--- ircd-hybrid-7.2/RELNOTES 2005/12/24 22:10:42 324 +++ ircd-hybrid/trunk/NEWS 2020/01/21 17:48:20 9196 @@ -1,93 +1,877 @@ --- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1beta1 RELNOTES -o) Fixed bug where particular clients would always receive - "Load is temporarily too heavy" message -o) Improved memory consumption, i.e. memory consumption has - been reduced for remote clients -o) Fixed possible core in case default_cipher_preference directive isn't set -o) Fixed "CHANSERV INVITE" bug with anope services - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES -o) Fixed broken operwall = yes; -o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}. List of modes to get on /OPER. -o) Fixed a WHOIS bug -o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even - if invisible_on_connect is turned off -o) Removed invite_ops_only, controlled by paranoid (+p) now -o) Better DDoS protection -o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64 -o) Fixed /dev/poll - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES -o) ircd can dynamically change all its client/fd limits at runtime -o) Added epoll as the primary I/O engine under Linux -o) Local channels will not show up in remote /WHOIS -o) Added hidden_name which allows customized hidden server names -o) Added restrict_channels to define a static channel set -o) Added --disable-gline-voting to disable G-Line votes - for small networks or people who don't want it. -o) Allow accumulating more ip= entries in an exempt{} block -o) Various improvements and bugfixes -o) Make win32 build usable -o) Fixed ban caching bug -o) Cosmetical fixes to TIME -o) Get "KLINE nick" to work with clients that have a spoof -o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction with names that include escaped - characters such as \*, \?, \#. - - --- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES -o) Usermode +G, like +g, but allow messaging from people on common channels -o) Usermode +D - "deaf", don't receive channel messages -o) RXLINE and RKLINE - commands for setting regexp K/X lines -o) Join flood is now detected and reported to +b opers -o) Re-added REJECT_HOLD - lock clients for a while before throwing away -o) ping_warning, a class{} option to notify opers before "Ping timeout" -o) New hooking system, modularised: usermodes, iauth, message filtering etc. -o) Network I/O speedups -o) Various cleanups and bugfixes -o) Support for client SSL -o) Support for services (contrib/m_services.c) -o) IP cloaking module (contrib/ip_cloaking.c) -o) Native win32 build +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.27 (2019-??-??) +o) Experimental support for wolfSSL has been implemented. Minimum supported version is 4.3.0 +o) The --enable-openssl, --enable-gnutls switches, and their disabling counterparts + --disable-openssl and --disable-gnutls, have been replaced with the --with-tls switch + which takes one of the following options: 'openssl', 'wolfssl', 'gnutls', and 'none'. + If nothing has been specified, configure tries to autodetect in the following order: + openssl/libressl -> gnutls -> wolfssl. +o) Fixed segfault with GnuTLS/libgmp in case there's no DH parameters file + defined in 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_param_file' or if that file is missing +o) The connection timeout for connect{} blocks can now be configured via + the 'connect::timeout' configuration directive +o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.1.1 now +o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.6.5 now +o) Supported TLSv1.3 cipher suites can now be configured explicitely via the + new 'serverinfo::tls_cipher_suites' configuration directive +o) In the serverinfo {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed: + ssl_certificate_file -> tls_certificate_file + ssl_dh_param_file -> tls_dh_param_file + ssl_dh_elliptic_curve -> tls_supported_groups + ssl_cipher_list -> tls_cipher_list + ssl_message_digest_algorithm -> tls_message_digest_algorithm +o) In the operator {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed: + ssl_certificate_fingerprint -> tls_certificate_fingerprint + ssl_connection_required -> tls_connection_required +o) In the connect {} block, the following configuration directives have been renamed: + ssl_cipher_list -> tls_cipher_list + ssl_certificate_fingerprint -> tls_certificate_fingerprint + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.26 (2019-05-31) +o) The 'general::tkline_expire_notices' configuration directive has been + replaced with user mode 'X'. *LINE expiration notices are sent to IRC + operators with that mode set +o) Fixed issue with '/rehash conf' creating duplicated class entries + instead of updating existing ones that are already in use +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjEbq + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.25 (2019-04-24) +o) The 'class::number_per_ip', 'class::max_local' and 'class::max_global' + configuration directives have been replaced with just 'class::number_per_ip_local' + and 'class::number_per_ip_global'. The 'class::max_local' basically was + redundant as it had the same functionality as 'class::number_per_ip' +o) Adding RESVs with wildcards no longer requires administrator privileges +o) The 'general::ignore_bogus_ts' configuration option has been deprecated +o) TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.0 are no longer supported and have been disabled in + the openssl and gnutls module +o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1f now +o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.5.8 now +o) The 'serverinfo::vhost' and 'serverinfo:vhost6' configuration