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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 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.18 (2016-06-22)
7 o) Fixed an assert when a client sends invalid LIST options
8 o) Fixed invalid memory stats of channel invites in "STATS z
9
10
11 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.17 (2016-04-21)
12 o) Fixed core on "REHASH CONF" with 'general::whowas_history_length'
13 set to 0
14 o) Fixed possible core on INVITE with 'channel::max_channels' set to 0
15
16
17 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.16 (2016-03-20)
18 o) Added 'general::whowas_history_length' configuration option which
19 allows to define the maximum length of the WHOWAS nickname history
20 o) Services are now allowed to override 'general::min_nonwildcard',
21 and 'general::min_nonwildcard_simple' settings
22 o) Minor updates to help files
23
24
25 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.15 (2016-02-24)
26 o) Added proper support for Raspbian/ARM. Gracias to Beave/2600.net
27 for providing a box for testing purposes.
28 o) Fixed an assert with empty user = "" directives in auth {} blocks
29 o) "STATS z" now shows allocated listeners
30 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' auth {} flags did not work on channels
31
32
33 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.14 (2016-02-09)
34 o) Fixed server clustering
35 o) Major cleanups to the configuration subsystem
36 o) Improvements to libGeoIP support:
37 - Works now with IPv6 addresses
38 - Added 'libgeoip_database_options', 'libgeoip_ipv4_database_file',
39 and 'libgeoip_ipv6_database_file' configuration directives to the
40 serverinfo {} block
41 o) Further improvements to GnuTLS support
42
43
44 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.13 (2016-02-02)
45 o) Implemented support for GnuTLS. Currently ./configure's autodetection
46 intentionally prefers OpenSSL over GnuTLS, so OpenSSL detection needs
47 to be disabled explicitely by using the --disable-openssl switch.
48 o) Minimum supported GnuTLS version is 3.3.8 now
49 o) Minimum supported OpenSSL version is 1.0.1d now
50 o) Added support for remote REHASH: REHASH <server> <option>
51 o) Added 'rehash:remote' irc-operator privilege flag
52 o) Added 'rehash' type to shared {} blocks
53 o) Fixed minor memory leak with shared {} and cluster {} blocks
54
55
56 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.12 (2016-01-05)
57 #######################################################################
58 o) IMPORTANT: Character case mapping is 'ascii' now. It is recommended
59 to update all servers on the network to prevent possible channel
60 desynchronizations and nick name collision kills
61 #######################################################################
62 o) Added channel mode +T which forbids NOTICEs to be sent to a channel
63 o) Fixed minor SVSTAG memory leak
64 o) Fixed broken PART message blocking mechanism
65 o) ircd now makes use of up to 8 name servers that are specified in
66 /etc/resolv.conf
67 o) The -klinefile, -dlinefile, etc. switches didn't work at all
68 o) Fixed possible core on ident lookups if ircd is out of file descriptors
69 o) Far client exit notices (+F) now show IP addresses, too
70 o) Made idle time look nicer in "STATS v|p" by using a formatted time string
71 o) 'general::ts_warn_delta', and 'general::ts_max_delta' can be set to 0 now
72 o) Several code cleanups and optimizations. Improved documentation
73
74
75 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.11 (2015-11-19)
76 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 invite-notify extension
77 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 chghost extension
78 o) Added channel::invite_delay_channel configuration option
79
80
81 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.10 (2015-11-06)
82 #######################################################################
83 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'serverhide::links_delay' configuration directive
84 to 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay'
85 #######################################################################
86 o) Added 'serverhide::flatten_links_file' configuration option
87 o) Fixed bug where changing 'serverhide::flatten_links_delay' on runtime
88 would not have any effect
89 o) mkpasswd (tools): fixed broken bcrypt support on *BSD in conjunction
90 with the -s and -l switches. Dropped MD5, DES and Extended DES support.
