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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 >
7 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26)
8 > o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas,
9 >   and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost
10 > o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format
11 > o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support
12 > o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the
13 >   electric fence memory debugger library
14 > o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported
15 > o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags
16 >   when deoppering
17 > o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes
18 >
19 >
20 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26)
21 > o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an
22 >   extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large'
23 >   configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers.
24 > o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes
25 >   to non-chanops everywhere
26 > o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER
27 >   numerics containing UIDs
28 > o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network
29 > o) Added support for remote "ETRACE"
30 >
31 >
32 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27)
33 > o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added
34 >   along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the
35 >   message throttling better
36 > o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the
37 >   sender is invited to
38 >
39 >
40 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05)
41 > o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions
42 > o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf
43 >   for more information.
44 > o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with
45 >   the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive
46 > o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required
47 >   to see them
48 > o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes
49 >   to support multibyte encodings better
50 >
51 >
52 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21)
53 > o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled
54 > o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address
55 > o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with
56 >   'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled
57 > o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too
58 >
59 >
60 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
61 > o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
62 > o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z"
63 >
64 >
65 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
66 > o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
67 >   set to 0
68 > o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
69 >
70 >
71 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
72 > o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
73 >   allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
74 > o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
75 >   and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
76 > o) Minor updates to help files
77 >
78 >
79 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
80 > o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
81 >   for providing a box for testing purposes.
82 > o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
83 > o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
84 > o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
85 >
86 >
87 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
88 > o) Fixed server clustering
89 > o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
90 > o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
91 >   - Works now with IPv6 addresses
92 >   - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
93 >     and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
94 >     serverinfo {} block
95 > o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
96 >
97 >
98 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
99 > o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
100 >   intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
101 >   to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
102 > o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
103 > o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
104 > o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
105 > o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
106 > o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
107 > o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
108 >
109 >
110 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
111 > #######################################################################
112 > o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
113 >   to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
114 >   desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
115 > #######################################################################
116 > o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
117 > o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
118 > o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
119 > o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
120 >   /etc/resolv.conf
121 > o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
122 > o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
123 > o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
124 > o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
125 > o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
126 > o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
127 >
128 >
129 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
130 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
131 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
132 > o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
133 >
134 >
135 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
136 > #######################################################################
137 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
138 >   to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
139 > #######################################################################
140 > o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
141 > o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
142 >   would not have any effect
143 > o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
144 >   with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
145 > o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
146 >   operator {} blocks
147 > o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
148 >   to the DH param file
149 > o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
150 >   of flags see doc/reference.conf
151 >
152 >
153 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
154 > ########################################################################
155 > o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
156 >   instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
157 >   to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
158 > ########################################################################
159 > o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
160 >   following channel {} block configuration directives:
161 >   'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
162 >   'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
163 > ########################################################################
164 > o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
165 > o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
166 >   generated based on the server's name and description
167 > o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
168 > o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
169 >   '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
170 > o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
171 > o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
172 > o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
173 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
174 > o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
175 >   in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
176 >   See doc/reference.conf for more information.
177 > o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
178 >   irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
179 >   privileges.
180 > o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
181 > o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
182 >
183 >
184 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
185 > o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
186 >   have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
187 > o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
188 >   they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
189 >   operators that don't have administrator privileges
190 > o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
191 >   with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
192 >   way to add global user@host mask based server bans
193 > o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
194 >   configuration options to the general {} block
195 > o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
196 >   been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
197 > o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
198 > o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
199 > o) Various code cleanups
200 >
201 >
202 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
203 > o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
204 > o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
205 >   lead to stack corruption
206 > o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
207 >
208 >
209 > -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
210 > o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
211   o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
212 + o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
213 +   limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
214 + o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
215  
216  
217   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
# Line 11 | Line 222 | o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possi
222   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
223   o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
224     be seen in /whois
225 < o) Added oper::whois configuration option which allows to override the default
225 > o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
226     RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
227   o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
228   o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
# Line 32 | Line 243 | o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would alway
243   o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
244   o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
245   o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
246 <   general::default_floodcount configuration option to 0
246 >   'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
247   o) Updated some help files
248   o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
249   o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
# Line 40 | Line 251 | o) Operators may now see certificate fin
251  
252  
253   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
254 < o) Added support for the "extended-join" client capability
254 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
255   o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
256   o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
257   o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
258   o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
259   o) Updated several help files
260 < o) The general::hide_spoof_ips configuration option has been deprecated
261 < o) The general::true_no_oper_flood configuration option has been deprecated.
260 > o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
261 > o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
262     Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
263     hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
264 < o) Added general::stats_m_oper_only configuration option
264 > o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
265   o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
266  
267  
268   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
269 < o) Fixed bug where "/undline remote.server IP" did not work as expected
269 > o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
270   o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
271   o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
272   o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
# Line 74 | Line 285 | o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" d
285     or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
286   o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
287     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
288 < o) Removed general::services_name configuration option. This is now no longer needed.
288 > o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
289 >   longer needed.
