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1 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (????-??-??)
2 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
3 and can't be disabled anymore
4 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
5 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
6 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel{} block in reference.conf
7 o) /INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
8 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
9 o) Added max_channels to class{} blocks
10 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general{} block
11
12
13 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
14 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
15
16
17 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
18 ########################################################################
19 o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
20 general::warn_no_connect_block
21 ########################################################################
22 o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
23 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
24 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
25
26
27 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
28 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
29 and below.
30 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
31 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
32 o) /info now also reports MPATH and SPATH
33 o) Updated several help files
34
35
36 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
37 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
38 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
39 in case there are any +H opers
40 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
41 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
42 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
43 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
44 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
45 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
46 if general::network_name contains spaces
47
48
49 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
50 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
51 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
52 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
53 configuration options
54 o) Minor /list optimization
55
56
57 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
58 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
59 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
60 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
61 regardless of channel mode +s
62 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
63
64
65 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
66 ########################################################################
67 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
68 ########################################################################
69 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
70 o) USERS command has been removed
71 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
72 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
73 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
74
75
76 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
77 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
78 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
79 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
80 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
81 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
82 o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
83 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
84 the ircd via SIGINT
85 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
86 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
87 in the /whois reply
88
89
90 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
91 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
92 direction notices)
93 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
94 more than one hop away
95 o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
96 haven't finished the SSL handshake
97 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
98 o) Updated/fixed help files
99 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
100
101
102 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
103 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
104 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
105 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
106 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
107 o) Minor code cleanups
108 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
109 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
110 not validated
111
112
113 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
114 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
115 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
116
117
118 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
119 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
120 o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
121 to administrators only
122 o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
123 been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
124 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
125 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
126 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
127 o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
128
129
130 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
131 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
132 mode set by servers.
133 o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
134 gateway
135 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
136 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
137 reply.
138 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
139 set via /whois
140
141
142 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
143 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
144 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
145 nick names (SVSNICK)
146 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
147 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
148 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
149 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
150 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
151 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
152
153
154 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
155 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
156 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
157 o) Updated several documentation files
158
159
160 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
161 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
162
163
164 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
165 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
166 if connect::aftype isn't set
167
168
169 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
170 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
171 for more information
172 o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
173 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
174 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
175 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
176
177
178 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
179 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
180 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
181 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
182
183
184 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
185 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
186 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
187 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
188 and connect{} blocks.
189 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
190 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
191 fingerprints
192 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
193 doc/reference.conf for more information
194 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
195 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
196 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
197 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
198 Adam <adam@anope.org>
199
200
201 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
202 ########################################################################
203 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
204 general{} block to serverhide{} block
205 ########################################################################
206 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
207 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
208 the +l mode set
209 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
210 o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
211 information
212 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
213
214
215 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
216 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
217
218
219 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
220 o) Fixed broken spoofs
221
222
223 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
224 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
225 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
226 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
227 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
228 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
229 remote clients
230 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
231 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
232
233
234 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
235 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
236 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
237 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
238 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
239 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
240
241
242 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
243 o) PCRE support has been dropped
244 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
245 Similar to STATS x|q"
246 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
247 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
248 that has this mode set
249 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
250 sending messages to a channel
251 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
252 now enabled by default
253
254
255 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
256 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
257 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
258 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
259 o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
260 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
261
262
263 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
264 ########################################################################
265 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
266 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
267 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
268 #######################################################################
269 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
270 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
271 CIDR is supported
272 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
273 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
274 in resv{} blocks
275 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
276 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
277 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
278 mempool allocator for Tor cells
279 o) Major code cleanups
280 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
281 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
282 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
283 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
284 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
285 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
286 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
287 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
288
289
290 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
291 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
292 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
293 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
294
295
296 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
297 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
298 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
299 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
300 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
301
302
303 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
304 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
305 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
306 servers
307 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
308 These previously used usermode +x.
309 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
310 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
311
312
313 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
314 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
315 send any private message
316 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
317
318
319 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
320 ########################################################################
321 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
322 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
323 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
324 ########################################################################
325 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
326 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
327 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
328 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
329 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
330 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
331 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
332 and 'stats_e_disabled'
333 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
334 to modules/
335 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
336 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
337 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
338 way as it does in csircd
339 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
340
341
342 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
343 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
344 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
345
346
347 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
348 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
349 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
350 if a reason hasn't been specified
351
352
353 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
354 o) Minor updates to the build system
355 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
356 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
357 clock is running backwards
358 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
359 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
360 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
361
362
363 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
364 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
365 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
366 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
367 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
368
369
370 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
371 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
372 invalid characters
373 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
374 now enabled by default
375 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
376 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
377
378
379 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
380 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
381 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
382 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
383 for each class
384 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
385
386
387 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
388 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
389 o) Removed &localchannels
390 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
391 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
392 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
393 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
394 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
395 These features are now enabled by default
396
397
398 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
399 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
400 when set to yes
401 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
402 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
403 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
404 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
405 and LIST parameters.
406 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
407 all modules
408 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
409 o) Removed OMOTD module
410 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
411 o) Improved TS6 support
412 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
413
414
415 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
416 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
417 following changes:
418 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
419 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
420 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
421 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
422 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
423 previously used usermode +r.
424 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
425 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
426 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
427 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
428 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
429 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
430 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
431 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
432 only be added via ircd.conf
433 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
434 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
435 these flags control
436 o) Removed Idle-time klines
437 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
438 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
439 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
440 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
441 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
442 o) Added support for remote D-lines
443 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
444 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
445 be hidden even on remote servers
446 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
447 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
448 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
449 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
450 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
451 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
452 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
453 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
454 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
455 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
456 now sent by default
457 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
458 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
459 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
460
461 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
462
463 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
464 code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
465 We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
466 such as EFnet.
467
468 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
469 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
470 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
471 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
472 information masked).
473
474 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
475 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
476 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
477 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
478
479 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
480
481 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
482
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