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# User Rev Content
1 michael 3330 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
2 michael 3054 ########################################################################
3     o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
4     ########################################################################
5 michael 3330 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
6     o) USERS command has been removed
7     o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
8     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
9     o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
10 michael 3054
11    
12     -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
13 michael 3028 o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
14     o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
15     o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
16     o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
17     o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
18     o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
19     o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
20     the ircd via SIGINT
21     o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
22     o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
23     in the /whois reply
24    
25    
26 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
27 michael 2794 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
28     direction notices)
29     o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
30     more than one hop away
31     o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
32     haven't finished the SSL handshake
33     o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
34     o) Updated/fixed help files
35     o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
36    
37    
38 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
39 michael 2794 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
40     o) Serial number is now shown on start up
41     o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
42 michael 3028 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
43 michael 2794 o) Minor code cleanups
44     o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
45     o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
46     not validated
47    
48    
49 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
50 michael 2794 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
51     o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
52    
53    
54 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
55 michael 2794 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
56     o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
57     to administrators only
58     o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
59     been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
60     o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
61     o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
62     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
63     o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
64    
65    
66 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
67 michael 2794 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
68     mode set by servers.
69     o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
70     gateway
71     o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
72     Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
73     reply.
74     o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
75     set via /whois
76    
77    
78 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
79 michael 2498 o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
80     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
81     nick names (SVSNICK)
82     o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
83     o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
84     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
85 michael 2794 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
86 michael 2498 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
87     o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
88    
89    
90 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
91 michael 2454 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
92 michael 2468 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
93     o) Updated several documentation files
94 michael 2454
95    
96 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
97 michael 2454 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
98    
99    
100 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
101 michael 2454 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
102     if connect::aftype isn't set
103    
104    
105 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
106 michael 2454 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
107     for more information
108     o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
109     o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
110     o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
111     o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
112    
113    
114 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
115 michael 2334 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
116     o) Revised doc/reference.conf
117     o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
118    
119    
120 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
121 michael 2286 o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
122 michael 2269 o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
123 michael 2258 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
124     and connect{} blocks.
125 michael 2794 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
126 michael 2258 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
127     fingerprints
128     o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
129     doc/reference.conf for more information
130     o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
131     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
132     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
133     o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
134     Adam <adam@anope.org>
135    
136    
137 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
138 michael 2196 ########################################################################
139     o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
140 michael 2199 general{} block to serverhide{} block
141 michael 2196 ########################################################################
142 michael 2210 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
143 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
144     the +l mode set
145     o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
146     o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
147     information
148 michael 2210 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
149 michael 2155
150    
151 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
152 michael 2155 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
153    
154    
155 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
156 michael 2155 o) Fixed broken spoofs
157    
158    
159 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
160 michael 2012 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
161     'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
162     not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
163 michael 2155 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
164 michael 2012 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
165     remote clients
166 michael 2155 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
167     o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
168 michael 2012
169 michael 2155
170 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
171 michael 1954 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
172     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
173 michael 2155 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
174     o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
175     o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
176 michael 1954
177    
178 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
179 michael 1932 o) PCRE support has been dropped
180     o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
181     Similar to STATS x|q"
182 michael 1937 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
183     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
184     that has this mode set
185 michael 1955 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
186     sending messages to a channel
187     o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
188     now enabled by default
189 michael 1932
190    
191 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
192 michael 1932 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
193     o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
194     o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
195     o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
196     o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
197    
198    
199 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
200 michael 1861 ########################################################################
201 michael 1862 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
202 michael 1861 a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
203     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
204     #######################################################################
205     o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
206     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
207     CIDR is supported
208 michael 1862 o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
209 michael 1861 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
210     in resv{} blocks
211 michael 1731 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
212     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
213 michael 1798 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
214 michael 1731 mempool allocator for Tor cells
215     o) Major code cleanups
216 michael 1798 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
217 michael 1731 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
218 michael 1828 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
219 michael 1840 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
220     o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
221 michael 1853 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
222 michael 1855 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
223 michael 1862 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
224 michael 1731
225 michael 1798
226 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
227 michael 2155 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
228     of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
229     o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
230    
231    
232 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
233 michael 1932 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
234     o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
235     o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
236     o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
237    
238    
239 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
240 michael 1828 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
241     o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
242     servers
243     o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
244     These previously used usermode +x.
245     o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
246     via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
247 michael 1731
248 michael 1797
249 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
250 michael 1797 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
251     send any private message
252     o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
253    
254    
255 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
256 michael 1797 ########################################################################
257     o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
258     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
259     can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
260     ########################################################################
261     o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
262     o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
263     o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
264     o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
265     o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
266     o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
267     o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
268     and 'stats_e_disabled'
269     o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
270     to modules/
271     o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
272     how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
273     have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
274     way as it does in csircd
275     o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
276    
277    
278 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
279 michael 1731 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
280     o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
281    
282    
283 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
284 michael 1731 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
285     o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
286     if a reason hasn't been specified
287    
288    
289 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
290 michael 1731 o) Minor updates to the build system
291     o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
292     o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
293     clock is running backwards
294     o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
295     o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
296     o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
297    
298    
299 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
300 michael 1731 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
301     o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
302     o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
303     o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
304    
305    
306 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
307 michael 1542 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
308 lusky 1580 invalid characters
309 michael 1547 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
310     now enabled by default
311 michael 1573 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
312 michael 1575 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
313 michael 1540
314 michael 1547
315 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
316 michael 1516 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
317     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
318     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
319     for each class
320 lusky 1580 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
321 michael 1516
322    
323 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
324 lusky 1580 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
325     o) Removed &localchannels
326     o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
327     o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
328 michael 1493 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
329     o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
330 lusky 1580 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
331     These features are now enabled by default
332 michael 1474
333    
334 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
335 michael 1424 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
336     when set to yes
337 michael 1432 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
338 lusky 1580 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
339 michael 1441 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
340     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
341     and LIST parameters.
342 lusky 1580 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
343     all modules
344 michael 1442 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
345 michael 1446 o) Removed OMOTD module
346 michael 1460 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
347 michael 1464 o) Improved TS6 support
348 michael 1553 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
349 michael 1424
350 michael 1441
351 michael 3054 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
352 lusky 1580 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
353     following changes:
354 michael 1244 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
355     - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
356 michael 1409 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
357 michael 1420 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
358 lusky 1580 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
359     previously used usermode +r.
360     - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
361     - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
362     - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
363 michael 1244 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
364     - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
365     - Added services_name directive to general{} block
366 michael 1421 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
367 lusky 1580 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
368     only be added via ircd.conf
369     o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
370 michael 1823 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
371 lusky 1580 these flags control
372     o) Removed Idle-time klines
373 michael 1244 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
374 lusky 1580 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
375 michael 1274 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
376     o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
377 michael 1418 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
378 michael 1315 o) Added support for remote D-lines
379     o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
380     hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
381     be hidden even on remote servers
382 michael 1418 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
383 lusky 1580 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
384     SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
385 michael 1315 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
386 lusky 1580 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
387 michael 1418 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
388     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
389     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
390 michael 1382 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
391 michael 1401 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
392     now sent by default
393 michael 1418 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
394     o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
395 michael 1409 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
396 michael 1244
397 michael 1245 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
398 michael 1244
399 adx 30 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
400 michael 974 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
401 michael 920 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
402 michael 883 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
403 adx 30 information masked).
404    
405     DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
406 michael 1865 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
407 adx 30 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
408 michael 1932 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
409 adx 30
410     Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
411    
412 michael 1865 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
413 adx 30
414     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
415 knight 31 $Id$

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