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1 < -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-10)
1 > #######################################################################
2 > Reminder for package maintainers of ircd-hybrid: ircd-hybrid now has
3 > GnuTLS support as of version 8.2.13
4 > #######################################################################
5 >
6 >
7 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
8 > o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
9 >   along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
10 >   message throttling better
11 > o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
12 >   sender is invited to
13 >
14 >
15 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
16 > o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
17 > o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
18 >   for more information.
19 > o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
20 >   the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
21 > o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
22 >   to see them
23 > o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
24 >   to support multibyte encodings better
25 >
26 >
27 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
28 > o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
29 > o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
30 > o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
31 >   'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
32 > o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
33 >
34 >
35 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
36 > o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
37 > o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
38 >
39 >
40 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
41 > o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
42 >   set to 0
43 > o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
44 >
45 >
46 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
47 > o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
48 >   allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
49 > o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
50 >   and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
51 > o) Minor updates to help files
52 >
53 >
54 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
55 > o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
56 >   for providing a box for testing purposes.
57 > o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
58 > o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
59 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
60 >
61 >
62 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
63 > o) Fixed server clustering
64 > o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
65 > o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
66 >   - Works now with IPv6 addresses
67 >   - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
68 >     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
69 >     serverinfo {} block
70 > o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
71 >
72 >
73 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
74 > o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
75 >   intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
76 >   to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
77 > o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
78 > o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
79 > o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
80 > o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
81 > o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
82 > o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
83 >
84 >
85 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
86 > #######################################################################
87 > o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
88 >   to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
89 >   desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
90 > #######################################################################
91 > o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
92 > o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
93 > o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
94 > o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
95 >   /etc/resolv.conf
96 > o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
97 > o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
98 > o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
99 > o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
100 > o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
101 > o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
102 >
103 >
104 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
105 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
106 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
107 > o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
108 >
109 >
110 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
111 > #######################################################################
112 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
113 >   to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
114 > #######################################################################
115 > o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
116 > o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
117 >   would not have any effect
118 > o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
119 >   with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
120 > o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
121 >   operator {} blocks
122 > o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
123 >   to the DH param file
124 > o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
125 >   of flags see doc/reference.conf
126 >
127 >
128 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
129 > ########################################################################
130 > o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
131 >   instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
132 >   to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
133 > ########################################################################
134 > o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
135 >   following channel {} block configuration directives:
136 >   'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
137 >   'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
138 > ########################################################################
139 > o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
140 > o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
141 >   generated based on the server's name and description
142 > o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
143 > o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
144 >   '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
145 > o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
146 > o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
147 > o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
148 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
149 > o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
150 >   in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
151 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
152 > o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
153 >   irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
154 >   privileges.
155 > o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
156 > o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
157 >
158 >
159 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
160 > o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
161 >   have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
162 > o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
163 >   they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
164 >   operators that don't have administrator privileges
165 > o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
166 >   with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
167 >   way to add global user@host mask based server bans
168 > o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
169 >   configuration options to the general {} block
170 > o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
171 >   been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
172 > o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
173 > o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
174 > o) Various code cleanups
175 >
176 >
177 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
178 > o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
179 > o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
180 >   lead to stack corruption
181 > o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
182 >
183 >
184 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
185 > o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
186 > o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
187 > o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
188 >   limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
189 > o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
190 >
191 >
192 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
193 > o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
194 >   the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
195 >
196 >
197 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
198 > o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
199 >   be seen in /whois
200 > o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
201 >   RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
202 > o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
203 > o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
204 >   issued by services clients
205 >
206 >
207 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
208   ########################################################################
209   o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
210  
# Line 12 | Line 218 | o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would alway
218   o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
219   o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
220   o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
221 <   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
221 >   'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
222   o) Updated some help files
223   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
224 + o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
225 +   channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
226  
227  
228   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
229 < o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
230 < o) Channel half-ops can now use /INVITE as well
229 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
230 > o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
231   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
232   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
233   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
234   o) Updated several help files
235 < o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
236 < o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
235 > o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
236 > o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
237     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
238     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
239 < o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
239 > o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
240   o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
241  
242  
243   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
244 < o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
244 > o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
245   o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
246   o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
247   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
248     have been disabled
249   o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
250 < o) /WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
250 > o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
251  
252  
253   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
254   o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
255   o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
256   o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
257 < o) A topic mask can now be specified within the /list options
257 > o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
258   o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
259   o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
260     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
261   o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
262     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
263 < o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
263 > o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
264 >   longer needed.