91 o) Removed CHALLENGE in favor of ssl certificate fingerprint enabled
92 operator {} blocks
93 o) RSA keys with less than 2048 bits are no longer supported; same applies
94 to the DH param file
95 o) Added missing irc-operator privilege flags to /stats o. For a full list
96 of flags see doc/reference.conf
97
98
99 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.9 (2015-09-13)
100 ########################################################################
101 o) IMPORTANT: database files and links.txt are now stored in /var/lib
102 instead of /etc, so make sure to move your k/d/x-line database files
103 to the new path before (re)starting the ircd
104 ########################################################################
105 o) IMPORTANT: the splitmode logic has been removed along with the
106 following channel {} block configuration directives:
107 'default_split_user_count', 'default_split_server_count',
108 'no_create_on_split', 'no_join_on_split'
109 ########################################################################
110 o) Added 'xline_exempt' to auth {} block flags
111 o) 'serverinfo::sid' is now optional. A unique SID is now automatically
112 generated based on the server's name and description
113 o) Various fixes to the mkpasswd tool
114 o) If supported by the compiler, ircd-hybrid now compiles with
115 '-fstack-protector-strong' instead of '-fstack-protector'
116 o) Services can now add RESVs (SQLINEs) that have wildcards in it
117 o) Channel name RESVs are now sanity checked for too broad masks
118 o) 'class::connectfreq' now works properly with values lower than 300 seconds
119 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 account-notify extension
120 o) The 'general::oper_pass_resv' configuration directive has been deprecated
121 in favor of the new 'join:resv', and 'nick:resv' irc-operator flags.
122 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
123 o) Added 'resv', and 'unresv' irc-operator flags. Previously, all
124 irc-operators were allowed to RESV and UNRESV, regardless of configured
125 privileges.
126 o) Added 'close' to irc-operator flags
127 o) ircd is using ISO 8601 date and time notation in most places now
128
129
130 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.8 (2015-05-10)
131 o) ircd now rejects remote k-line requests for user@host mask that don't
132 have at least 'general::min_nonwildcard' non-wildcard characters in it
133 o) Configuration related server notices are now sent to admins only as
134 they potentially could leak passwords and other sensitive data to irc
135 operators that don't have administrator privileges
136 o) The GLINE/GUNGLINE commands have been removed. KLINE in conjunction
137 with cluster {} and/or shared {} blocks is now the recommended
138 way to add global user@host mask based server bans
139 o) Added dline_min_cidr, dline_min_cidr6, kline_min_cidr, and kline_min_cidr6
140 configuration options to the general {} block
141 o) Fixed bug where a REHASH would clear all X-Lines and RESVs that have
142 been set with the XLINE/RESV commands
143 o) Fixed broken temporary remote XLINEs
144 o) The 'general::havent_read_conf' configuration directive has been removed
145 o) Various code cleanups
146
147
148 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.7 (2015-04-05)
149 o) Fixed a potential buffer overflow with the BMASK inter-server command
150 o) Fixed undefined behavior in the HELP command module which could
151 lead to stack corruption
152 o) Removed useless help files for inter-server commands
153
154
155 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.6 (2015-03-29)
156 o) INFO now shows configured values of 'max_watch' and 'stats_m_oper_only'
157 o) WHOWAS now shows IP addresses to irc operators
158 o) Fixed bug that would allow remote clients to bypass the hard
159 limit of max WHOWAS entries to be returned
160 o) Code cleanups and performance improvements
161
162
163 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.5 (2015-02-24)
164 o) Fixed core on Mac OSX 10.10 and possibly some other systems when parsing
165 the ircd.conf with configured pseudo {} blocks
166
167
168 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.4 (2015-02-17)
169 o) Added SVSTAG command which services may use to add tags to users which can
170 be seen in /whois
171 o) Added 'oper::whois' configuration option which allows to override the default
172 RPL_WHOISOPERATOR numeric string shown in /whois.
173 o) IRC operators may now use +O on a channel even if they are only a half-op
174 o) Fixed bug where TOPIC messages were not n!u@h prefixed in case of TBURST
175 issued by services clients
176
177
178 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.3 (2015-02-11)
179 ########################################################################
180 o) IMPORTANT: the following ircd.conf configuration directives have been renamed:
181
182 max_clients -> default_max_clients
183 join_flood_count -> default_join_flood_count
184 join_flood_time -> default_join_flood_time
185 ########################################################################
186 o) Fixed bug where "/rehash" would always reset the "MAX", "JFLOODTIME", and
187 "JFLOODCOUNT" values that have been changed from within IRC via the "/set"
188 command
189 o) Added channel mode +C which prevents users from sending CTCPs to a channel
190 o) Fixes to the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood logic
191 o) Allow to disable the NOTICE/PRIVMSG anti-flood mechanism by setting the
192 'general::default_floodcount' configuration option to 0
193 o) Updated some help files
194 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
195 o) Operators may now see certificate fingerprints, user modes and hidden
196 channels via WHOIS as well. This used to be admin only.
197
198
199 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.2 (2015-01-20)
200 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 extended-join extension
201 o) Channel half-ops can now use INVITE as well
202 o) Fixed broken 'make install -jX'
203 o) m_opme.c has been added to modules/extra. Can be used on opless channels only.
204 o) Added 'opme' to irc-operator flags
205 o) Updated several help files
206 o) The 'general::hide_spoof_ips' configuration option has been deprecated
207 o) The 'general::true_no_oper_flood' configuration option has been deprecated.
208 Operators still can have higher 'flood' limits with no_oper_flood = yes;
209 hoewever, they are no longer allowed to bypass RecvQ limits.
210 o) Added 'general::stats_m_oper_only' configuration option
211 o) Remote client connection notices (user mode +F) now do show IP addresses, too
212
213
214 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.1 (2014-10-21)
215 o) Fixed bug where "UNDLINE remote.server IP" did not work as expected
216 o) Servers are now allowed to add/remove K-/D-/X-lines and RESVs
217 o) Usermode +G now no longer allows to override +g
218 o) Due to potential weakness, TLS session caching and session tickets
219 have been disabled
220 o) Minor improvements to TS6 implementation
221 o) WHOWAS now shows the name of the services account a user was logged in
222
223
224 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0 (2014-08-24)
225 o) Successful operator logins are now announced globally via GLOBOPS
226 o) Cleanups and improvements to the resolver code
227 o) Cleanups and improvements to the poll() I/O event notification support
228 o) A topic mask can now be specified within the LIST options
229 o) All users may now see channel modes in the /list reply
230 o) Fixed bug where "NOTICE +#somechan" did allow bypassing resv {} channels,
231 or channels that are set +c (no control codes)
232 o) pseudo {} blocks also known as service aliases have been implemented.
233 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
234 o) Removed 'general::services_name' configuration option. This is now no
235 longer needed.
236
237
238 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc2 (2014-08-03)
239 o) Improved AWAY throttling to allow for better fine-tuning. See the
240 newly added 'away_count' and 'away_time' configuration directives
241 in the general {} block
242 o) Support for the select() I/O event notification has been dropped
243 o) Minor code cleanups and improvements
244
245
246 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0rc1 (2014-07-20)
247 o) Miscellaneous code cleanups and stabilization fixes
248 o) ./configure now requires OpenSSL 0.9.8o or above in order
249 to enable TLS/SSL support
250
251
252 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta4 (2014-07-06)
253 #####################################################################
254 o) IMPORTANT: channel halfops are now an integral part of ircd-hybrid
255 and can't be disabled anymore
256 #####################################################################
257 o) Many code cleanups and improvements
258 o) Added flood control for the INVITE command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
259 o) Changed flood control logic for the KNOCK command. See channel {} block in reference.conf
260 o) INVITE without any parameters now shows a list of channels a client is invited to
261 o) The OPERWALL command has been removed. Use GLOBOPS instead
262 o) Added 'max_channels' to class {} blocks
263 o) Added 'throttle_count' configuration option to the general {} block
264 o) Added 'ssl_message_digest_algorithm' configuration option to serverinfo {} block.
