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1 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
1 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (????-??-??)
2 > ########################################################################
3 > o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
4 > ########################################################################
5 >
6 >
7 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
8 > o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
9 > o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
10 > o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
11 > o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
12 > o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
13 > o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
14 > o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
15 >   the ircd via SIGINT
16 > o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
17 > o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
18 >   in the /whois reply
19 >
20 >
21 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
22 > o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
23 >   direction notices)
24 > o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
25 >   more than one hop away
26 > o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
27 >   haven't finished the SSL handshake
28 > o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
29 > o) Updated/fixed help files
30 > o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
31 >
32 >
33 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
34 > o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
35 > o) Serial number is now shown on start up
36 > o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
37 > o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
38 > o) Minor code cleanups
39 > o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
40 > o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
41 >   not validated
42 >
43 >
44 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
45 > o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
46 > o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
47 >
48 >
49 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
50 > o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
51 > o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
52 >   to administrators only
53 > o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
54 >   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
55 > o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
56 > o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
57 >   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
58 > o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
59 >
60 >
61 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
62 > o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
63 >   mode set by servers.
64 > o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
65 >   gateway
66 > o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
67 >   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
68 >   reply.
69 > o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
70 >   set via /whois
71 >
72 >
73 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
74 > o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
75 >   throughout the entire network if using services enforced
76 >   nick names (SVSNICK)
77 > o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
78 > o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
79 >   buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
80 > o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
81 >   of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
82 > o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
83 >
84 >
85 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
86 > o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
87 > o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
88 > o) Updated several documentation files
89 >
90 >
91 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
92 > o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
93 >
94 >
95 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
96 > o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
97 >   if connect::aftype isn't set
98 >
99 >
100 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
101 > o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
102 >   for more information
103 > o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
104 > o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
105 > o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
106 > o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
107 >
108 >
109 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
110 > o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
111 > o) Revised doc/reference.conf
112 > o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
113 >
114 >
115 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
116 > o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
117 > o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
118 > o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
119 >   and connect{} blocks.
120 >   In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
121 >   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
122 >   fingerprints
123 > o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
124 >   doc/reference.conf for more information
125 > o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
126 >   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
127 >   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
128 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
129 >   Adam <adam@anope.org>
130 >
131 >
132 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
133 > ########################################################################
134 > o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
135 >   general{} block to serverhide{} block
136 > ########################################################################
137 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
138 > o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
139 >   the +l mode set
140 > o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
141 > o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
142 >   information
143 > o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
144 >
145 >
146 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
147 > o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
148 >
149 >
150 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
151 > o) Fixed broken spoofs
152 >
153 >
154 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
155 > o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
156 >   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
157 >   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
158 >   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
159 >   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
160 >   remote clients
161 > o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
162 > o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
163 >
164 >
165 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
166 > o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
167 >   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
168 > o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
169 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
170 > o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
171 >
172 >
173 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
174 > o) PCRE support has been dropped
175 > o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
176 >   Similar to STATS x|q"
177 > o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
178 >   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
179 >   that has this mode set
180 > o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
181 >   sending messages to a channel
182 > o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
183 >   now enabled by default
184 >
185 >
186 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
187 > o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
188 > o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
189 > o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
190 > o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
191 > o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
192 >
193 >
194 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
195 > ########################################################################
196 > o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
197 >   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
198 >   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
199 > #######################################################################
200 > o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
201 >   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
202 >   CIDR is supported
203 > o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
204 > o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
205 >   in resv{} blocks
206   o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
207     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
208   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
# Line 6 | Line 210 | o) Implemented new memory pool allocator
210   o) Major code cleanups
211   o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
212     Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
213 + o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
214 + o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
215 + o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
216 + o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
217 + o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
218 + o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
219 +
220 +
221 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
222 + o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
223 +   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
224 + o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
225 +
226 +
227 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
228 + o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
229 + o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
230 + o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
231 + o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
232 +
233 +
234 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
235 + o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
236 + o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
237 +   servers
238 + o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
239 +   These previously used usermode +x.
240 + o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
241 +   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
242  
243  
244 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
12 < o) Added SVSHOST command handler which allows services to change the
13 <   hostname of a specific user
14 <
15 <
16 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
244 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
245   o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
246     send any private message
247   o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
248  
249  
250 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
250 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
251   ########################################################################
252   o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
253     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
# Line 42 | Line 270 | o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now
270   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
271  
272  
273 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
273 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
274   o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
275   o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
276  
277  
278 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
278 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
279   o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
280   o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
281     if a reason hasn't been specified
282  
283  
284 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
284 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
285   o) Minor updates to the build system
286   o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
287   o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
# Line 63 | Line 291 | o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
291   o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
292  
293  
294 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
294 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
295   o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
296   o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
297   o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
298   o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
299  
300  
301 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
74 < o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
75 < o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
76 <
77 < -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
301 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
302   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
303     invalid characters
304   o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
# Line 83 | Line 307 | o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
307   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
308  
309  
310 < -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
310 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
311   o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
312     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
313     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
# Line 91 | Line 315 | o) Removed general::client_flood configu
315   o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
316  
317  
318 < -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
318 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
319   o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
320   o) Removed &localchannels
321   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
# Line 102 | Line 326 | o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use
326     These features are now enabled by default
327  
328  
329 < -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
329 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
330   o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
331     when set to yes
332   o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
# Line 119 | Line 343 | o) Improved TS6 support
343   o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
344  
345  
346 < -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
346 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
347   o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
348     following changes:
349     - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
# Line 167 | Line 391 | o) Overall code cleanup and speed improv
391  
392   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
393  
170 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
171
394   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
395   the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
396   Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
# Line 176 | Line 398 | BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and en
398   information masked).
399  
400   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
401 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
401 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
402      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
403 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
182 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
403 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
404  
405   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
406  
407 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
407 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
408  
409   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
410   $Id$

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