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1 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
2 + o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
3 +   intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
4 +   to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
5 + o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
6 + o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
7 + o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
8 + o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
9 +
10 +
11 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
12 + #######################################################################
13 + o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
14 +   to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
15 +   desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
16 + #######################################################################
17 + o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
18 + o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
19 + o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
20 + o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
21 +   /etc/resolv.conf
22 + o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
23 + o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
24 + o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
25 + o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
26 + o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
27 + o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
28 +
29 +
30 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
31 + o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
32 + o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
33 + o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
34 +
35 +
36 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
37 + #######################################################################
38 + o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
39 +   to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
40 + #######################################################################
41 + o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
42 + o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
43 +   would not have any effect
44 + o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
45 +   with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
46 + o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
47 +   operator {} blocks
48 + o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
49 +   to the DH param file
50 + o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
51 +   of flags see doc/reference.conf
52 +
53 +
54 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
55 + ########################################################################
56 + o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
57 +   instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
58 +   to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
59 + ########################################################################
60 + o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
61 +   following channel {} block configuration directives:
62 +   'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
63 +   'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
64 + ########################################################################
65 + o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
66 + o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
67 +   generated based on the server's name and description
68 + o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
69 + o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
70 +   '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
71 + o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
72 + o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
73 + o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
74 + o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
75 + o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
76 +   in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
77 +   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
78 + o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
79 +   irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
80 +   privileges.
81 + o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
82 + o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
83 +
84 +
85 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
86 + o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
87 +   have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
88 + o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
89 +   they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
90 +   operators that don't have administrator privileges
91 + o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
92 +   with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
93 +   way to add global user@host mask based server bans
94 + o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
95 +   configuration options to the general {} block
96 + o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
97 +   been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
98 + o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
99 + o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
100 + o) Various code cleanups
101 +
102 +
103 + -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
104 + o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
105 + o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
106 +   lead to stack corruption
107 + o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
108 +
109 +
110   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
111   o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
112   o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
# Line 14 | Line 123 | o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possi
123   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
124   o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
125     be seen in /whois
126 < o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
126 > o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
127     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
128   o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
129   o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
# Line 35 | Line 144 | o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would alway
144   o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
145   o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
146   o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
147 <   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
147 >   'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
148   o) Updated some help files
149   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
150   o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
# Line 43 | Line 152 | o) Operators may now see certificate fin
152  
153  
154   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
155 < o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
155 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
156   o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
157   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
158   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
159   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
160   o) Updated several help files
161 < o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
162 < o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
161 > o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
162 > o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
163     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
164     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
165 < o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
165 > o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
166   o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
167  
168  
169   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
170 < o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
170 > o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
171   o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
172   o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
173   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
# Line 77 | Line 186 | o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" d
186     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
187   o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
188     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
189 < o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
189 > o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
190 >   longer needed.
191  
192  
193   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
# Line 95 | Line 205 | o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.
205  
206  
207   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
208 < o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
208 > #####################################################################
209 > o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
210     and can't be disabled anymore
211 + #####################################################################
212   o) Many code cleanups and improvements
213   o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
214   o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
# Line 107 | Line 219 | o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration
219   o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
220     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
221   o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
222 <   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
222 >   specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
223   o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
224     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
225     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
# Line 118 | Line 230 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
230  
231  
232   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
233 < ########################################################################
234 < o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
235 <   general::warn_no_connect_block
236 < ########################################################################
233 > #########################################################################
234 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
235 >   'general::warn_no_connect_block'
236 > #########################################################################
237   o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
238   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
239   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
# Line 163 | Line 275 | o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer
275   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
276   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
277   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
278 <   if general::network_name contains spaces
278 >   if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
279  
280  
281   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
# Line 194 | Line 306 | o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fi
306  
307  
308   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
309 < o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
309 > o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
310   o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
311   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
312   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
313 < o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
313 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
314   o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
315   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
316     the ircd via SIGINT
# Line 240 | Line 352 | o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname
352     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
353   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
354   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
355 <   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
355 >   administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
356   o) Added SVSKILL command
357  
358  
# Line 278 | Line 390 | o) Fixed possible core with empty motd f
390  
391   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
392   o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
393 <   if connect::aftype isn't set
393 >   if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
394  
395  
396   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
397   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
398     for more information
399   o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
400 < o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
400 > o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
401   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
402   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
403  
# Line 297 | Line 409 | o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switc
409  
410  
411   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
412 < o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
413 < o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
412 > o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
413 > o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
414   o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
415     and connect {} blocks.
416     In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
417     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
418     fingerprints
419 < o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
419 > o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
420     doc/reference.conf for more information
421   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
422     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
# Line 349 | Line 461 | o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
461   o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
462     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
463   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
464 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
464 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
465   o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
466  
467  
468   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
469   o) PCRE support has been dropped
470   o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
471 <   Similar to STATS x|q"
471 >   Similar to "STATS x|q"
472   o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
473     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
474     that has this mode set
475   o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
476     sending messages to a channel
477 < o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
477 > o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
478     now enabled by default
479  
480  
# Line 375 | Line 487 | o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
487  
488  
489   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
490 < ########################################################################
490 > #######################################################################
491   o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
492     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
493     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
494   #######################################################################
495 < o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
495 > o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
496     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
497     CIDR is supported
498 < o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
498 > o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
499   o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
500     in resv {} blocks
501 < o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
501 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
502     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
503   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
504     mempool allocator for Tor cells
# Line 396 | Line 508 | o) Implemented new binary database stora
508   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
509   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
510   o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
511 < o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
512 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
513 < o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
511 > o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
512 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
513 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
514  
515  
516   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
517   o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
518 <   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
518 >   of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
519   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
520  
521  
# Line 445 | Line 557 | o) INFO now also shows configured values
557     and 'stats_e_disabled'
558   o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
559     to modules/
560 < o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
561 <   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
562 <   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
563 <   way as it does in csircd
560 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
561 >   on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
562 >   directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
563 >   same way as it does in csircd
564   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
565  
566  
# Line 483 | Line 595 | o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server
595   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
596   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
597     invalid characters
598 < o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
599 <   now enabled by default
598 > o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
599 >   This is now enabled by default
600   o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
601   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
602  
603  
604   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
605 < o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
605 > o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
606     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
607     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
608     for each class
# Line 502 | Line 614 | o) Fixed wrong syntax in several languag
614   o) Removed &localchannels
615   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
616   o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
617 < o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
617 > o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
618   o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
619   o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
620     These features are now enabled by default
621  
622  
623   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
624 < o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
624 > o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
625     when set to yes
626 < o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
626 > o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
627     was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
628   o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
629     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
# Line 548 | Line 660 | o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline',
660     these flags control
661   o) Removed Idle-time klines
662   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
663 < o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
664 <   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
663 > o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
664 >   controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
665   o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
666     file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
667   o) Added support for remote D-lines
# Line 565 | Line 677 | o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configu
677     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
678     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
679   o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
680 < o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
681 <   now sent by default
680 > o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
681 >   enabled by default
682   o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
683   o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
684   o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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