directives have + been deprecated. If you need to bind() a specific address you can specify one + in the connect {} block +o) The 'connect::vhost' configuration directive has been renamed to 'connect::bind' +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVk + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.24 (2018-04-05) +o) Added "STATS s" to show configured pseudo {} blocks +o) Implemented channel mode 'N' which prevents users from changing their + nick while in a channel with that mode set +o) Services clients are now shown with 'is a Network Service' in "WHOIS" +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVt + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.23 (2018-03-26) +o) irc-operators are now able to see a user's resolved hostname in /whowas, + and /whois even if the user has a fakehost/vhost +o) RPL_WELCOME now does use the rfc2812 style nick!user@host format +o) Removed rudimentary libgeoip support +o) Added --enable-efence switch to allow easy linking with the + electric fence memory debugger library +o) "JOIN 0" is no longer supported +o) Fixed bug where ircd would not remove RPL_WHOISOPERATOR based svstags + when deoppering +o) Fixed 'unknown closes' statistic in "STATS t" showing invalid values sometimes +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVq + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.22 (2017-03-26) +o) Implemented channel mode 'L'. Channels with that mode set can make use of an + extended ban list size specified with the new 'channel::max_bans_large' + configuraton option. This mode can be set only by irc-operators or servers. +o) Implemented channel mode 'u' which hides bmask (+b/+e/+I) lists and mode changes + to non-chanops everywhere +o) Fixed an issue with "TRACE" where remote servers would reply with RPL_TRACEUSER + numerics containing UIDs +o) "STATS z" now shows simple memory stats of servers linked to the network +o) Added support for remote "ETRACE" +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVO + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.21 (2016-11-27) +o) The 'general::default_floodtime' configuration option has been added + along with the "SET FLOODTIME" command. These allow to fine-tune the + message throttling better +o) Fixed an issue with /invite not showing the list of channels the + sender is invited to +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVG + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.20 (2016-11-05) +o) "INFO" now shows GnuTLS/OpenSSL library/header versions +o) Added 'channel::max_invites' configuration option. See doc/reference.conf + for more information. +o) INVITE expirations have been implemented. Expire time can be adjusted with + the 'channel::invite_expire_time' configuration directive +o) /whois notices to operators have been re-added. User mode +y is required + to see them +o) The maximum line length for motd files has been increased to 320 bytes + to support multibyte encodings better +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVZ + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.19 (2016-08-21) +o) Fixed a possible server name leak in "WHO" with server hiding enabled +o) "WHO" now allows opers to search by IP address +o) Admins no longer can see IP addresses in "STATS P" with + 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' enabled +o) User mode 'n' now shows nick name changes from remote clients, too +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRVC + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22) +o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options +o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z" +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSx + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21) +o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length' + set to 0 +o) Fixed possible core on "INVITE" with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0 +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSp + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20) +o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which + allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history +o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard', + and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings +o) Minor updates to help files +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjRSj + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24) +o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net + for providing a box for testing purposes. +o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks +o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners +o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9v + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09) +o) Fixed server clustering +o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem +o) Improvements to libGeoIP support: + - Works now with IPv6 addresses + - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file', + and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the + serverinfo {} block +o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support +o) For a full list of all changes in this release, see https://git.io/fjR9f + + +-- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02) +o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection + intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs + to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch. +o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now +o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now +o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH