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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 > -- 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) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
6 > o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
7 > o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
8 > o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
9 > o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
10 > o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
11 >
12 >
13 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
14 > #######################################################################
15 > o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
16 >   to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
17 >   desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
18 > #######################################################################
19 > o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
20 > o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
21 > o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
22 > o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
23 >   /etc/resolv.conf
24 > o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
25 > o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
26 > o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
27 > o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
28 > o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
29 > o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
30 >
31 >
32 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
33 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
34 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
35 > o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
36 >
37 >
38 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
39 > #######################################################################
40 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
41 >   to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
42 > #######################################################################
43 > o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
44 > o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
45 >   would not have any effect
46 > o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
47 >   with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
48 > o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
49 >   operator {} blocks
50 > o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
51 >   to the DH param file
52 > o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
53 >   of flags see doc/reference.conf
54 >
55 >
56 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
57 > ########################################################################
58 > o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
59 >   instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
60 >   to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
61 > ########################################################################
62 > o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
63 >   following channel {} block configuration directives:
64 >   'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
65 >   'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
66 > ########################################################################
67 > o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
68 > o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
69 >   generated based on the server's name and description
70 > o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
71 > o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
72 >   '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
73 > o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
74 > o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
75 > o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
76 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
77 > o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
78 >   in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
79 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
80 > o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
81 >   irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
82 >   privileges.
83 > o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
84 > o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
85 >
86 >
87 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
88 > o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
89 >   have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
90 > o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
91 >   they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
92 >   operators that don't have administrator privileges
93 > o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
94 >   with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
95 >   way to add global user@host mask based server bans
96 > o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
97 >   configuration options to the general {} block
98 > o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
99 >   been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
100 > o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
101 > o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
102 > o) Various code cleanups
103 >
104 >
105 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
106 > o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
107 > o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
108 >   lead to stack corruption
109 > o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
110 >
111 >
112 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
113 > o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
114   o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
115 + o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
116 +   limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
117 + o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
118  
119  
120   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
# Line 11 | Line 125 | o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possi
125   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
126   o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
127     be seen in /whois
128 < o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
128 > o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
129     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
130   o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
131   o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
# Line 32 | Line 146 | o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would alway
146   o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
147   o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
148   o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
149 <   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
149 >   'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
150   o) Updated some help files
151   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
152   o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
# Line 40 | Line 154 | o) Operators may now see certificate fin
154  
155  
156   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
157 < o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
157 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
158   o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
159   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
160   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
161   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
162   o) Updated several help files
163 < o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
164 < o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
163 > o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
164 > o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
165     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
166     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
167 < o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
167 > o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
168   o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
169  
170  
171   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
172 < o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
172 > o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
173   o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
174   o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
175   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
# Line 74 | Line 188 | o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" d
188     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
189   o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
190     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
191 < o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
191 > o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
192 >   longer needed.
193  
194  
195   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
# Line 92 | Line 207 | o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.
207  
208  
209   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
210 < o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
210 > #####################################################################
211 > o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
212     and can't be disabled anymore
213 + #####################################################################
214   o) Many code cleanups and improvements
215   o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
216   o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
# Line 104 | Line 221 | o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration
221   o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
222     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
223   o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
224 <   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
224 >   specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
225   o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
226     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
227     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
# Line 115 | Line 232 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
232  
233  
234   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
235 < ########################################################################
236 < o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
237 <   general::warn_no_connect_block
238 < ########################################################################
235 > #########################################################################
236 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
237 >   'general::warn_no_connect_block'
238 > #########################################################################
239   o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
240   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
241   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
# Line 127 | Line 244 | o) Added usermode +p which hides channel
244   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
245   o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
246     and below.
247 < o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART has been added
247 > o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
248   o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
249   o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
250     and SPATH (Path to server executable)
# Line 160 | Line 277 | o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer
277   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
278   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
279   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
280 <   if general::network_name contains spaces
280 >   if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
281  
282  
283   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
# Line 191 | Line 308 | o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fi
308  
309  
310   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
311 < o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
311 > o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
312   o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
313   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
314   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
315 < o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
315 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
316   o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
317   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
318     the ircd via SIGINT
# Line 237 | Line 354 | o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname
354     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
355   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
356   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
357 <   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
357 >   administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
358   o) Added SVSKILL command
359  
360  
# Line 252 | Line 369 | o) Administrators are now able to see al
369  
370  
371   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
372 < o) Fixed bug that would lead to a desynchronized nick database
372 > o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
373     throughout the entire network if using services enforced
374     nick names (SVSNICK)
375   o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
# Line 275 | Line 392 | o) Fixed possible core with empty motd f
392  
393   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
394   o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
395 <   if connect::aftype isn't set
395 >   if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
396  
397  
398   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
399   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
400     for more information
401   o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
402 < o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
402 > o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
403   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
404   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
405  
# Line 294 | Line 411 | o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switc
411  
412  
413   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
414 < o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
415 < o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
414 > o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
415 > o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
416   o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
417     and connect {} blocks.
418     In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
419     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
420     fingerprints
421 < o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
421 > o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
422     doc/reference.conf for more information
423   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
424     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
# Line 346 | Line 463 | o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
463   o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
464     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
465   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
466 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
466 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
467   o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
468  
469  
470   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
471   o) PCRE support has been dropped
472   o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
473 <   Similar to STATS x|q"
473 >   Similar to "STATS x|q"
474   o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
475     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
476     that has this mode set
477   o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
478     sending messages to a channel
479 < o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
479 > o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
480     now enabled by default
481  
482  
# Line 372 | Line 489 | o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
489  
490  
491   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
492 < ########################################################################
492 > #######################################################################
493   o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
494     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
495     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
496   #######################################################################
497 < o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
497 > o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
498     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
499     CIDR is supported
500 < o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
500 > o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
501   o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
502     in resv {} blocks
503 < o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
503 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
504     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
505   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
506     mempool allocator for Tor cells
# Line 393 | Line 510 | o) Implemented new binary database stora
510   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
511   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
512   o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
513 < o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
514 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
515 < o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
513 > o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
514 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
515 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
516  
517  
518   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
519   o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
520 <   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
520 >   of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
521   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
522  
523  
# Line 442 | Line 559 | o) INFO now also shows configured values
559     and 'stats_e_disabled'
560   o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
561     to modules/
562 < o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
563 <   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
564 <   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
565 <   way as it does in csircd
562 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
563 >   on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
564 >   directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
565 >   same way as it does in csircd
566   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
567  
568  
# Line 480 | Line 597 | o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server
597   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
598   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
599     invalid characters
600 < o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
601 <   now enabled by default
600 > o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
601 >   This is now enabled by default
602   o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
603   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
604  
605  
606   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
607 < o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
607 > o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
608     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
609     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
610     for each class
# Line 499 | Line 616 | o) Fixed wrong syntax in several languag
616   o) Removed &localchannels
617   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
618   o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
619 < o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
619 > o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
620   o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
621   o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
622     These features are now enabled by default
623  
624  
625   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
626 < o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
626 > o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
627     when set to yes
628 < o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
628 > o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
629     was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
630   o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
631     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
# Line 545 | Line 662 | o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline',
662     these flags control
663   o) Removed Idle-time klines
664   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
665 < o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
666 <   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
665 > o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
666 >   controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
667   o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
668     file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
669   o) Added support for remote D-lines
# Line 562 | Line 679 | o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configu
679     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
680     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
681   o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
682 < o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
683 <   now sent by default
682 > o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
683 >   enabled by default
684   o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
685   o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
686   o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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