265 See doc/reference.conf for more information.
266 o) Added support for Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH). Also an elliptic curve can be
267 specified via the 'serverinfo::ssl_dh_elliptic_curve' configuration option.
268 o) Removed 'ssl_server_method' and 'ssl_client_method' configuration options.
269 ircd now only allows TLSv1, TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 protocols depending
270 on the OpenSSL version. SSLv3 is no longer supported.
271
272
273 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta3 (2014-05-26)
274 o) Code cleanups/performance improvements
275
276
277 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta2 (2014-05-15)
278 #########################################################################
279 o) IMPORTANT: renamed 'general::warn_no_nline' configuration directive to
280 'general::warn_no_connect_block'
281 #########################################################################
282 o) Fixed bug with WHOIS not showing a list of channel names as expected
283 o) Added usermode +q which hides idle and signon time in WHOIS
284 o) Added usermode +p which hides channel list in WHOIS
285
286
287 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.2.0beta1 (2014-04-29)
288 o) TS6 is now mandatory. ircd is no longer backwards compatible with TS5
289 and below.
290 o) SVSJOIN and SVSPART commands have been added
291 o) Major code cleanups and refactoring. Improved overall performance
292 o) INFO now also reports MPATH (path to main motd (Message of the Day) file)
293 and SPATH (Path to server executable)
294 o) Updated several help files
295
296
297 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.20 (2014-07-20)
298 o) Fixed XLINE not working as expected
299 o) Fixed build with LibreSSL which hasn't compression support
300 o) Miscellaneous stabilization and cosmetical fixes
301 o) EGD support has been dropped
302
303
304 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.19 (2014-07-05)
305 o) Fixed EOB logic for remote servers
306 o) Fixed bug where opers that have the +g/+G/+R umodes set won't receive server
307 notices for remote CONNECT/KLINE/DLINE/XLINE/RESV attempts
308 o) Sending messages to user@server to local targets is now no longer possible,
309 as this was an easy way to bypass +R/+G/+g user modes.
310 o) Fixed splicode logic so SPLITNUM now works as expected
311 o) Fixed UNDLINE not to require the IP address to be prepended with *@
312
313
314 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.18 (2014-06-09)
315 o) Fixed CAP issue for certain clients
316 o) Fixed bug where "STATS p" would show an invalid amount of irc-operators
317 in case there are any +H opers
318 o) irc-operators may now no longer set a channel +O if they are only halfops (%)
319 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer (de)halfop other channel members
320 o) Channel halfops (%) may now no longer KICK other channel halfops
321 o) Fixed compile warnings; code cleanups
322 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't truncate the network name
323 if 'general::network_name' contains spaces
324
325
326 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.17 (2014-05-01)
327 o) Fixed possible WATCH core
328 o) Fixed bug where the configuration parser wouldn't take time units
329 into consideration for the join_flood_time and throttle_time
330 configuration options
331 o) Minor LIST optimization
332
333
334 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.16 (2014-04-20)
335 o) Fixed undefined behaviour with crypt() returning NULL
336 since glibc2.17 in certain cases
337 o) Admins may now see all channel members via "WHO #channel"
338 regardless of channel mode +s
339 o) Fixed corrupted "STATS U" output
340
341
342 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.15 (2014-03-29)
343 ########################################################################
344 o) IMPORTANT: ircd binary is now again placed into bin/ instead of sbin/
345 ########################################################################
346 o) mkpasswd in tools/ now defaults to MD5 instead of DES
347 o) The USERS command has been removed
348 o) Fixed issue with SVSNICK where clients self-collided when changing
349 just the case of the nick name, i.e. somenick -> SomeNicK
350 o) Minor code cleanups and cosmetical fixes
351
352
353 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.14 (2014-02-25)
354 o) WHOWAS now honors 'serverhide::disable_remote_commands'
355 o) Improved TS6 inter-server communication
356 o) Minor code cleanups and speed enhancements
357 o) Added 'unxline' oper flag
