--- ircd-hybrid-7.2/NEWS	2009/08/03 08:11:50	975
+++ ircd-hybrid/NEWS	2011/08/09 20:27:45	1155
@@ -1,25 +1,59 @@
--- ircd-hybrid-7.3 RELNOTES
-o) implemented GUNGLINE (global ungline)
-o) updated PCRE lib to latest 7.9 release
-o) completely rewrote build system. we're now using automake and libtool
-o) added support for sha256/sha512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd
-o) added ssl_server_protocol configuration option to servinfo{}.
-   valid flags are 'sslv3' and 'tlsv1'
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.3.0 Release Notes
+o) Added Bulgarian language file provided by Borislav Borisov
+o) Server hostmasking has been removed due to TS6 requirements
+o) Fixed broken IPv6 detection
+o) Minor code optimizations. Reduced memory consumption
+o) User IDs are now shown in client connection notices
+o) Increased maximum temporary kline time to 360 days
+o) Added back STATS/TRACE/MOTD/ADMIN request notices. Removed
+   spy_*_notice modules accordingly.
+o) Channelmode +O; channel can be joined by ircops only.
+o) Channelmode +S; only clients with a secure connection (ssl/tls)
+   can join this channel.
+
+
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.3-rc1 Release Notes
+o) Major 64-bit cleanups and portability fixes.
+o) Fixed bug where unregistered clients were not able to complete registration
+   process with /quote PONG <ping_cookie> in case the client was assigned a
+   zero value ping-cookie. This may only happen with general::ping_cookie
+   being enabled.
+o) "STATS z" now shows the actual amount of memory consumption being
+   used by channel bans/excepts/invites.
+o) Fixed archaic bug where bursting servers with missconfigured NICKLEN were
+   able to desync the network's nickname database.
+o) The PCRE library has been removed from the ircd sources. ./configure will
+   now automatically detect an already installed version of the PCRE library.
+o) Various resolver improvements and fixes
+o) Implemented GUNGLINE (global ungline)
+o) Completely rewrote build system. We're now using automake and libtool
+o) Added support for SHA-256/512 encrypted passwords to mkpasswd. Whether
+   passwords hashed using these algorithms will work depends on the system's
+   crypt() implementation. For example, SHA-256/512 is available in glibc since
+   version 2.7.
+o) Added ssl_server_protocol configuration option to servinfo{}.
+   Valid flags are 'sslv3' and 'tlsv1'
+o) Added new 'server' option to listener::flags. Listener with that flag
+   set may only accept server connections.
 o) Fixed occasional core when placing RESVs on channel names
 o) Fixed topic desynchronization which sometimes may
    happen during netbursts
 o) WATCH support implemented. Known from other irc-daemons, such
-   as Dreamforge and Bahamut.
+   as Dreamforge and Bahamut. The general::max_watch configuration directive
+   has been added in order to allow run-time configuration of how many
+   watch entries a single client may have on its watchlist.
 o) Fixed bug which would cause invalid invisible counts on oper-up in case
    operator::umodes and/or general::oper_umodes contains 'invisible'
 o) Removed broken LazyLinks
+o) Removed --disable-gline-voting configure option
 o) Minor code optimizations and cleanups
 o) ACCEPT now supports nick!user@host masks
-o) Added new 'server' option to listener::flags. Listener with that flag
-   set may only have server connections.
+o) Unregistered clients are no longer allowed to request the server's motd
+o) general::dot_in_ip6_addr configuration option is obsolete and no longer exists
+o) Dropped support for old style 'operflag = yes|no;' format
 
 
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 RELNOTES
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.2.3 Release Notes
 o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
 o) Added -full to etrace
 o) Added +C for opers
@@ -32,7 +66,7 @@ o) Fixed command line arguments handling
 o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a TS6 server.
 
 
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 RELNOTES
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 Release Notes
 o) Added channel::disable_fake_channels config directive
 o) Fixed broken FORCEJOIN  (contrib)
 o) Added missing documentation for connect::vhost
@@ -55,7 +89,7 @@ o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Adde
 o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
 
 
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 RELNOTES
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.2.1 Release Notes
 o) Fixed build on SRV4
 o) Fixed problem where ircd would disconnect all SSL connections
 o) Added initial CAP support.  Additional documentation can be found
@@ -75,7 +109,7 @@ o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set
 o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
 
 
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 RELNOTES
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.2.0 Release Notes
 o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
 o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}.  List of modes to get on /OPER.
    This behaves exactly like H6's sixth O line field
@@ -88,7 +122,7 @@ o) Fixed va_list bug on amd64
 o) Fixed /dev/poll
 
 
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 RELNOTES
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.2rc1 Release Notes
 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
@@ -106,7 +140,7 @@ o) Fixed RESV/XLINE bug in conjunction w
    characters such as \*, \?, \#.
 
 
--- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 RELNOTES
+-- ircd-hybrid-7.2beta1 Release Notes
 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 perl compatible regular expression
@@ -143,7 +177,7 @@ DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for
 
 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
 
-Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README.FIRST, INSTALL
+Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
 
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