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Comparing ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS (file contents):
Revision 1855 by michael, Wed Apr 24 19:26:23 2013 UTC vs.
Revision 3330 by michael, Tue Apr 15 18:55:29 2014 UTC

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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
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+########################################################################
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+o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
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+########################################################################
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+o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
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+o) USERS command has been removed
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+o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
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+   just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
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+o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
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+o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
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+o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
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+o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
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+o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
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+o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
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+o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
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+o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
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+   the ircd via SIGINT
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+o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
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+o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
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+   in the /whois reply
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
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+o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
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+   direction notices)
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+o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
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+   more than one hop away
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+o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
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+   haven't finished the SSL handshake
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+o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
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+o) Updated/fixed help files
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+o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
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+o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
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+o) Serial number is now shown on start up
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+o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
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+o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
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+o) Minor code cleanups
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+o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
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+o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
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+   not validated
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
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+o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
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+o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
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+o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
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+o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
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+   to administrators only
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+o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
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+   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
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+o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
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+o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
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+   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
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+o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
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+o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
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+   mode set by servers.
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+o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
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+   gateway
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+o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
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+   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
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+   reply.
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+o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
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+   set via /whois
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
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+o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
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+   throughout the entire network if using services enforced
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+   nick names (SVSNICK)
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+o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
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+o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
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+   buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
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+o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
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+   of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
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+o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
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+o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
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+o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
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+o) Updated several documentation files
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
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+o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
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+o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
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+   if connect::aftype isn't set
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
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+o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
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+   for more information
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+o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
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+o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
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+o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
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+o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
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+o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
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+o) Revised doc/reference.conf
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+o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
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+o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
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+o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
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+o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{}
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+   and connect{} blocks.
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+   In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
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+   to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
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+   fingerprints
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+o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
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+   doc/reference.conf for more information
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+o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
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+   to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
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+   ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
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+o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
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+   Adam <adam@anope.org>
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
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+########################################################################
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+o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
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+   general{} block to serverhide{} block
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+########################################################################
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+o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
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+o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
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+   the +l mode set
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+o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
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+o) Implemented motd{} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
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+   information
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+o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
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+o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
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+o) Fixed broken spoofs
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
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+o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
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+   'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
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+   not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
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+   by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
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+   clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
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+   remote clients
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+o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
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+o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
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+o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
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+   name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
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+o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
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+o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
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+o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
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+o) PCRE support has been dropped
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+o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
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+   Similar to STATS x|q"
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+o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
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+   prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
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+   that has this mode set
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+o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
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+   sending messages to a channel
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+o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
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+   now enabled by default
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
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+o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
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+o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
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+o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
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+o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
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+o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
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->
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
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+########################################################################
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+o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
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+   a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
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+   Read doc/reference.conf for more details
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+#######################################################################
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+o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
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+   ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
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+   CIDR is supported
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+o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
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+o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
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+   in resv{} blocks
+o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
+   A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
+o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
+o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
+   Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
+o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
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+o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
+o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
+o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
+o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
+o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
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+o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
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-+
-+
+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
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+o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
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+   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
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+o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
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-+
+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
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+o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
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+o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
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+o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
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+o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
+o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
+o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
+   servers
+   via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
+o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
+   send any private message
+o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
+########################################################################
+o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
+   A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
+o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
+o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
+o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
+o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
+o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
+   if a reason hasn't been specified
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
+o) Minor updates to the build system
+o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
+o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
+o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
+o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
+o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
+o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
+o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
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+o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
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+o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
+o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
+   invalid characters
+o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
+o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
+o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
+   new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
+   The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
+o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
+o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
+o) Removed &localchannels
+o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
+   These features are now enabled by default
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
+o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
+   when set to yes
+o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
+o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
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+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
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+-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
+o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
+   following changes:
+   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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+BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
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+BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
+ the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
+ Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
+ information masked).
+DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
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+ including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
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+ including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
+    https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
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+ This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
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+ is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
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+ This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
+Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
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+Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
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+Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$Id$

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Comparing ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS (file contents): Revision 1855 by michael, Wed Apr 24 19:26:23 2013 UTC vs. Revision 3330 by michael, Tue Apr 15 18:55:29 2014 UTC

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Comparing ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS (file contents):
Revision 1855 by michael, Wed Apr 24 19:26:23 2013 UTC vs.
Revision 3330 by michael, Tue Apr 15 18:55:29 2014 UTC