358 o) Implemented IRCv3.2 userhost-in-names extension
359 o) ircd now allows private RSA keys larger than 2048 bits
360 o) Fixed bug where signals stopped from working after restarting
361 the ircd via SIGINT
362 o) Fixed bug where certain irc clients could not reconnect via TLS/SSL
363 o) Fixed long-standing bug where +p channels have been shown
364 in the WHOIS reply
365
366
367 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.13 (2014-01-07)
368 o) Fixed EOB not working for remote servers (resulted in fake direction notices)
369 o) Fixed remote client connection notices for servers that are
370 more than one hop away
371 o) Fixed bug where the ircd didn't timeout SSL connections that
372 haven't finished the SSL handshake
373 o) Fixed several bugs with server hiding
374 o) Updated/fixed help files
375 o) WHOIS no longer sends a notice to +y operators
376
377
378 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.12 (2013-12-22)
379 o) RPL_WHOISMODES now uses the 379 numeric
380 o) Serial number is now shown on start up
381 o) Fixed possible channel mode desynch with services
382 o) Fixed TS6 support with LOCOPS
383 o) Minor code cleanups
384 o) Fixed file descriptor leak with empty help files
385 o) Fixed issue with WEBIRC where hostnames were not validated
386
387
388 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.11 (2013-12-06)
389 o) Administrators may now see channel modes in LIST
390 o) Fixed compile error on BSD systems when building with kqueue()
391
392
393 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.10 (2013-11-25)
394 o) Fixed bug with kqueue() where it occasionally dropped updates
395 o) Changed WHOIS to show certificate fingerprint to administrators only
396 o) The WHO reply now shows if a nickname has been registered
397 with NickServ. ('r' status flag)
398 o) Fixed some flaws with server hiding
399 o) Fixed bug where "STATS P" would leak ip addresses to remotely connected
400 administrators, even if 'serverhide::hide_server_ips' was set to 'yes'
401 o) Added SVSKILL command
402
403
404 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.9 (2013-11-08)
405 o) Added usermode +W. Users connected via a webirc gateway get this
406 mode set by servers.
407 o) WHOIS now shows if a client is connected via a webirc gateway
408 o) Administrators may now see +s channels a user is in with WHOIS.
409 Secret channels are prepended with a tilde in the WHOIS reply.
410 o) Administrators are now able to see all the user modes a user has
411 set via WHOIS
412
413
414 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.8 (2013-10-25)
415 o) Fixed bug that could lead to a desynchronized nick database
416 throughout the entire network if using services enforced
417 nick names (SVSNICK)
418 o) Cleaned up/modernized build system
419 o) Add -fstack-protector to CFLAGS if available. Basically checks for
420 buffer overflows/stack-smashing attacks
421 o) When using anope 1.9/2.0 services, WHOIS now shows the account name
422 of a registered/identified client (numeric 330)
423 o) Administrators can now see +s channels in the LIST reply
424
425
426 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.7 (2013-08-18)
427 o) Fixed issue with channel mode +n having no functionality at all
428 o) Fixed SSL certificate fingerprint validation for outgoing server connects
429 o) Updated several documentation files
430
431
432 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.6 (2013-08-02)
433 o) Fixed possible core with empty motd files
434
435
436 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.5 (2013-07-16)
437 o) Fixed bug that would prevent servers from linking together
438 if 'connect::aftype' isn't set
439
440
441 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.4 (2013-07-05)
442 o) Added 'xline' and 'resv' logging types. See doc/reference.conf
443 for more information
444 o) Fixed bug where remote STATS requests were not rate limited
445 o) Fixed core with empty 'auth::spoof' entries
446 o) Increased oper/auth/connect password length limit from 20 to 128
447 o) Minor fixes to nickflood control code
448
449
450 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.3 (2013-06-23)
451 o) Fixed possible core on "STATS z"
452 o) Revised doc/reference.conf
453 o) Fixed broken --disable-libgeoip switch
454
455
456 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.2 (2013-06-20)
457 o) Added 'general::cycle_on_host_change' configuration option
458 o) Added 'general::stats_u_oper_only' configuration option
459 o) Added support for SHA-256 ssl certificate fingerprint based operator {}
460 and connect {} blocks.
