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1 < -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-??-??)
1 > #######################################################################
2 > Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3 > GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4 > #######################################################################
5 >
6 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
7 > o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
8 >   for providing a box for testing purposes.
9 > o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
10 > o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
11 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
12 >
13 >
14 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
15 > o) Fixed server clustering
16 > o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
17 > o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
18 >   - Works now with IPv6 addresses
19 >   - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
20 >     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
21 >     serverinfo {} block
22 > o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
23 >
24 >
25 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
26 > o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
27 >   intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
28 >   to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
29 > o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
30 > o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
31 > o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
32 > o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
33 > o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
34 > o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
35 >
36 >
37 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
38 > #######################################################################
39 > o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
40 >   to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
41 >   desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
42 > #######################################################################
43 > o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
44 > o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
45 > o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
46 > o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
47 >   /etc/resolv.conf
48 > o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
49 > o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
50 > o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
51 > o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
52 > o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
53 > o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
54 >
55 >
56 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
57 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
58 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
59 > o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
60 >
61 >
62 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
63 > #######################################################################
64 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
65 >   to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
66 > #######################################################################
67 > o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
68 > o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
69 >   would not have any effect
70 > o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
71 >   with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
72 > o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
73 >   operator {} blocks
74 > o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
75 >   to the DH param file
76 > o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
77 >   of flags see doc/reference.conf
78 >
79 >
80 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
81 > ########################################################################
82 > o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
83 >   instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
84 >   to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
85 > ########################################################################
86 > o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
87 >   following channel {} block configuration directives:
88 >   'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
89 >   'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
90 > ########################################################################
91   o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
92 < o) serverinfo::sid is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
92 > o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
93     generated based on the server's name and description
94   o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
95   o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
96 <   -fstack-protector-strong instead of -fstack-protector
97 < o) Services can now add SQLINEs/RESVs that have wildcards in it
96 >   '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
97 > o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
98   o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
99 < o) class::connectfreq now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
99 > o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
100 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
101 > o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
102 >   in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
103 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
104 > o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
105 >   irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
106 >   privileges.
107 > o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
108 > o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
109  
110  
111   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
112   o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
113 <   have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
113 >   have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
114   o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
115     they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
116     operators that don't have administrator privileges
# Line 24 | Line 122 | o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6
122   o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
123     been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
124   o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
125 < o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
125 > o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
126   o) Various code cleanups
127  
128  
# Line 51 | Line 149 | o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possi
149   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
150   o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
151     be seen in /whois
152 < o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
152 > o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
153     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
154   o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
155   o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
# Line 72 | Line 170 | o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would alway
170   o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
171   o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
172   o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
173 <   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
173 >   'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
174   o) Updated some help files
175   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
176   o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
# Line 80 | Line 178 | o) Operators may now see certificate fin
178  
179  
180   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
181 < o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
181 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
182   o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
183   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
184   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
185   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
186   o) Updated several help files
187 < o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
188 < o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
187 > o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
188 > o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
189     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
190     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
191 < o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
191 > o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
192   o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
193  
194  
195   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
196 < o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
196 > o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
197   o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
198   o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
199   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
# Line 114 | Line 212 | o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" d
212     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
213   o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
214     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
215 < o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
215 > o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
216 >   longer needed.
217  
218  
219   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
# Line 132 | Line 231 | o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.
231  
232  
233   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
234 < o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
234 > #####################################################################
235 > o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
236     and can't be disabled anymore
237 + #####################################################################
238   o) Many code cleanups and improvements
239   o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
240   o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
# Line 144 | Line 245 | o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration
245   o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
246     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
247   o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
248 <   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
248 >   specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
249   o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
250     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
251     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
# Line 155 | Line 256 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
256  
257  
258   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
259 < ########################################################################
260 < o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
261 <   general::warn_no_connect_block
262 < ########################################################################
259 > #########################################################################
260 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
261 >   'general::warn_no_connect_block'
262 > #########################################################################
263   o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
264   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
265   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
# Line 200 | Line 301 | o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer
301   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
302   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
303   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
304 <   if general::network_name contains spaces
304 >   if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
305  
306  
307   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
# Line 231 | Line 332 | o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fi
332  
333  
334   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
335 < o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
335 > o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
336   o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
337   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
338   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
339 < o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
339 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
340   o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
341   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
342     the ircd via SIGINT
# Line 277 | Line 378 | o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname
378     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
379   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
380   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
381 <   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
381 >   administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
382   o) Added SVSKILL command
383  
384  
# Line 315 | Line 416 | o) Fixed possible core with empty motd f
416  
417   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
418   o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
419 <   if connect::aftype isn't set
419 >   if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
420  
421  
422   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
423   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
424     for more information
425   o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
426 < o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
426 > o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
427   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
428   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
429  
# Line 334 | Line 435 | o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switc
435  
436  
437   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
438 < o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
439 < o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
438 > o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
439 > o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
440   o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
441     and connect {} blocks.
442     In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
443     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
444     fingerprints
445 < o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
445 > o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
446     doc/reference.conf for more information
447   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
448     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
# Line 386 | Line 487 | o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
487   o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
488     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
489   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
490 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
490 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
491   o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
492  
493  
494   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
495   o) PCRE support has been dropped
496   o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
497 <   Similar to STATS x|q"
497 >   Similar to "STATS x|q"
498   o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
499     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
500     that has this mode set
501   o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
502     sending messages to a channel
503 < o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
503 > o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
504     now enabled by default
505  
506  
# Line 412 | Line 513 | o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
513  
514  
515   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
516 < ########################################################################
516 > #######################################################################
517   o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
518     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
519     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
520   #######################################################################
521 < o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
521 > o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
522     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
523     CIDR is supported
524 < o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
524 > o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
525   o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
526     in resv {} blocks
527 < o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
527 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
528     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
529   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
530     mempool allocator for Tor cells
# Line 433 | Line 534 | o) Implemented new binary database stora
534   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
535   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
536   o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
537 < o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
538 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
539 < o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
537 > o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
538 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
539 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
540  
541  
542   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
543   o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
544 <   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
544 >   of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
545   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
546  
547  
# Line 482 | Line 583 | o) INFO now also shows configured values
583     and 'stats_e_disabled'
584   o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
585     to modules/
586 < o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
587 <   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
588 <   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
589 <   way as it does in csircd
586 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
587 >   on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
588 >   directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
589 >   same way as it does in csircd
590   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
591  
592  
# Line 520 | Line 621 | o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server
621   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
622   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
623     invalid characters
624 < o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
625 <   now enabled by default
624 > o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
625 >   This is now enabled by default
626   o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
627   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
628  
629  
630   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
631 < o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
631 > o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
632     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
633     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
634     for each class
# Line 539 | Line 640 | o) Fixed wrong syntax in several languag
640   o) Removed &localchannels
641   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
642   o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
643 < o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
643 > o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
644   o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
645   o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
646     These features are now enabled by default
647  
648  
649   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
650 < o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
650 > o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
651     when set to yes
652 < o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
652 > o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
653     was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
654   o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
655     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
# Line 585 | Line 686 | o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline',
686     these flags control
687   o) Removed Idle-time klines
688   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
689 < o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
690 <   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
689 > o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
690 >   controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
691   o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
692     file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
693   o) Added support for remote D-lines
# Line 602 | Line 703 | o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configu
703     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
704     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
705   o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
706 < o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
707 <   now sent by default
706 > o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
707 >   enabled by default
708   o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
709   o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
710   o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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