[hybrid] [coders] ircd-hybrid release notification - ircd-hybrid-8.1.0
Michael Wobst
wobst.michael at web.de
Thu May 23 16:19:44 EDT 2013
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ircd-hybrid/ircd-hybrid/ircd-hybrid-8.1.0/ircd-hybrid-8.1.0.tgz
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-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0 Release Notes
o) Minor code cleanups/performance improvements
-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0rc1 Release Notes
o) Fixed broken spoofs
-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta5 Release Notes
o) Removed 'remote', and 'global_kill' oper flags, and added 'connect',
'squit', and 'kill' flags for better fine-tuning instead. Whether or
not a specific action is allowed on a remote server can be controlled
by appending the ':remote' flag. For example: 'kill' allows only local
clients to be killed, whereas 'kill:remote' allows to issue a KILL for
remote clients
o) Added 'locops' and 'wallops' to irc-operator flags
o) Improve/cleanup HELP system
-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta4 Release Notes
o) Implemented channel mode +M. Clients that haven't identified their
name with NickServ may not speak in a channel that has this mode set
o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to general::oper_umodes
o) Added user mode +F (can see remote client connect/exit notices)
-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta3 Release Notes
o) PCRE support has been dropped
o) "STATS o" now shows how many times an oper{} block has been used.
Similar to STATS x|q"
o) Implemented channel mode +c. Known from other ircds, this mode basically
prevents users from sending messages including control codes to a
channel
that has this mode set
o) Fixed bug where bans were not checked against non-channel members when
sending messages to a channel
o) Removed channel::quiet_on_ban configuration option. This feature is
now enabled by default
-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta2 Release Notes
o) Fixed broken compile with libGeoIP disabled
o) Code cleanups; working towards stabilization and improved performance
o) Removed operflag 'nick_changes'. Operators can now set +n at will
o) Fixed shared{} blocks not working as expected
o) Fixed spoofs not working as expected
-- ircd-hybrid-8.1.0beta1 Release Notes
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o) IMPORTANT: name/channel entries can't be stacked any longer within
a single resv{} block. Each entry now requires its own resv{} block.
Read doc/reference.conf for more details
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o) Added resv::exempt configuration option. Exempt can be either a
ISO 3166 alpha-2 two letter country code, or a nick!user at host mask.
CIDR is supported
o) Removed channel::restrict_channels configuration option
o) Preliminary libGeoIP support. Currently only used for exempt entries
in resv{} blocks
o) Improved WEBIRC authentication; added 'webirc' to auth::flags.
A "webirc." spoof is now no longer required
o) Implemented new memory pool allocator which basically is based upon Tor's
mempool allocator for Tor cells
o) Major code cleanups
o) Implemented new binary database storage for X-,D-,K-,G-Lines and RESVs.
Temporary bans are now stored as well and will persist after a reboot
o) Channel based resv{} blocks may now contain wildcards
o) NICK/JOIN now shows the actual reason of reserved nick-/channelnames
o) contrib/ and its content has been removed from the tree
o) Added serverhide::hide_services configuration option
o) Added 'nononreg' (+R) to oper::umodes and general::oper_only_modes
o) Added support for "away-notify" client capability
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.9 Release Notes
o) Fixed bug where ircd would sometimes drop a services link because
of a missing argument to the SVSMODE command
o) Fixed weird idletimes shown in /trace
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.8 Release Notes
o) "STATS s" now shows configured services{} blocks as well
o) Fixed compile warnings, minor code cleanups and optimizations
o) Increased nickname history length to 32768
o) Unidentified/unregistered nicks may not speak in +R channels
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.7 Release Notes
o) Services may now set a channel topic without joining the channel first
o) Fixed bug where /whois would send empty sockhost information on TS5
servers
o) Remote server connection and split notices now go to new usermode +e.
These previously used usermode +x.
o) Services may now change the host of a specific user
via "SVSMODE <timestamp> <target> +x <hostname>"
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.6 Release Notes
o) Fix bug where idle time sometimes is 0 even if the client didn't
send any private message
o) Fixed possible core in try_parse_v4_netmask()
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.5 Release Notes
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o) IMPORTANT: nick and topic lengths are now configurable via ircd.conf.
