <   This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
100 < o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
101 < o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
102 <   if general::invisible_on_connect is turned off
103 < o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now
104 < o) Better DDoS protection
105 < o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
106 < o) Fixed /dev/poll
107 <
108 <
109 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 Release Notes
110 < o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime
111 < o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux
112 < o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS
113 < o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names
114 < o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set
115 < o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes
116 <   for small networks or people who don't want it.
117 < o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block
118 < o) Various improvements and bugfixes
119 < o) Make win32 build usable
120 < o) Fixed ban caching bug
121 < o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME
122 < o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof
123 < o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped
124 <   characters such as \*, \?, \#.
125 <
126 <
127 < -- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 Release Notes
128 < o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels
129 < o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages
130 < o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting perl compatible regular expression
131 <   based K and X lines
132 < o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers
133 < o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away
134 < o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout"
135 < o) New hooking system, modularized: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc.
136 < o) Network I/O speedups
137 < o) Various cleanups and bugfixes
138 < o) Support for client SSL
139 < o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c)
140 < o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c)
141 < o) Native win32 build
142 < o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
143 < o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags are
144 <   'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
1 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-??-??)
2 > o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
3 > o) serverinfo::sid is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
4 >   generated based on the server's name and description
5 > o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
6 > o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
7 >   -fstack-protector-strong instead of -fstack-protector
8 > o) Services can now add SQLINEs/RESVs that have wildcards in it
9 > o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
10 > o) class::connectfreq now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
11 >
12 >
13 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
14 > o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
15 >   have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
16 > o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
17 >   they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
18 >   operators that don't have administrator privileges
19 > o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
20 >   with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
21 >   way to add global user@host mask based server bans
22 > o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
23 >   configuration options to the general {} block
24 > o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
25 >   been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
26 > o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
27 > o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
28 > o) Various code cleanups
29 >
30 >
31 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
32 > o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
33 > o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
34 >   lead to stack corruption
35 > o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
36 >
37 >
38 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
39 > o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
40 > o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
41 > o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
42 >   limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
43 > o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
44 >
45 >
46 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
47 > o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
48 >   the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
49 >
50 >
51 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
52 > o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
53 >   be seen in /whois
54 > o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
55 >   RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
56 > o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
57 > o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
58 >   issued by services clients
59 >
60 >
61 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
62 > ########################################################################
63 > o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
64 >
65 >   max_clients -> default_max_clients
66 >   join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
67 >   join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
68 > ########################################################################
69 > o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
70 >   "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
71 >   command
72 > o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
73 > o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
74 > o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
75 >   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
76 > o) Updated some help files
77 > o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
78 > o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
79 >   channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
80 >
81 >
82 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
83 > o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
84 > o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
85 > o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
86 > o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
87 > o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
88 > o) Updated several help files
89 > o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
90 > o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
91 >   Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
92 >   hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
93 > o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
94 > o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
95 >
96 >
97 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
98 > o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
99 > o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
100 > o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
101 > o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
102 >   have been disabled
103 > o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
104 > o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
105 >
106 >
107 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
108 > o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
109 > o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
110 > o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
111 > o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
112 > o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
113 > o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
114 >   or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
115 > o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
116 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
117 > o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
118 >
119 >
120 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
121 > o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
122 >   newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
123 >   in the general {} block
124 > o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
125 > o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
126 >
127 >
128 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
129 > o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
130 > o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
131 >   to enable TLS/SSL support
132 >
133 >
134 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
135 > o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
136 >   and can't be disabled anymore
137 > o) Many code cleanups and improvements
138 > o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
139 > o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
140 > o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
141 > o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
142 > o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
143 > o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
144 > o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
145 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
146 > o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
147 >   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
148 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
149 >   ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
150 >   on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
151 >
152 >
153 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
154 > o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
155 >
156 >
157 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
158 > ########################################################################
159 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
160 >   general::warn_no_connect_block
161 > ########################################################################
162 > o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
163 > o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
164 > o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
165 >
166 >
167 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
168 > o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
169 >   and below.