265  
266  
267   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
# Line 70 | Line 279 | o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.
279  
280  
281   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
282 < o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
282 > #####################################################################
283 > o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
284     and can't be disabled anymore
285 + #####################################################################
286   o) Many code cleanups and improvements
287   o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
288   o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
# Line 82 | Line 293 | o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration
293   o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
294     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
295   o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
296 <   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
296 >   specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
297   o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
298     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
299     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
# Line 93 | Line 304 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
304  
305  
306   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
307 < ########################################################################
308 < o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
309 <   general::warn_no_connect_block
310 < ########################################################################
311 < o) Fixed bug with /whois not showing a list of channel names as expected
307 > #########################################################################
308 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
309 >   'general::warn_no_connect_block'
310 > #########################################################################
311 > o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
312   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
313   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
314  
# Line 105 | Line 316 | o) Added usermode +p which hides channel
316   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
317   o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
318     and below.
319 < o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
319 > o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
320   o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
321 < o) /INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
321 > o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
322     and SPATH (Path to server executable)
323   o) Updated several help files
324  
# Line 136 | Line 347 | o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show
347   o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
348   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
349   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
139 o) Make sure general::stats_e_disabled gets reset via /rehash
350   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
351   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
352 <   if general::network_name contains spaces
352 >   if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
353  
354  
355   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
# Line 147 | Line 357 | o) Fixed possible WATCH core
357   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
358     into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
359     configuration options
360 < o) Minor /list optimization
360 > o) Minor LIST optimization
361  
362  
363   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
# Line 163 | Line 373 | o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
373   o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
374   ########################################################################
375   o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
376 < o) USERS command has been removed
376 > o) The USERS command has been removed
377   o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
378     just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
379   o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
380  
381  
382   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
383 < o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
383 > o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
384   o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
385   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
386   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
387 < o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
388 < o) ircd now allows private rsa keys larger than 2048 bits
387 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
388 > o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
389   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
390     the ircd via SIGINT
391   o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
392   o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
393 <   in the /whois reply
393 >   in the WHOIS reply
394  
395  
396   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
397 < o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake
188 <   direction notices)
397 > o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
398   o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
399     more than one hop away
400 < o) Fixed bug where ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
400 > o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
401     haven't finished the SSL handshake
402   o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
403   o) Updated/fixed help files
# Line 202 | Line 411 | o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch w
411   o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
412   o) Minor code cleanups
413   o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
414 < o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were
206 <   not validated
414 > o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
415  
416  
417   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
418 < o) Administrators may now see channel modes in /LIST
418 > o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
419   o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
420  
421  
422   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
423   o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
424 < o) Changed WHOIS to show a client's certificate fingerprint
425 <   to administrators only
426 < o) The WHO reply now shows whether or not a nickname has
219 <   been registered with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
424 > o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
425 > o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
426 >   with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
427   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
428   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
429 <   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
430 < o) Services coders: added SVSKILL
429 >   administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
430 > o) Added SVSKILL command
431  
432  
433   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
434   o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
435     mode set by servers.
436 < o) /WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc
437 <   gateway
438 < 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.
