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