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Committed: Sat Apr 27 10:44:00 2013 UTC (13 years, 5 months ago) by michael
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1 michael 1882 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
2     o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
3    
4    
5 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
6 michael 1861 ########################################################################
7 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
8 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
9     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
10     #######################################################################
11     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
12     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
13     CIDR is supported
14 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
15 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
16     in resv{} blocks
17 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
18     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
19 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
20 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
21     o) Major code cleanups
22 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
23 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
24 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
25 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
26     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
27 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
28 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
29 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
30 michael 1731
31 michael 1798
32 michael 1797 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
33 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
34     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
35     servers
36     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
37     These previously used usermode +x.
38     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
39     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
40 michael 1731
41 michael 1797
42     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
43     o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
44     send any private message
45     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
46    
47    
48     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
49     ########################################################################
50     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
51     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
52     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
53     ########################################################################
54     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
55     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
56     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
57     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
58     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
59     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
60     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
61     and 'stats_e_disabled'
62     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
63     to modules/
64     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
65     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
66     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
67     way as it does in csircd
68     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
69    
70    
71 michael 1731 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
72     o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
73     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
74    
75    
76     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
77     o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
78     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
79     if a reason hasn't been specified
80    
81    
82     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
83     o) Minor updates to the build system
84     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
85     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
86     clock is running backwards
87     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
88     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
89     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
90    
91    
92     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
93     o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
94     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
95     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
96     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
97    
98    
99 michael 1540 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
100 michael 1615 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
101     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
102    
103     -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
104 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
105 lusky 1580 invalid characters
106 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
107     now enabled by default
108 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
109 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
110 michael 1540
111 michael 1547
112 michael 1516 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
113     o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
114     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
115     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
116     for each class
117 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
118 michael 1516
119    
120 michael 1474 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
121 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
122     o) Removed &localchannels
123     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
124     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
125 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
126     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
127 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
128     These features are now enabled by default
129 michael 1474
130    
131 michael 1424 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
132     o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
133     when set to yes
134 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
135 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
136 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
137     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
138     and LIST parameters.
139 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
140     all modules
141 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
142 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
143 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
144 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
145 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
146 michael 1424
147 michael 1441
148 michael 1245 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
149 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
150     following changes:
151 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
152     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
153 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
154 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
155 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
156     previously used usermode +r.
157     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
158     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
159     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
160 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
161     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
162     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
163 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
164 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
165     only be added via ircd.conf
166     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
167 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
168 lusky 1580 these flags control
169     o) Removed Idle-time klines
170 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
171 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
172 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
173     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
174 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
175 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
176     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
177     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
178     be hidden even on remote servers
179 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
180 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
181     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
182 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
183 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
184 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
185     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
186     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
187 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
188 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
189     now sent by default
190 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
191     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
192 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
193 michael 1244
194 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
195 michael 1244
196 michael 1865 This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this
197     code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.
198     We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
199     such as EFnet.
200 adx 30
201     BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
202 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
203 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
204 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
205 adx 30 information masked).
206    
207     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
208 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
209 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
210 michael 1865 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
211 adx 30 is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
212    
213     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
214    
215 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
216 adx 30
217     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
218 knight 31 $Id$

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