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1 < -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-??-??)
2 < o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
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 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
7 > o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
8 >   set to 0
9 > o) Fixed possible core on INVITE with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
10 >
11 >
12 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
13 > o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
14 >   allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
15 > o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
16 >   and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
17 > o) Minor updates to help files
18 >
19 >
20 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
21 > o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
22 >   for providing a box for testing purposes.
23 > o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
24 > o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
25 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
26 >
27 >
28 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
29 > o) Fixed server clustering
30 > o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
31 > o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
32 >   - Works now with IPv6 addresses
33 >   - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
34 >     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
35 >     serverinfo {} block
36 > o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
37 >
38 >
39 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
40 > o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
41 >   intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
42 >   to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
43 > o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
44 > o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
45 > o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
46 > o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
47 > o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
48 > o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
49 >
50 >
51 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
52 > #######################################################################
53 > o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
54 >   to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
55 >   desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
56 > #######################################################################
57 > o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
58 > o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
59 > o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
60 > o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
61 >   /etc/resolv.conf
62 > o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
63 > o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
64 > o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
65 > o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
66 > o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
67 > o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
68 >
69 >
70 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
71 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
72 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
73 > o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
74 >
75 >
76 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
77 > #######################################################################
78 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
79 >   to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
80 > #######################################################################
81 > o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
82 > o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
83 >   would not have any effect
84 > o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
85 >   with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
86 > o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
87 >   operator {} blocks
88 > o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
89 >   to the DH param file
90 > o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
91 >   of flags see doc/reference.conf
92 >
93 >
94 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
95 > ########################################################################
96 > o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
97 >   instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
98 >   to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
99 > ########################################################################
100 > o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
101 >   following channel {} block configuration directives:
102 >   'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
103 >   'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
104 > ########################################################################
105 > o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
106 > o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
107 >   generated based on the server's name and description
108 > o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
109 > o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
110 >   '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
111 > o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
112 > o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
113 > o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
114 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
115 > o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
116 >   in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
117 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
118 > o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
119 >   irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
120 >   privileges.
121 > o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
122 > o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
123 >
124 >
125 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
126 > o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
127 >   have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
128 > o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
129 >   they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
130 >   operators that don't have administrator privileges
131 > o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
132 >   with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
133 >   way to add global user@host mask based server bans
134 > o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
135 >   configuration options to the general {} block
136 > o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
137 >   been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
138 > o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
139 > o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
140 > o) Various code cleanups
141 >
142 >
143 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
144 > o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
145 > o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
146 >   lead to stack corruption
147 > o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
148 >
149 >
150 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
151 > o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
152   o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
153 + o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
154 +   limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
155 + o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
156  
157  
158   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
# Line 11 | Line 163 | o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possi
163   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
164   o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
165     be seen in /whois
166 < o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
166 > o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
167     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
168   o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
169   o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
# Line 32 | Line 184 | o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would alway
184   o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
185   o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
186   o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
187 <   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
187 >   'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
188   o) Updated some help files
189   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
190   o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
# Line 40 | Line 192 | o) Operators may now see certificate fin
192  
193  
194   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
195 < o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
195 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
196   o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
197   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
198   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
199   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
200   o) Updated several help files
201 < o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
202 < o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
201 > o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
202 > o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
203     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
204     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
205 < o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
205 > o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
206   o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
207  
208  
209   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
210 < o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
210 > o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
211   o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
212   o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
213   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
# Line 74 | Line 226 | o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" d
226     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
227   o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
228     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
229 < o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
229 > o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
230 >   longer needed.
