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1 < -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-10)
1 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
2 > o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
3 > o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
4 > o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
5 >   limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
6 > o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
7 >
8 >
9 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
10 > o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
11 >   the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
12 >
13 >
14 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
15 > o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
16 >   be seen in /whois
17 > o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
18 >   RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
19 > o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
20 > o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
21 >   issued by services clients
22 >
23 >
24 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
25   ########################################################################
26   o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
27  
# Line 15 | Line 38 | o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG a
38     general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
39   o) Updated some help files
40   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
41 + o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
42 +   channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
43  
44  
45   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
46   o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
47 < o) Channel half-ops can now use /INVITE as well
47 > o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
48   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
49   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
50   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
# Line 39 | Line 64 | o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to o
64   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
65     have been disabled
66   o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
67 < o) /WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
67 > o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
68  
69  
70   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
71   o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
72   o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
73   o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
74 < o) A topic mask can now be specified within the /list options
74 > o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
75   o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
76   o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
77     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
# Line 97 | Line 122 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
122   o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
123     general::warn_no_connect_block
124   ########################################################################
125 < o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
125 > o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
126   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
127   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
128  
# Line 105 | Line 130 | o) Added usermode +p which hides channel
130   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
131   o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
132     and below.
133 < o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
133 > o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
134   o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
135 < o) /INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
135 > o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
136     and SPATH (Path to server executable)
137   o) Updated several help files
138  
# Line 136 | Line 161 | o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show
161   o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
162   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
163   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
139 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
164   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
165   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
166     if general::network_name contains spaces
# Line 147 | Line 171 | o) Fixed possible WATCH core
171   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
172     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
173     configuration options
174 < o) Minor /list optimization
174 > o) Minor LIST optimization
175  
176  
177   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
# Line 163 | Line 187 | o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
187   o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
188   ########################################################################
189   o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
190 < o) USERS command has been removed
190 > o) The USERS command has been removed
191   o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
192     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
193   o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
# Line 175 | Line 199 | o) Improved TS6 inter-server communicati
199   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
200   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
201   o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
202 < o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
202 > o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
203   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
204     the ircd via SIGINT
205   o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
206   o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
207 <   in the /whois reply
207 >   in the WHOIS reply
208  
209  
210   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
211 < o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
188 <   direction notices)
211 > o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
212   o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
213     more than one hop away
214 < o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
214 > o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
215     haven't finished the SSL handshake
216   o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
217   o) Updated/fixed help files
# Line 202 | Line 225 | o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch w
225   o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
226   o) Minor code cleanups
227   o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
228 < o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
206 <   not validated
228 > o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
229  
230  
231   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
232 < o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
232 > o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
233   o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
234  
235  
236   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
237   o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
238 < o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
239 <   to administrators only
240 < o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
219 <   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
238 > o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
239 > o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
240 >   with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
241   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
242   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
243     administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
244 < o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
244 > o) Added SVSKILL command
245  
246  
247   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
248   o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
249     mode set by servers.
250 < o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
251 <   gateway
252 < o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with /WHOIS.
232 <   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the /WHOIS
233 <   reply.
250 > o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
251 > o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
252 >   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
253   o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
254 <   set via /whois
254 >   set via WHOIS
255  
256  
257   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
258 < o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
258 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
259     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
260     nick names (SVSNICK)
261   o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
262   o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
263     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
264 < o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
264 > o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
265     of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
266 < o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
266 > o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
267  
268  
269   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
# Line 265 | Line 284 | o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers
284   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
285   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
286     for more information
287 < o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
287 > o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
288   o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
289   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
290   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
# Line 290 | Line 309 | o) Added operator::ssl_connection_requir
309   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
310     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
311     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
312 < o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
294 <   Adam <adam@anope.org>
312 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
313  
314  
315   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
# Line 373 | Line 391 | o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added
391   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
392     mempool allocator for Tor cells
393   o) Major code cleanups
394 < o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
394 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
395     Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
396   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
397   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
398 < o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
398 > o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
399   o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
400   o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
401   o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
# Line 398 | Line 416 | o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may n
416  
417   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
418   o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
419 < o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
402 <   servers
419 > o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
420   o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
421     These previously used usermode +x.
422   o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
# Line 418 | Line 435 | o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are
435     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
436     can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
437   ########################################################################
438 < o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
438 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
439   o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
440   o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
441   o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
# Line 437 | Line 454 | o) The configuration parser now does sup
454  
455   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
456   o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
457 < o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
457 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
458  
459  
460   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
# Line 460 | Line 477 | o) IRC operators may now again see serve
477   o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
478   o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
479   o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
480 < o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
480 > o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
481  
482  
483   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)

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