461 In conjunction with Anope 1.9/2.0 IRC-services, clients are now also able
462 to automatically identify for their nick with ssl certificate
463 fingerprints
464 o) Added 'operator::ssl_connection_required' configuration option. See
465 doc/reference.conf for more information
466 o) Added usermode +S (client is connected via SSL/TLS). Allows services
467 to keep track of what users are connected via SSL, and allows to see
468 ssl-status of remote clients in a /whois
469 o) Fixed a server name leak with server hiding enabled
470
471
472 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.1 (2013-06-06)
473 ########################################################################
474 o) IMPORTANT: moved disable_remote_command configuration directive from
475 general {} block to serverhide {} block
476 ########################################################################
477 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
478 o) Fixed bug where opers could see LOCOPS messages even if they don't have
479 the +l mode set
480 o) Fixed bug where non-SSL clients could join +S channels on non-SSL servers
481 o) Implemented motd {} configuration blocks. See doc/reference.conf for more
482 information
483 o) "STATS T" shows configured MOTD files
484
485
486 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0 (2013-05-23)
487 o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
488
489
490 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0rc1 (2013-05-19)
491 o) Fixed broken spoofs
492
493
494 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta5 (2013-05-15)
495 o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
496 'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
497 not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
498 by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
499 clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
500 remote clients
501 o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
502 o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
503
504
505 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta4 (2013-05-09)
506 o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
507 name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
508 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
509 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'general::oper_umodes'
510 o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
511
512
513 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta3 (2013-05-05)
514 o) PCRE support has been dropped
515 o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an operator {} block has been used.
516 Similar to "STATS x|q"
517 o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
518 prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a channel
519 that has this mode set
520 o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
521 sending messages to a channel
522 o) Removed 'channel::quiet_on_ban' configuration option. This feature is
523 now enabled by default
524
525
526 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta2 (2013-04-28)
527 o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
528 o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
529 o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
530 o) Fixed shared {} blocks not working as expected
531 o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
532
533
534 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.1.0beta1 (2013-04-25)
535 #######################################################################
536 o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within a
537 single resv {} block. Each entry now requires its own resv {} block.
538 Read doc/reference.conf for more details
539 #######################################################################
540 o) Added 'resv::exempt' configuration option. Exempt can be either a
541 ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user@host mask.
542 CIDR is supported
543 o) Removed 'channel::restrict_channels' configuration option
544 o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
545 in resv {} blocks
546 o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to 'auth::flags'.
547 A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
548 o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
549 mempool allocator for Tor cells
550 o) Major code cleanups
551 o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-, D-, K-, G-Lines and RESVs.
552 Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
553 o) Channel based resv {} blocks may now contain wildcards
554 o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
555 o) contrib/ and its content has been enirely removed from the tree
556 o) Added 'serverhide::hide_services' configuration option
557 o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to 'oper::umodes' and 'general::oper_only_modes'
558 o) Implemented IRCv3.1 away-notify extension
559
560
561 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.9 (2013-05-16)
562 o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
563 of a missing argument to the "SVSMODE" command
564 o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
565
566
567 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.8 (2013-04-28)
568 o) "STATS s" now shows configured services {} blocks as well
569 o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
570 o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
571 o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
572
573
574 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.7 (2013-04-12)
575 o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
576 o) Fixed bug where WHOIS would send empty sockhost information on TS5 servers
