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1 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.14 Release Notes
2 + o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
3 + o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
4 + o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
5 + o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
6 + o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
7 + o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
8 + o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
9 +   the ircd via SIGINT
10 + o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
11 + o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
12 +   in the /whois reply
13 +
14 +
15 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.13 Release Notes
16 + o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
17 +   direction notices)
18 + o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
19 +   more than one hop away
20 + o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
21 +   haven't finished the SSL handshake
22 + o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
23 + o) Updated/fixed help files
24 + o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
25 +
26 +
27 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.12 Release Notes
28 + o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
29 + o) Serial number is now shown on start up
30 + o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
31 + o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
32 + o) Minor code cleanups
33 + o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
34 + o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
35 +   not validated
36 +
37 +
38 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.11 Release Notes
39 + o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
40 + o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
41 +
42 +
43 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.10 Release Notes
44 + o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
45 + o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
46 +   to administrators only
47 + o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
48 +   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
49 + o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
50 + o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
51 +   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
52 + o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
53 +
54 +
55 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.9 Release Notes
56 + o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
57 +   mode set by servers.
58 + o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
59 +   gateway
60 + o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
61 +   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
62 +   reply.
63 + o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
64 +   set via /whois
65 +
66 +
67 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.8 Release Notes
68 + o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
69 +   throughout the entire network if using services enforced
70 +   nick names (SVSNICK)
71 + o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
72 + o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
73 +   buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
74 + o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
75 +   of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
76 + o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
77 +
78 +
79 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.7 Release Notes
80 + o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
81 + o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
82 + o) Updated several documentation files
83 +
84 +
85 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.6 Release Notes
86 + o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
87 +
88 +
89 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.5 Release Notes
90 + o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
91 +   if connect::aftype isn't set
92 +
93 +
94 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.4 Release Notes
95 + o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
96 +   for more information
97 + o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
98 + o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
99 + o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
100 + o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
101 +
102 +
103 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.3 Release Notes
104 + o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
105 + o) Revised doc/reference.conf
106 + o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
107 +
108 +
109 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.2 Release Notes
110 + o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
111 + o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
112 + o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
113 +   and connect{} blocks.
114 +   In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
115 +   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
116 +   fingerprints
117 + o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
118 +   doc/reference.conf for more information
119 + o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
120 +   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
121 +   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
122 + o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
123 +   Adam <adam@anope.org>
124 +
125 +
126 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes
127 + ########################################################################
128 + o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
129 +   general{} block to serverhide{} block
130 + ########################################################################
131 + o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
132 + o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
133 +   the +l mode set
134 + o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
135 + o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
136 +   information
137 + o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
138 +
139 +
140 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
141 + o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
142 +
143 +
144 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
145 + o) Fixed broken spoofs
146 +
147 +
148 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
149 + o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
150 +   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
151 +   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
152 +   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
153 +   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
154 +   remote clients
155 + o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
156 + o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
157 +
158 +
159 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
160 + o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
161 +   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
162 + o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
163 + o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
164 + o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
165 +
166 +
167 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
168 + o) PCRE support has been dropped
169 + o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
170 +   Similar to STATS x|q"
171 + o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
172 +   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
173 +   that has this mode set
174 + o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
175 +   sending messages to a channel
176 + o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
177 +   now enabled by default
178 +
179 +
180 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
181 + o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
182 + o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
183 + o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
184 + o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
185 + o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
186 +
187 +
188   -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
189 + ########################################################################
190 + o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
191 +   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
192 +   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
193 + #######################################################################
194 + o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
195 +   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
196 +   CIDR is supported
197 + o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
198 + o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
199 +   in resv{} blocks
200   o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
201     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
202   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
# Line 7 | Line 205 | o) Major code cleanups
205   o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
206     Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
207   o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
10 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
208   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
209   o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
210   o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
211   o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
212 + o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
213 +
214 +
215 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
216 + o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
217 +   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
218 + o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
219 +
220 +
221 + -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
222 + o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
223 + o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
224 + o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
225 + o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
226  
227  
228   -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
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293  
294  
295   -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
85 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
86 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
87
88 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
296   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
297     invalid characters
298   o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
# Line 178 | Line 385 | o) Overall code cleanup and speed improv
385  
386   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
387  
181 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
182
388   BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
389   the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
390   Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
# Line 187 | Line 392 | BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and en
392   information masked).
393  
394   DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
395 < including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
395 > including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
396      https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
397 < This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
193 < is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
397 > This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
398  
399   Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
400  
401 < Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
401 > Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
402  
403   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
404   $Id$

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