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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 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
12
13
14 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
15 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
16 have at least general::min_nonwildcard non-wildcard characters in it
17 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
18 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
19 operators that don't have administrator privileges
20 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
21 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
22 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
23 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
24 configuration options to the general {} block
25 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
26 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
27 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
28 o) The general::havent_read_conf configuration directive has been removed
29 o) Various code cleanups
30
31
32 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
33 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
34 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
35 lead to stack corruption
36 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
37
38
39 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
40 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
41 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
42 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
43 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
44 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
45
46
47 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
48 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
49 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
50
51
52 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
53 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
54 be seen in /whois
55 o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
56 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
57 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
58 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
59 issued by services clients
60
61
62 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
63 ########################################################################
64 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
65
66 max_clients -> default_max_clients
67 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
68 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
69 ########################################################################
70 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
71 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
72 command
73 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
74 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
75 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
76 general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
77 o) Updated some help files
78 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
79 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
80 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
81
82
83 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
84 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
85 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
86 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
87 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
88 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
89 o) Updated several help files
90 o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
91 o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
92 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
93 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
94 o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
95 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
96
97
98 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
99 o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
100 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
101 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
102 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
103 have been disabled
104 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
105 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
106
107
108 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
109 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
110 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
111 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
112 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
113 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
114 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
115 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
116 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
117 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
118 o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
119
120
121 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
122 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
123 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
124 in the general {} block
125 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
126 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
127
128
129 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
130 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
131 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
132 to enable TLS/SSL support
133
134
135 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
136 o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
137 and can't be disabled anymore
138 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
139 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
140 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
141 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
142 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
143 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
144 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
145 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
146 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
147 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
148 specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
149 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
150 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
151 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
152
153
154 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
155 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
156
157
158 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
159 ########################################################################
160 o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
161 general::warn_no_connect_block
162 ########################################################################
163 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
164 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
165 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
166
167
168 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
169 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
170 and below.
171 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
172 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
173 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
174 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
175 o) Updated several help files
176
177
178 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
179 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
180 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
181 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
182 o) EGD support has been dropped
183
184
185 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
186 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
187 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
188 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
189 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
190 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
191 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
192 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
193
194
195 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
196 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
197 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
198 in case there are any +H opers
199 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
200 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
201 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
202 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
203 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
204 if general::network_name contains spaces
205
206
207 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
208 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
209 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
210 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
211 configuration options
212 o) Minor LIST optimization
213
214
215 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
216 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
217 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
218 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
219 regardless of channel mode +s
220 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
221
222
223 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
224 ########################################################################
225 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
226 ########################################################################
227 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
228 o) The USERS command has been removed
229 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
230 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
231 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
232
233
234 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
235 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
236 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
237 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
238 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
239 o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
240 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
241 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
242 the ircd via SIGINT
243 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
244 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
245 in the WHOIS reply
246
247
248 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
249 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
250 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
251 more than one hop away
252 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
253 haven't finished the SSL handshake
254 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
255 o) Updated/fixed help files
256 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
257
258
259 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
260 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
261 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
262 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
263 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
264 o) Minor code cleanups
265 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
266 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
267
268
269 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
270 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
271 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
272
273
274 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
275 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
276 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
277 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
278 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
279 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
280 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
281 administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
282 o) Added SVSKILL command
283
284
285 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
286 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
287 mode set by servers.
288 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
289 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
290 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
291 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
292 set via WHOIS
293
294
295 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
296 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
297 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
298 nick names (SVSNICK)
299 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
300 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
301 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
302 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
303 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
304 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
305
306
307 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
308 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
309 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
310 o) Updated several documentation files
311
312
313 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
314 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
315
316
317 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
318 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
319 if connect::aftype isn't set
320
321
322 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
323 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
324 for more information
325 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
326 o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
327 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
328 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
329
330
331 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
332 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
333 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
334 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
335
336
337 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
338 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
339 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
340 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
341 and connect {} blocks.
342 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
343 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
344 fingerprints
345 o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
346 doc/reference.conf for more information
347 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
348 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
349 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
350 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
351
352
353 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
354 ########################################################################
355 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
356 general {} block to serverhide {} block
357 ########################################################################
358 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
359 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
360 the +l mode set
361 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
362 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
363 information
364 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
365
366
367 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
368 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
369
370
371 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
372 o) Fixed broken spoofs
373
374
375 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
376 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
377 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
378 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
379 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
380 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
381 remote clients
382 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
383 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
384
385
386 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
387 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
388 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
389 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
390 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
391 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
392
393
394 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
395 o) PCRE support has been dropped
396 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
397 Similar to STATS x|q"
398 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
399 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
400 that has this mode set
401 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
402 sending messages to a channel
403 o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
404 now enabled by default
405
406
407 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
408 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
409 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
410 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
411 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
412 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
413
414
415 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
416 ########################################################################
417 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
418 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
419 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
420 #######################################################################
421 o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
422 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
423 CIDR is supported
424 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
425 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
426 in resv {} blocks
427 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
428 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
429 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
430 mempool allocator for Tor cells
431 o) Major code cleanups
432 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
433 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
434 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
435 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
436 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
437 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
438 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
439 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
440
441
442 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
443 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
444 of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
445 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
446
447
448 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
449 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
450 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
451 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
452 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
453
454
455 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
456 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
457 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
458 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
459 These previously used usermode +x.
460 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
461 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
462
463
464 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
465 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
466 send any private message
467 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
468
469
470 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
471 ########################################################################
472 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
473 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
474 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
475 ########################################################################
476 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
477 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
478 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
479 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
480 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
481 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
482 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
483 and 'stats_e_disabled'
484 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
485 to modules/
486 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
487 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
488 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
489 way as it does in csircd
490 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
491
492
493 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
494 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
495 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
496
497
498 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
499 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
500 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
501 if a reason hasn't been specified
502
503
504 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
505 o) Minor updates to the build system
506 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
507 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
508 clock is running backwards
509 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
510 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
511 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
512
513
514 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
515 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
516 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
517 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
518 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
519
520
521 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
522 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
523 invalid characters
524 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
525 now enabled by default
526 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
527 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
528
529
530 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
531 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
532 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
533 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
534 for each class
535 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
536
537
538 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
539 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
540 o) Removed &localchannels
541 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
542 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
543 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
544 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
545 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
546 These features are now enabled by default
547
548
549 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
550 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
551 when set to yes
552 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
553 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
554 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
555 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
556 and LIST parameters.
557 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
558 all modules
559 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
560 o) Removed OMOTD module
561 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
562 o) Improved TS6 support
563 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
564
565
566 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
567 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
568 following changes:
569 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
570 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
571 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
572 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
573 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
574 previously used usermode +r.
575 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
576 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
577 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
578 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
579 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
580 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
581 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
582 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
583 only be added via ircd.conf
584 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
585 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
586 these flags control
587 o) Removed Idle-time klines
588 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
589 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
590 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
591 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
592 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
593 o) Added support for remote D-lines
594 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
595 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
596 be hidden even on remote servers
597 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
598 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
599 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
600 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
601 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
602 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
603 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
604 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
605 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
606 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
607 now sent by default
608 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
609 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
610 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
611
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613
614 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
615 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
616 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
617 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
618 information masked).
619
620 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
621 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
622 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
623 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
624
625 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
626
627 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
628
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