--- ircd-hybrid-7.2/RELNOTES 2005/12/09 05:39:16 304 +++ ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS 2015/03/01 13:46:24 5635 @@ -1,72 +1,589 @@ --- ircd-hybrid-7.2 RELNOTES -o) Fixed broken operwall = yes; -o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}. List of modes to get on /OPER. -o) Fixed a WHOIS bug -o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even - if invisible_on_connect is turned off -o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now -o) Better DDoS protection -o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64 -o) Fixed /dev/poll - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES -o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime -o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux -o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS -o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names -o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set -o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes - for small networks or people who don't want it. -o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block -o) Various improvements and bugfixes -o) Make win32 build usable -o) Fixed ban caching bug -o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME -o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof -o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped - characters such as \*, \?, \#. - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES -o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels -o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages -o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting regexp K/X lines -o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers -o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away -o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout" -o) New hooking system, modularised: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc. -o) Network I/O speedups -o) Various cleanups and bugfixes -o) Support for client SSL -o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c) -o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c) -o) Native win32 build +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-??-??) +o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only' +o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24) +o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing + the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17) +o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can + be seen in /whois +o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default + RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois. +o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op +o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST + issued by services clients + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11) +######################################################################## +o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed: + + max_clients -> default_max_clients + join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count + join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time +######################################################################## +o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and + "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set" + command +o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel +o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic +o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the + general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0 +o) Updated some help files +o) Minor code cleanups and improvements +o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden + channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only. + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20) +o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability +o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well +o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX' +o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only. +o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags +o) Updated several help files +o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated +o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated. + Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes; + hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits. +o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option +o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21) +o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected +o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs +o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g +o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets + have been disabled +o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation +o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in + + +-- 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 commands have 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) 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) The 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 the 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 certificate fingerprint to administrators only +o) The WHO reply now shows if 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) Added SVSKILL command + + +-- 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 could 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 the LIST reply + + +-- 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 + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06) +######################################################################## +o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from + general {} block to serverhide {} block +######################################################################## +o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements +o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have + the +l mode set +o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers +o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more + information +o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23) +o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19) +o) Fixed broken spoofs + + +-- 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 + by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local + clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for + remote clients +o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags +o) Improve/cleanup HELP system + + +-- 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 +o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes +o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices) + + +-- 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 operator {} block has been used. + Similar to STATS x|q" +o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically + prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel + that has this mode set +o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when + sending messages to a channel +o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is + now enabled by default + + +-- 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 +o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected +o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected + + +-- 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. + Read doc/reference.conf for more details +####################################################################### +o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a + ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask. + CIDR is supported +o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option +o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries + 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 + mempool allocator for Tor cells +o) Major code cleanups +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 +o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames +o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree +o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option +o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes +o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability + + +-- 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 + + +-- 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 + + +-- 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 +o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e. + These previously used usermode +x. +o) Services may now change the host of a specific user + via "SVSMODE +x " + + +-- 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() + + +-- 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 + can now be found in the serverinfo {} block +######################################################################## +o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd +o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash +o) Improved logging of configuration file issues +o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run +o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped +o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values +o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels', + and 'stats_e_disabled' +o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/ + to modules/ +o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on + how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives + have been configured. This feature basically works in the same + way as it does in csircd +o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units + + +-- 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 + + +-- 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 + + +-- 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 + clock is running backwards +o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched +o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module +o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices + + +-- 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 operator {} blocks +o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services +o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server + + +-- 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 + + +-- 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" + for each class +o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description + + +-- 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 +o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization +o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option +o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode +o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options. + These features are now enabled by default + + +-- 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 + was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user +o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands + with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD + and LIST parameters. + MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload + all modules +o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name +o) Removed OMOTD module +o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command +o) Improved TS6 support +o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive + + +-- 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 + - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages + - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can + deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps. + - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These + previously used usermode +r. + - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel) + - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message) + - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel) + - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.) + - Added services {} block to ircd.conf + - Added services_name directive to general {} block + - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too +o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should + only be added via ircd.conf +o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator + privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what + these flags control +o) Removed Idle-time klines +o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore +o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now + controlled via connect::flags explicitly +o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on + file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now +o) Added support for remote D-lines +o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and + hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now + be hidden even on remote servers +o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks +o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of + SSL/TLS for inter-server communication. + NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS + connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL +o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and + added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead. + Both of these options can now be changed at runtime +o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2 +o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are + now sent by default +o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well +o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/ +o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS - BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report - the bug in one of the following ways: - a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org. - b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/ - Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h, defaults.h, and - ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive + the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org + Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and + ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive information masked). DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues, - including betas. To subscribe, use this link: + including betas. To subscribe, use this link: https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid - This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here - is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ. - You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/ + This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org -Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release - -Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL +Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $Id$