290  
291  
292   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
# Line 92 | Line 304 | o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.
304  
305  
306   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
307 < o) Channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
307 > #####################################################################
308 > o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
309     and can't be disabled anymore
310 + #####################################################################
311   o) Many code cleanups and improvements
312   o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
313   o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
# Line 104 | Line 318 | o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration
318   o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
319     See doc/reference.conf for more information.
320   o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
321 <   specified via the serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve configuration option.
321 >   specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
322   o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
323     ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
324     on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
# Line 115 | Line 329 | o) Code cleanups/performance improvement
329  
330  
331   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
332 < ########################################################################
333 < o) IMPORTANT: renamed general::warn_no_nline configuration directive to
334 <   general::warn_no_connect_block
335 < ########################################################################
332 > #########################################################################
333 > o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
334 >   'general::warn_no_connect_block'
335 > #########################################################################
336   o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
337   o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
338   o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
# Line 160 | Line 374 | o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer
374   o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
375   o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
376   o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
377 <   if general::network_name contains spaces
377 >   if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
378  
379  
380   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
# Line 191 | Line 405 | o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fi
405  
406  
407   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
408 < o) WHOWAS now honors serverhide::disable_remote_commands
408 > o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
409   o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
410   o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
411   o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
412 < o) Added support for "userhost-in-names" client capability
412 > o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
413   o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
414   o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
415     the ircd via SIGINT
# Line 237 | Line 451 | o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname
451     with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
452   o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
453   o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
454 <   administrators, even if serverhide::hide_server_ips was set to 'yes'
454 >   administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
455   o) Added SVSKILL command
456  
457  
# Line 275 | Line 489 | o) Fixed possible core with empty motd f
489  
490   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
491   o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
492 <   if connect::aftype isn't set
492 >   if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
493  
494  
495   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
496   o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
497     for more information
498   o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
499 < o) Fixed core with empty auth::spoof entries
499 > o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
500   o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
501   o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
502  
# Line 294 | Line 508 | o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switc
508  
509  
510   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
511 < o) Added general::cycle_on_host_change configuration option
512 < o) Added general::stats_u_oper_only configuration option
511 > o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
512 > o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
513   o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
514     and connect {} blocks.
515     In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
516     to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
517     fingerprints
518 < o) Added operator::ssl_connection_required configuration option. See
518 > o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
519     doc/reference.conf for more information
520   o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
521     to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
# Line 346 | Line 560 | o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
560   o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
561     name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
562   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
563 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
563 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
564   o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
565  
566  
567   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
568   o) PCRE support has been dropped
569   o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
570 <   Similar to STATS x|q"
570 >   Similar to "STATS x|q"
571   o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
572     prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
573     that has this mode set
574   o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
575     sending messages to a channel
576 < o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
576 > o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
577     now enabled by default
578  
579  
# Line 372 | Line 586 | o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
586  
587  
588   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
589 < ########################################################################
589 > #######################################################################
590   o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
591     single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
592     Read doc/reference.conf for more details
593   #######################################################################
594 < o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
594 > o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
595     ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
596     CIDR is supported
597 < o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
597 > o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
598   o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
599     in resv {} blocks
600 < o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
600 > o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
601     A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
602   o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
603     mempool allocator for Tor cells
# Line 393 | Line 607 | o) Implemented new binary database stora
607   o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
608   o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
609   o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
610 < o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
611 < o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
612 < o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
610 > o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
611 > o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
612 > o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
613  
614  
615   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
616   o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
617 <   of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
617 >   of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
618   o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
619  
620  
# Line 442 | Line 656 | o) INFO now also shows configured values
656     and 'stats_e_disabled'
657   o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
658     to modules/
659 < o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
660 <   how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
661 <   have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
662 <   way as it does in csircd
659 > o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
660 >   on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
661 >   directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
662 >   same way as it does in csircd
663   o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
664  
665  
# Line 480 | Line 694 | o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server
694   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
695   o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
696     invalid characters
697 < o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
698 <   now enabled by default
697 > o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
698 >   This is now enabled by default
699   o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
700   o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
701  
702  
703   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
704 < o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
704 > o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
705     new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
706     The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
707     for each class
# Line 499 | Line 713 | o) Fixed wrong syntax in several languag
713   o) Removed &localchannels
714   o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
715   o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
716 < o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
716 > o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
717   o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
718   o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
719     These features are now enabled by default
720  
721  
722   -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
723 < o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
723 > o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
724     when set to yes
725 < o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
725 > o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
726     was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
727   o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
728     with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
# Line 545 | Line 759 | o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline',
759     these flags control
760   o) Removed Idle-time klines
761   o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
762 < o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
763 <   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
762 > o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
763 >   controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
764   o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
765     file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
766   o) Added support for remote D-lines
# Line 562 | Line 776 | o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configu
776     added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
777     Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
778   o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
779 < o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
780 <   now sent by default
779 > o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
780 >   enabled by default
781   o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
782   o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
783   o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements

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