577 o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
578 These previously used usermode +x.
579 o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
580 via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
581
582
583 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.6 (2013-01-28)
584 o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
585 send any private message
586 o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
587
588
589 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.5 (2013-01-24)
590 ########################################################################
591 o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
592 A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
593 can now be found in the serverinfo {} block
594 ########################################################################
595 o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd
596 o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
597 o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
598 o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
599 o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been dropped
600 o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
601 o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
602 and 'stats_e_disabled'
603 o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
604 to modules/
605 o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending
606 on how the new 'class::min_idle' and class::max_idle configuration
607 directives have been configured. This feature basically works in the
608 same way as it does in csircd
609 o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
610
611
612 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.4 (2013-01-02)
613 o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
614 o) Fixed bug where 'can_flood' sometimes didn't work as expected
615
616
617 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.3 (2012-12-24)
618 o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
619 o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
620 if a reason hasn't been specified
621
622
623 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.2 (2012-12-20)
624 o) Minor updates to the build system
625 o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
626 o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
627 clock is running backwards
628 o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv {} block has been matched
629 o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
630 o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
631
632
633 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.1 (2012-11-04)
634 o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
635 o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to operator {} blocks
636 o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
637 o) Fixed TBURST from leaking the server name if it's a hidden server
638
639
640 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0 (2012-10-18)
641 o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
642 invalid characters
643 o) Removed 'general::use_whois_actually' configuration directive.
644 This is now enabled by default
645 o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
646 o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
647
648
649 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0rc1 (2012-09-28)
650 o) Removed 'general::client_flood' configuration option and added the
651 new 'recvq' configuration directive to class {} blocks.
652 The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
653 for each class
654 o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
655
656
657 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta3 (2012-08-24)
658 o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
659 o) Removed &localchannels
660 o) PRIVMSG to opers@some.server is no longer supported
661 o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
662 o) Removed 'serverhide::disable_hidden' configuration option
663 o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
664 o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
665 These features are now enabled by default
666
667
668 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta2 (2012-07-21)
669 o) 'channel::disable_fake_channels' now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
670 when set to yes
671 o) Added 'channel::max_chans_per_oper' configuration directive. The old way
672 was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
673 o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
674 with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD, RELOAD
675 and LIST parameters.
676 MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
677 all modules
678 o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved nick name
679 o) Removed OMOTD module
680 o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET" command
681 o) Improved TS6 support
682 o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
683
684
685 -- Noteworthy changes in version 8.0.0beta1 (2012-05-28)
686 o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
687 following changes:
688 - Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
689 - Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
690 - Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
691 deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
692 - Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
693 previously used usermode +r.
694 - Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered channel)
695 - Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
696 - Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
697 - Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV, /CHANSERV, etc.)
698 - Added services {} block to ircd.conf
699 - Added services_name directive to general {} block
700 - Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used by operators, too
701 o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
702 only be added via ircd.conf
703 o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
704 privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
705 these flags control
706 o) Removed Idle-time klines
707 o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
708 o) Removed 'general::burst_away' configuration directive. AWAY bursts are now
709 controlled via 'connect::flags' explicitly
710 o) Introduced new logging subsystem including log rotation based on
711 file sizes. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
712 o) Added support for remote D-lines
713 o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the hidden_admin and
714 hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status can now
715 be hidden even on remote servers
716 o) Added CIDR support for operator {} blocks
717 o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
718 SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
719 NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a SSL/TLS
720 connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
721 o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
722 added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
723 Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
724 o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
725 o) Removed 'channel::burst_topicwho' configuration option. This feature is now
726 enabled by default
727 o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
728 o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
729 o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
730
731 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
732
733 BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
734 the bug by EMAIL to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
735 Please include a gdb backtrace and a copy of your config.h and
736 ircd.conf with any report (with passwords and other sensitive
737 information masked).
738
739 DISCUSSION: There is a mailing list for discussion of hybrid issues,
740 including betas. To subscribe, use this link:
741 https://lists.ircd-hybrid.org/mailman/listinfo/hybrid
742 This is the proper place to discuss new features, bugs, etc.
743
744 Questions/comments directed to bugs@ircd-hybrid.org
745
746 Other files recommended for reading: README, INSTALL
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