--- ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS 2013/06/12 18:32:31 2227 +++ ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS 2014/08/24 10:45:02 4567 @@ -1,4 +1,256 @@ --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.1 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24) +o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS +o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code +o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support +o) A topic mask can now be specified within the /list options +o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply +o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv{} channels, + or channels that are set +c (no control codes) +o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented. + See doc/reference.conf for more information. +o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed. + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03) +o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the + newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives + in the general {} block +o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped +o) Minor code cleanups and improvements + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20) +o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes +o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order + to enable TLS/SSL support + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06) +o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid + and can't be disabled anymore +o) Many code cleanups and improvements +o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf +o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf +o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to +o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead +o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks +o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block +o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block. + See doc/reference.conf for more information. +o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be + specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option. +o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options. + ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending + on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported. + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26) +o) Code cleanups/performance improvements + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15) +######################################################################## +o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to + general::warn_no_connect_block +######################################################################## +o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected +o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS +o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29) +o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5 + and below. +o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added +o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance +o) /INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file) + and SPATH (Path to server executable) +o) Updated several help files + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20) +o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected +o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support +o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes +o) EGD support has been dropped + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05) +o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers +o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server + notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts +o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible, + as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes. +o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected +o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@ + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09) +o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients +o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators + in case there are any +H opers +o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%) +o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members +o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops +o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash +o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups +o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name + if general::network_name contains spaces + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01) +o) Fixed possible WATCH core +o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units + into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time + configuration options +o) Minor /list optimization + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20) +o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL + since glibc2.17 in certain cases +o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel" + regardless of channel mode +s +o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29) +######################################################################## +o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/ +######################################################################## +o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES +o) USERS command has been removed +o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing + just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK +o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25) +o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands +o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication +o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements +o) Added 'unxline' oper flag +o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability +o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits +o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting + the ircd via SIGINT +o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL +o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown + in the /whois reply + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07) +o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake + direction notices) +o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are + more than one hop away +o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that + haven't finished the SSL handshake +o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding +o) Updated/fixed help files +o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22) +o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric +o) Serial number is now shown on start up +o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services +o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS +o) Minor code cleanups +o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files +o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were + not validated + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06) +o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST +o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue() + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25) +o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates +o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint + to administrators only +o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has + been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag) +o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding +o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected + administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes' +o) Services coders: added SVSKILL + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08) +o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this + mode set by servers. +o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc + gateway +o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS. + Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS + reply. +o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has + set via /whois + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25) +o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database + throughout the entire network if using services enforced + nick names (SVSNICK) +o) Cleaned up/modernized build system +o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for + buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks +o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name + of a registered/identified client (numeric 330) +o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18) +o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all +o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects +o) Updated several documentation files + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02) +o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16) +o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together + if connect::aftype isn't set + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05) +o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf + for more information +o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited +o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries +o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128 +o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23) +o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z" +o) Revised doc/reference.conf +o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20) +o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option +o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option +o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator{} + and connect{} blocks. + In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able + to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate + fingerprints +o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See + doc/reference.conf for more information +o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services + to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see + ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois +o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by + Adam + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06) ######################################################################## o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from general{} block to serverhide{} block @@ -12,15 +264,15 @@ o) Implemented motd{} configuration bloc o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23) o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19) o) Fixed broken spoofs --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15) o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect', 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled @@ -31,7 +283,7 @@ o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-o o) Improve/cleanup HELP system --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09) o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace @@ -39,7 +291,7 @@ o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::ope o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices) --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05) o) PCRE support has been dropped o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used. Similar to STATS x|q" @@ -52,7 +304,7 @@ o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configu now enabled by default --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28) o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will @@ -60,7 +312,7 @@ o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected --- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25) ######################################################################## o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block. @@ -87,20 +339,20 @@ o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16) o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28) o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations o) Increased nickname history length to 32768 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes +-- 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 @@ -110,13 +362,13 @@ o) Services may now change the host of a via "SVSMODE +x " --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes +-- 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() --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes +-- 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 @@ -139,18 +391,18 @@ o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes +-- 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 --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes +-- 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 --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes +-- 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 @@ -160,25 +412,23 @@ o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes +-- 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 --- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes +-- 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 now enabled by default o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT -o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services -o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server --- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes +-- 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" @@ -186,7 +436,7 @@ o) Removed general::client_flood configu o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description --- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes +-- 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 @@ -197,7 +447,7 @@ o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use These features are now enabled by default --- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes +-- 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 @@ -214,7 +464,7 @@ o) Improved TS6 support o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive --- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes +-- 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 @@ -262,11 +512,6 @@ o) Overall code cleanup and speed improv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -This is still BETA code. Run it at your own risk. By running this -code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause. -We do NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks -such as EFnet. - 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