[hybrid] ircd-hybrid release notification - ircd-hybrid-7.3.0

[Thales Pinheiro]

Nice to know. Thank you hybrid team.

King regards,

Thales

2011/8/8 Henri Salo <henri at nerv.fi>

> Indeed, excelent news. Thank you for great work hybrid-team :)
>
> Best regards,
> Henri Salo
>
> On Mon, Aug 08, 2011 at 04:09:03PM -0500, Jonathan wrote:
> > Fantastico!! Congratulations!
> >
> > El lun, 08-08-2011 a las 16:36 -0400, Jon Lusky escribió:
> > >
> http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ircd-hybrid/ircd-hybrid/ircd-hybrid
> > > -7.3.0/ircd-hybrid-7.3.0.tgz
> > >
> > > -- 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. 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 at host masks
> > > 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 Release Notes
> > > o) Added ircd-italian.lang language file
> > > o) Added -full to etrace
> > > o) Added +C for opers
> > > o) Fixed core in temp channel resv
> > > o) Fixed CHALLENGE to work with user=IP
> > > o) Misc fixes to TESTMASK and TESTLINE
> > > o) Added support for nick masks to TESTMASK
> > > o) Fixed /modlist to show up whether or not a module is resident
> > > o) Fixed command line arguments handling to allow more than one switch
> > > o) Fixed numeric delivery for mixed TS5 target on the other side of a
> TS6
> > > server.
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 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
> > > o) Fixed problem with G-Line voting
> > > o) Fixed "STATS ?" so it doesn't report negative traffic statistics
> > > o) Fixed core in m_mkpasswd.c  (contrib)
> > > o) Reduced memory usage for channel members
> > > o) Added general::stats_e_disabled which simply disables "STATS e"
> > >    for other operators and administrators
> > > o) Ignore signal SIGXFSZ to prevent the daemon from dying on
> missconfigured
> > >    file size limits
> > > o) Slight optimizations to the block allocator
> > > o) Fixed harmless bug that could result in incorrect bytes sent
> statistics
> > >    in "STATS t"
> > > o) "STATS y|Y" now shows whether a class is active or disabled
> > > o) Added ircd-brazilian_pt.lang language file
> > > o) Misc. ACCEPT fixes. E.g. don't remove an accept record if a client
> is
> > >    changing between equivalent nicknames like 'nick' and 'NiCk'.
> > > o) Minor resolv.conf parser fixes.  Added missing support for ';'
> comments
> > > o) Fixed core on MODRESTART
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 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
> > >    in doc/technical
> > > o) Speeded up command parsing
> > > o) Fixed occasional core dump on UN*LINE
> > > 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
> > > o) Updated example configuration files to reflect new topicburst flags
> > >    directive in connect{} blocks
> > > o) Fixed core if using the operator::umodes directive
> > > o) Don't allow shared k-lines to be set without a valid reason
> > > o) Improved channel ban match processing.  This also fixes CIDR bans
> > >
> > >
> > > -- 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
> > > o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
> > > o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
> > >    if general::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 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
> > > 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 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
> > >    based K and 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, modularized: 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
> > > o) The password set in auth::password can now be encrypted
> > > o) Introduced new listen::flags directive.  Currently available flags
> are
> > >    'ssl' and 'hidden'.  Please read example.conf for further details
> > >
> > >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ----
> > >
> > > 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 by EMAIL to bugs at 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,
> > >  including betas.  To subscribe, use this link:
> > >     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.
> > >
> > > Questions/comments directed to bugs at ircd-hybrid.org
> > >
> > > Other files recommended for reading: BUGS, README, INSTALL
> > >
> > >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ----
> > > $Id: NEWS 1150 2011-08-03 01:09:49Z michael $
> > >
> >
> >
>
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