436 > o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
437 > o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
438 >   Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
439   o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
440 <   set via /whois
440 >   set via WHOIS
441  
442  
443   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
444 < o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
444 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
445     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
446     nick names (SVSNICK)
447   o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
448   o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
449     buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
450 < o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, /WHOIS now shows the account name
450 > o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
451     of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
452 < o) Administrators can now see +s channels in /LIST
452 > o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
453  
454  
455   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
# Line 259 | Line 464 | o) Fixed possible core with empty motd f
464  
465   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
466   o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
467 <   if connect::aftype isn't set
467 >   if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
468  
469  
470   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
471   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
472     for more information
473 < o) Fixed bug where remote /STATS requests were not rate limited
474 < o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
473 > o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
474 > o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
475   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
476   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
477  
# Line 278 | Line 483 | o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switc
483  
484  
485   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
486 < o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
487 < o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
486 > o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
487 > o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
488   o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
489     and connect {} blocks.
490     In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
491     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
492     fingerprints
493 < o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
493 > o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
494     doc/reference.conf for more information
495   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
496     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
497     ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
498 < o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled. Reported by
294 <   Adam <adam@anope.org>
498 > o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
499  
500  
501   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
# Line 331 | Line 535 | o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
535   o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
536     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
537   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
538 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
538 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
539   o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
540  
541  
542   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
543   o) PCRE support has been dropped
544   o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
545 <   Similar to STATS x|q"
545 >   Similar to "STATS x|q"
546   o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
547     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
548     that has this mode set
549   o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
550     sending messages to a channel
551 < o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
551 > o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
552     now enabled by default
553  
554  
# Line 357 | Line 561 | o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
561  
562  
563   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
564 < ########################################################################
564 > #######################################################################
565   o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
566     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
567     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
568   #######################################################################
569 < o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
569 > o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
570     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
571     CIDR is supported
572 < o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
572 > o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
573   o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
574     in resv {} blocks
575 < o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
575 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
576     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
577   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
578     mempool allocator for Tor cells
579   o) Major code cleanups
580 < o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
580 > o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
581     Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
582   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
583   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
584 < o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
585 < o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
586 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
587 < o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
584 > o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
585 > o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
586 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
587 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
588  
589  
590   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
591   o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
592 <   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
592 >   of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
593   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
594  
595  
# Line 398 | Line 602 | o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may n
602  
603   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
604   o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
605 < o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
402 <   servers
605 > o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
606   o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
607     These previously used usermode +x.
608   o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
# Line 418 | Line 621 | o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are
621     A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
622     can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
623   ########################################################################
624 < o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
624 > o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
625   o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
626   o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
627   o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
# Line 428 | Line 631 | o) INFO now also shows configured values
631     and 'stats_e_disabled'
632   o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
633     to modules/
634 < o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
635 <   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
636 <   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
637 <   way as it does in csircd
634 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
635 >   on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
636 >   directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
637 >   same way as it does in csircd
638   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
639  
640  
641   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
642   o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
643 < o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
643 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
644  
645  
646   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
# Line 460 | Line 663 | o) IRC operators may now again see serve
663   o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
664   o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
665   o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
666 < o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
666 > o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
667  
668  
669   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
670   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
671     invalid characters
672 < o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
673 <   now enabled by default
672 > o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
673 >   This is now enabled by default
674   o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
675   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
676  
677  
678   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
679 < o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
679 > o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
680     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
681     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
682     for each class
# Line 485 | Line 688 | o) Fixed wrong syntax in several languag
688   o) Removed &localchannels
689   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
690   o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
691 < o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
691 > o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
692   o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
693   o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
694     These features are now enabled by default
695  
696  
697   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
698 < o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
698 > o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
699     when set to yes
700 < o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
700 > o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
701     was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
702   o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
703     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
# Line 531 | Line 734 | o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline',
734     these flags control
735   o) Removed Idle-time klines
736   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
737 < o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
738 <   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
737 > o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
738 >   controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
739   o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
740     file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
741   o) Added support for remote D-lines
# Line 548 | Line 751 | o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configu
751     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
752     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
753   o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
754 < o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
755 <   now sent by default
754 > o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
755 >   enabled by default
756   o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
757   o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
758   o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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