A max_nick_length, as well as a max_topic_length configuration option
can now be found in the serverinfo{} block
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o) Fixed build on GNU/Hurd as reported by Dominic Hargreaves
o) Fixed log files not getting reopened after /rehash
o) Improved logging of configuration file issues
o) ircd.pid has been accidentally saved in /var instead of /var/run
o) Linux RT signal support for notification of socket events has been
dropped
o) Fixed "STATS Y|y" sometimes sending weird sendq/recvq values
o) INFO now also shows configured values of 'disable_fake_channels',
and 'stats_e_disabled'
o) m_webirc.c is now officially supported, and has been moved from contrib/
to modules/
o) /whois, /stats p, and /trace may now show fake idle times depending on
how the new class::min_idle and class::max_idle configuration directives
have been configured. This feature basically works in the same
way as it does in csircd
o) The configuration parser now does support 'year' and 'month' units
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.4 Release Notes
o) Fixed possible core on USERHOST/ISON with optimization enabled
o) Fixed bug where can_flood sometimes didn't work as expected
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.3 Release Notes
o) Fixed core on UNDLINE
o) XLINE/KLINE/RESV/DLINE/SQUIT and KILL now have the same default reason
if a reason hasn't been specified
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.2 Release Notes
o) Minor updates to the build system
o) Fixed broken --enable-assert configure switch
o) Fixed bug where timed events stopped from working if the system's
clock is running backwards
o) STATS q|Q now shows how many times a resv{} block has been matched
o) Fixed contributed WEBIRC module
o) IRC operators may now again see server generated nick rejection notices
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.1 Release Notes
o) Fixed broken CIDR support for CHALLENGE based irc operator logins
o) Fixed class limits not properly applying to oper{} blocks
o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
o) Fixed possible TBURST desynchronization with services
o) Fixed TBURST sending server's name to clients if it's a hidden server
-- ircd-hybrid-8.0.0 Release Notes
o) Fixed an off-by-one with spoofs. Spoofs are now also checked for
invalid characters
o) Removed general::use_whois_actually configuration directive. This is
now enabled by default
o) Minor SQUIT handling fixes
o) Fixed bancache not being updated on CHGHOST/CHGIDENT
-- ircd-hybrid-8rc1 Release Notes
o) Removed general::client_flood configuration option and added the
new 'recvq' configuration directive to class{} blocks.
The max size of a receive queue can be seen in "STATS Y"
for each class
o) Allow the '[' and ']' characters in server description
-- ircd-hybrid-8beta3 Release Notes
o) Fixed wrong syntax in several language files
o) Removed &localchannels
o) PRIVMSG to opers at some.server is no longer supported
o) Fixed bug that could lead to topic desynchronization
o) Removed serverhide::disable_hidden configuration option
o) Dropped ircd-hybrid-6 GLINE compatibility mode
o) Removed use_invex, use_except and use_knock configuration options.
These features are now enabled by default
-- ircd-hybrid-8beta2 Release Notes
o) channel::disable_fake_channels now also disables ascii 29 (mIRC italic)
when set to yes
o) Added channel::max_chans_per_oper configuration directive. The old way
was to let operators join three times the amount of max_chans_per_user
o) Replaced MODLOAD, MODUNLOAD, MODRELOAD, MODLIST and MODRESTART commands
with the new MODULE command which can be fed with the LOAD, UNLOAD,
RELOAD
and LIST parameters.
MODRESTART has been entirely removed. Use "MODULE RELOAD *" to reload
all modules
o) Added back server notice when a client tries to obtain a reserved
nick name
o) Removed OMOTD module
o) Added 'set' to operator privilege flags. Gives access to the "SET"
command
o) Improved TS6 support
o) Channel keys/passwords are now case sensitive
-- ircd-hybrid-8beta1 Release Notes
o) Implemented full services support, including but not limited to the
following changes:
- Added SVSNICK, and SVSMODE command handlers
- Added service stamps to NICK/UID messages
- Added SVS to server capabilities (CAPAB). SVS capable servers can
deal with extended NICK/UID messages that contain service IDs/stamps.
- Changed rejected client notices to go to new usermode +j. These
previously used usermode +r.
- Added usermode +r (registered nick) and channelmode +r (registered
channel)
- Added usermode +R (only registered clients may send a private message)
- Added channelmode +R (only registered clients may join that channel)
- Various services shortcuts have been added (/NS, /CS, /NICKSERV,
/CHANSERV, etc.)
- Added services{} block to ircd.conf
- Added services_name directive to general{} block
- Added GLOBOPS mainly for services compatibility, but can be used
by operators, too
o) Removed RKLINE and RXLINE commands. Regular expression based bans should
only be added via ircd.conf
o) Added 'globops', 'restart', 'dline', 'undline' and 'module' operator
privilege flags. Read doc/reference.conf for further explanation of what
these flags control
o) Removed Idle-time klines
o) Cleaned up modules API. Old modules won't work anymore
o) Removed 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. Log timestamp format is ISO8601 now
o) Added support for remote D-lines
o) Added usermode +H which is basically a replacement for the
hidden_admin and
hidden_oper operator flags. With usermode +H, irc operator status
can now
be hidden even on remote servers
o) Added CIDR support for operator{} blocks
o) Removed the servlink program. ircd-hybrid can now make use of
SSL/TLS for inter-server communication.
NOTE: compressed server links are of course still available, but a
SSL/TLS
connection is required, as compression is now handled via OpenSSL
o) Removed 'ssl_server_protocol' configuration directive and
added 'ssl_client_method' and 'ssl_server_method' instead.
Both of these options can now be changed at runtime
o) Oper login IDs are no longer limited to NICKLEN*2
o) Removed channel::burst_topicwho configuration option. Topicsetters are
now sent by default
o) "STATS Y|y" now reports CIDR limits as well
o) Added m_webirc.c to contrib/
o) Overall code cleanup and speed improvements
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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 NOT recommend that you run BETA code on production IRC networks
such as EFnet.
BUG REPORTS: If you run this code and encounter problems, you must report
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