--- ircd-hybrid-7.2/RELNOTES	2005/10/08 11:26:25	94
+++ ircd-hybrid-8/NEWS	2012/01/30 23:41:59	1274
@@ -1,45 +1,31 @@
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc2 RELNOTES
-o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
-o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
-o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
-
-
--- 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
+-- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
+o) Implemented full services support. Among other things, the following changes
+   have been done for this:
+   - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
+   - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
+   - Usermode +r (registered nick) has been added, as well as
+     channelmode +r (registered channel)
+   - Now that usermode +r has a different function than before, rejected
+     client notices now go to new usermode +j
+   - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
+   - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
+   - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
+   - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
+   - Added services_name directive to general{} block
+o) RKLINE and RXLINE commands have been removed. Regular expression based
+   bans should only be added via ircd.conf
+o) Added 'globops', 'restart' and 'module' operator privilege flags.
+   Read etc/example.conf for further explanation of what these flags
+   are supposed to be doing
+o) Idle-time klines have been removed
+o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
+o) Remove general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
+   controlled via connect::flags explicitly
+o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
+   file sizes
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-This is a beta version of ircd-hybrid-7.2.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it at your own risk.  By running this
  code you assume FULL responsibility for any problems it may cause.  We do
@@ -49,11 +35,9 @@ NOTE: This is still BETA code.  Run it a
 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
 
 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
- the bug in one of the following ways:
-  a) By EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org.
-  b) On http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
- Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your setup.h, defaults.h, and
- ircd.conf with any report  (with passwords and other sensitive
+ the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
+ Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
+ ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
  information masked).
 
 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
@@ -61,19 +45,10 @@ DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for
     https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
  This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.  Posting here
  is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
- You can also use Hybrid forums at http://forum.ircd-hybrid.org/
-
-TESTING: This code is under active development, and a lot changes from beta
- to beta.  As the user of this code, we request that you help us test things
- which have changed recently, and which would benefeit from being tested
- much as possible.
-
 
 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
 
-Please read doc/whats-new.txt for information about what is in this release
-
-Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL
+Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
 
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