170 > o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
171 > o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
172 > o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
173 >   and SPATH (Path to server executable)
174 > o) Updated several help files
175 >
176 >
177 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
178 > o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
179 > o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
180 > o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
181 > o) EGD support has been dropped
182 >
183 >
184 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
185 > o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
186 > o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
187 >   notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
188 > o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
189 >   as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
190 > o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
191 > o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
192 >
193 >
194 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
195 > o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
196 > o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
197 >   in case there are any +H opers
198 > o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
199 > o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
200 > o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
201 > o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
202 > o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
203 >   if general::network_name contains spaces
204 >
205 >
206 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
207 > o) Fixed possible WATCH core
208 > o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
209 >   into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
210 >   configuration options
211 > o) Minor LIST optimization
212 >
213 >
214 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
215 > o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
216 >   since glibc2.17 in certain cases
217 > o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
218 >   regardless of channel mode +s
219 > o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
220 >
221 >
222 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
223 > ########################################################################
224 > o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
225 > ########################################################################
226 > o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
227 > o) The USERS command has been removed
228 > o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
229 >   just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
230 > o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
231 >
232 >
233 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
234 > o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
235 > o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
236 > o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
237 > o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
238 > o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
239 > o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
240 > o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
241 >   the ircd via SIGINT
242 > o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
243 > o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
244 >   in the WHOIS reply
245 >
246 >
247 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
248 > o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
249 > o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
250 >   more than one hop away
251 > o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
252 >   haven't finished the SSL handshake
253 > o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
254 > o) Updated/fixed help files
255 > o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
256 >
257 >
258 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
259 > o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
260 > o) Serial number is now shown on start up
261 > o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
262 > o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
263 > o) Minor code cleanups
264 > o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
265 > o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
266 >
267 >
268 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
269 > o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
270 > o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
271 >
272 >
273 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
274 > o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
275 > o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
276 > o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
277 >   with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
278 > o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
279 > o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
280 >   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
281 > o) Added SVSKILL command
282 >
283 >
284 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
285 > o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
286 >   mode set by servers.
287 > o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
288 > o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
289 >   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
290 > o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
291 >   set via WHOIS
292 >
293 >
294 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
295 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
296 >   throughout the entire network if using services enforced
297 >   nick names (SVSNICK)
298 > o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
299 > o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
300 >   buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
301 > o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
302 >   of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
303 > o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
304 >
305 >
306 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
307 > o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
308 > o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
309 > o) Updated several documentation files
310 >
311 >
312 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
313 > o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
314 >
315 >
316 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
317 > o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
318 >   if connect::aftype isn't set
319 >
320 >
321 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
322 > o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
323 >   for more information
324 > o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
325 > o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
326 > o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
327 > o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
328 >
329 >
330 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
331 > o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
332 > o) Revised doc/reference.conf
333 > o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
334 >
335 >
336 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
337 > o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
338 > o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
339 > o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
340 >   and connect {} blocks.
341 >   In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
342 >   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
343 >   fingerprints
344 > o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
345 >   doc/reference.conf for more information
346 > o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
347 >   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
348 >   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
349 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
350 >
351 >
352 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
353 > ########################################################################
354 > o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
355 >   general {} block to serverhide {} block
356 > ########################################################################
357 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
358 > o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
359 >   the +l mode set
360 > o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
361 > o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
362 >   information
363 > o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
364 >
365 >
366 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
367 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
368 >
369 >
370 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
371 > o) Fixed broken spoofs
372 >
373 >
374 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
375 > o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
376 >   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
377 >   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
378 >   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
379 >   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
380 >   remote clients
381 > o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
382 > o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
383 >
384 >
385 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
386 > o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
387 >   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
388 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
389 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
390 > o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
391 >
392 >
393 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
394 > o) PCRE support has been dropped
395 > o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
396 >   Similar to STATS x|q"
397 > o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
398 >   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
399 >   that has this mode set
400 > o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
401 >   sending messages to a channel
402 > o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
403 >   now enabled by default
404 >
405 >
406 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
407 > o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
408 > o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
409 > o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
410 > o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
411 > o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
412 >
413 >
414 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
415 > ########################################################################
416 > o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
417 >   single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
418 >   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
419 > #######################################################################
420 > o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
421 >   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
422 >   CIDR is supported
423 > o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
424 > o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
425 >   in resv {} blocks
426 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
427 >   A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
428 > o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
429 >   mempool allocator for Tor cells
430 > o) Major code cleanups
431 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
432 >   Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
433 > o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
434 > o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
435 > o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
436 > o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
437 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
438 > o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
439 >
440 >
441 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
442 > o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
443 >   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
444 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
445 >
446 >
447 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
448 > o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
449 > o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
450 > o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
451 > o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
452 >
453 >
454 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
455 > o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
456 > o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
457 > o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
458 >   These previously used usermode +x.
459 > o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
460 >   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
461 >
462 >
463 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
464 > o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
465 >   send any private message
466 > o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
467 >
468 >
469 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
470 > ########################################################################
471 > o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
472 >   A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
473 >   can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
474 > ########################################################################
475 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
476 > o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
477 > o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
478 > o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
479 > o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
480 > o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
481 > o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
482 >   and 'stats_e_disabled'
483 > o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
484 >   to modules/
485 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
486 >   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
487 >   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
488 >   way as it does in csircd
489 > o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
490 >
491 >
492 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
493 > o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
494 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
495 >
496 >
497 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
498 > o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
499 > o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
500 >   if a reason hasn't been specified
501 >
502 >
503 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
504 > o) Minor updates to the build system
505 > o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
506 > o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
507 >   clock is running backwards
508 > o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
509 > o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
510 > o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
511 >
512 >
513 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
514 > o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
515 > o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
516 > o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
517 > o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
518 >
519 >
520 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
521 > o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
522 >   invalid characters
523 > o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
524 >   now enabled by default
525 > o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
526 > o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
527 >
528 >
529 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
530 > o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
531 >   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
532 >   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
533 >   for each class
534 > o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
535 >
536 >
537 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
538 > o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
539 > o) Removed &localchannels
540 > o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
541 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
542 > o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
543 > o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
544 > o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
545 >   These features are now enabled by default
546 >
547 >
548 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
549 > o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
550 >   when set to yes
551 > o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
552 >   was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
553 > o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
554 >   with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
555 >   and LIST parameters.
556 >   MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
557 >   all modules
558 > o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
559 > o) Removed OMOTD module
560 > o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
561 > o) Improved TS6 support
562 > o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
563 >
564 >
565 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
566 > o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
567 >   following changes:
568 >   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
569 >   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
570 >   - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
571 >     deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
572 >   - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j.  These
573 >     previously used usermode +r.
574 >   - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
575 >   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
576 >   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
577 >   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
578 >   - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
579 >   - Added services_name directive to general {} block
580 >   - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
581 > o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
582 >   only be added via ircd.conf
583 > o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
584 >   privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
585 >   these flags control
586 > o) Removed Idle-time klines
587 > o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
588 > o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
589 >   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
590 > o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
591 >   file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
592 > o) Added support for remote D-lines
593 > o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
594 >   hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
595 >   be hidden even on remote servers
596 > o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
597 > o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
598 >   SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
599 >   NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
600 >   connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
601 > o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
602 >   added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
603 >   Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
604 > o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
605 > o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
606 >   now sent by default
607 > o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
608 > o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
609 > o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
610  
611   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
612  
148 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
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613   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
614   the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
615   Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
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618  
619   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
620 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
620 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
621      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
622 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
160 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
622 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
623  
624   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
625  
626 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
626 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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