231  
232  
233   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
# Line 92 | Line 245 | o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.
245  
246  
247   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
248 < o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
248 > #####################################################################
249 > o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
250     and can't be disabled anymore
251 + #####################################################################
252   o) Many code cleanups and improvements
253   o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
254   o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
# Line 104 | Line 259 | o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration
259   o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
260     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
261   o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
262 <   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
262 >   specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
263   o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
264     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
265     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
# Line 115 | Line 270 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
270  
271  
272   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
273 < ########################################################################
274 < o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
275 <   general::warn_no_connect_block
276 < ########################################################################
273 > #########################################################################
274 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
275 >   'general::warn_no_connect_block'
276 > #########################################################################
277   o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
278   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
279   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
# Line 160 | Line 315 | o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer
315   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
316   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
317   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
318 <   if general::network_name contains spaces
318 >   if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
319  
320  
321   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
# Line 191 | Line 346 | o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fi
346  
347  
348   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
349 < o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
349 > o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
350   o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
351   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
352   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
353 < o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
353 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
354   o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
355   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
356     the ircd via SIGINT
# Line 237 | Line 392 | o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname
392     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
393   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
394   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
395 <   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
395 >   administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
396   o) Added SVSKILL command
397  
398  
# Line 275 | Line 430 | o) Fixed possible core with empty motd f
430  
431   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
432   o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
433 <   if connect::aftype isn't set
433 >   if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
434  
435  
436   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
437   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
438     for more information
439   o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
440 < o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
440 > o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
441   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
442   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
443  
# Line 294 | Line 449 | o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switc
449  
450  
451   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
452 < o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
453 < o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
452 > o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
453 > o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
454   o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
455     and connect {} blocks.
456     In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
457     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
458     fingerprints
459 < o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
459 > o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
460     doc/reference.conf for more information
461   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
462     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
# Line 346 | Line 501 | o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
501   o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
502     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
503   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
504 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
504 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
505   o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
506  
507  
508   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
509   o) PCRE support has been dropped
510   o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
511 <   Similar to STATS x|q"
511 >   Similar to "STATS x|q"
512   o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
513     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
514     that has this mode set
515   o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
516     sending messages to a channel
517 < o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
517 > o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
518     now enabled by default
519  
520  
# Line 372 | Line 527 | o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
527  
528  
529   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
530 < ########################################################################
530 > #######################################################################
531   o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
532     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
533     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
534   #######################################################################
535 < o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
535 > o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
536     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
537     CIDR is supported
538 < o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
538 > o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
539   o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
540     in resv {} blocks
541 < o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
541 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
542     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
543   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
544     mempool allocator for Tor cells
# Line 393 | Line 548 | o) Implemented new binary database stora
548   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
549   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
550   o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
551 < o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
552 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
553 < o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
551 > o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
552 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
553 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
554  
555  
556   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
557   o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
558 <   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
558 >   of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
559   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
560  
561  
# Line 442 | Line 597 | o) INFO now also shows configured values
597     and 'stats_e_disabled'
598   o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
599     to modules/
600 < o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
601 <   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
602 <   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
603 <   way as it does in csircd
600 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
601 >   on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
602 >   directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
603 >   same way as it does in csircd
604   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
605  
606  
# Line 480 | Line 635 | o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server
635   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
636   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
637     invalid characters
638 < o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
639 <   now enabled by default
638 > o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
639 >   This is now enabled by default
640   o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
641   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
642  
643  
644   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
645 < o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
645 > o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
646     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
647     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
648     for each class
# Line 499 | Line 654 | o) Fixed wrong syntax in several languag
654   o) Removed &localchannels
655   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
656   o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
657 < o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
657 > o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
658   o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
659   o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
660     These features are now enabled by default
661  
662  
663   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
664 < o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
664 > o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
665     when set to yes
666 < o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
666 > o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
667     was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
668   o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
669     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
# Line 545 | Line 700 | o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline',
700     these flags control
701   o) Removed Idle-time klines
702   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
703 < o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
704 <   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
703 > o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
704 >   controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
705   o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
706     file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
707   o) Added support for remote D-lines
# Line 562 | Line 717 | o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configu
717     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
718     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
719   o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
720 < o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
721 <   now sent by default
720 > o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
721 >   enabled by default
722   o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
723   o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
724   o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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