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1 -- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
2 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
3 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
4 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
5 mempool allocator for Tor cells
6 o) Major code cleanups
7 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
8 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
9 o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
10 o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
11 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
12 o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
13 o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
14
15
16 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
17 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
18 o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
19 servers
20 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
21 These previously used usermode +x.
22 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
23 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
24
25
26 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
27 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
28 send any private message
29 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
30
31
32 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
33 ########################################################################
34 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
35 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
36 can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
37 ########################################################################
38 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
39 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
40 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
41 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
42 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
43 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
44 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
45 and 'stats_e_disabled'
46 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
47 to modules/
48 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
49 how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
50 have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
51 way as it does in csircd
52 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
53
54
55 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
56 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
57 o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
58
59
60 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
61 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
62 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
63 if a reason hasn't been specified
64
65
66 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
67 o) Minor updates to the build system
68 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
69 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
70 clock is running backwards
71 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
72 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
73 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
74
75
76 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
77 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
78 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
79 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
80 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
81
82
83 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
84 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
85 o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
86
87 -- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
88 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
89 invalid characters
90 o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
91 now enabled by default
92 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
93 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
94
95
96 -- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
97 o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
98 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
99 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
100 for each class
101 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
102
103
104 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
105 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
106 o) Removed &localchannels
107 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
108 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
109 o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
110 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
111 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
112 These features are now enabled by default
113
114
115 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
116 o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
117 when set to yes
118 o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
119 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
120 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
121 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
122 and LIST parameters.
123 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
124 all modules
125 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
126 o) Removed OMOTD module
127 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
128 o) Improved TS6 support
129 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
130
131
132 -- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
133 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
134 following changes:
135 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
136 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
137 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
138 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
139 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
140 previously used usermode +r.
141 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
142 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
143 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
144 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
145 - Added services{} block to ircd.conf
146 - Added services_name directive to general{} block
147 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
148 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
149 only be added via ircd.conf
150 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
151 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
152 these flags control
153 o) Removed Idle-time klines
154 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
155 o) Removed general::burst_away configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
156 controlled via connect::flags explicitly
157 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
158 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
159 o) Added support for remote D-lines
160 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
161 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
162 be hidden even on remote servers
163 o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
164 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
165 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
166 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
167 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
168 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
169 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
170 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
171 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
172 o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
173 now sent by default
174 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
175 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
176 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
177
178 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
179
180 BUGS: Major bugs in this release are listed in BUGS
181
182 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
183 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
184 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
185 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
186 information masked).
187
188 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
189 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
190 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
191 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc. Posting here
192 is much more likely to get something done than ranting on #TZ.
193
194 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
195
196 Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
197
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