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  15     <B>Andrew Church</B>
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  17        TITLE="[IRCServices] Services 4.5.0 released">achurch at achurch.org
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  19     <I>Mon Feb 19 09:00:00 PST 2001</I>
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  34 <PRE>     Services 4.5.0 has been released, and can be downloaded from:
  35
  36 <A HREF="ftp://ftp.esper.net/ircservices/ircservices-4.5.0.tar.gz">ftp://ftp.esper.net/ircservices/ircservices-4.5.0.tar.gz</A>
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  38 The mirrors should have it shortly.
  39
  40      Yes, this is (finally) the official &quot;stable&quot; release of 4.5.
  41 If you are using 4.4.x or earlier, please upgrade, as a large number
  42 of bugs in those versions have been fixed for this release.  (And
  43 there was much rejoicing...)
  44
  45      For those who have been following the 4.5pre releases, a diff
  46 file relative to pre7 is also available as &quot;ircservices-4.5.0.diff.gz&quot;
  47 in the same location.  Please note that I will probably delete this
  48 after a week or two.
  49
  50      The version 4.5 section of the WhatsNew file is included below.
  51
  52   --Andrew Church
  53     <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">achurch at achurch.org</A> | New address - please note.
  54     <A HREF="http://achurch.org/">http://achurch.org/</A> | \e$B%a!&lt;%k%&quot;%I%l%9$,JQ$o$j$^$7$?!#\e(B
  55
  56                                 What's New
  57                =============================================
  58                Summaries of changes in new Services versions
  59
  60 Note: This is intended to highlight only the major changes between
  61       versions.  For a complete list of changes, see the &quot;Changes&quot; file.
  62
  63 ------------
  64 Version 4.5:
  65 ------------
  66   ! I'm Back: Andrew Church &lt;<A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">achurch at achurch.org</A>&gt; (new address) is once
  67         again taking over Services development.
  68   ! NOTICE to those using encryption:  Services 4.4.x and earlier had a bug
  69         in the encryption routine causing passwords to be incorrectly
  70         encrypted.  This bug is fixed in 4.5.0, but as a consequence, all
  71         passwords set in earlier versions are not directly readable by
  72         Services.  A workaround is available in the &quot;configure&quot; script, but
  73         enabling this workaround may decrease the security of some
  74         passwords.  I recommend enabling the workaround for the first 30
  75         days (or whatever you have your nickname expiration period set to),
  76         adding a logon news item asking users to set their password again
  77         (this can be the same as the old password, as long as they run the
  78         SET PASSWORD command again), and disabling the workaround after
  79         that time has passed.
  80   + Added experimental support for the Unreal server (version 3.1.1).  When
  81         using the Unreal server, ChanServ supports the commands HALFOP and
  82         DEHALFOP, and the access levels AUTOHALFOP (automatic mode +h) and
  83         HALFOP-DEHALFOP (can use HALFOP/DEHALFOP commands), both defaulting
  84         to level 4.
  85   + Services now supports the &quot;Services stamp&quot; feature in DAL 4.4.15+
  86         compatible servers (including Dreamforge, Bahamut, and Unreal).
  87         This feature allows Services to attach an ID value to each user
  88         which will be retained even when the network splits, for increased
  89         security when re-granting privileges after a split.
  90   + Added SOP, AOP, and VOP commands as an alternate method of managing
  91         channel access lists.  (ACCESS can still be used as before.)
  92   + Added support for suspending channels.  Like suspended nicknames, all
  93         settings will be retained during the suspension period.
  94   + Services can now be configured to require an E-mail address at nickname
  95         registration time.
  96   + Added UNSET command to NickServ and ChanServ for clearing URLs and
  97         E-mail addresses.
  98   + Added VOICE and DEVOICE commands to ChanServ, and VOICE-DEVOICE access
  99         level (default 3, the same as auto-voice).
 100   + Added OperServ CLEARCHAN command to remove all users from a channel.
 101   + Added OperServ SU command to allow any Services admin to gain super-user
 102         privileges (with the appropriate password).
 103   + Time specifications (in services.conf, for autokills, etc.) can now
 104         include multiple units, for example &quot;1h30m&quot;.
 105   + Sending a SIGUSR2 signal to Services will cause the log file to be
 106         closed and reopened.  Use in combination with &quot;mv&quot; to rotate the
 107         log file.
 108   * Support for the DALnet Bahamut server has been improved.  Note that
 109         only versions 1.4.22 and later are supported (support for earlier
 110         versions has been dropped).
 111   * Services will now check E-mail and URL addresses for nicks and channels
 112         to ensure that they are syntactically valid.
 113   * The OPDEOP channel access level has been renamed to OP-DEOP.
 114   * OperServ ROTATELOG command removed in favor of the signal method.
 115   * Services has been greatly optimized, easing operations on large
 116         networks or low-power servers.
 117   * Many, many bugs have been fixed.
 118
 119 New configuration options:
 120   + NoBouncyModes    : Disable mode-bounce checking.
 121   + NSRequireEmail   : Makes Services require an E-mail address upon nick
 122         registration.
 123   + NSMaxLinkDepth   : Sets the maximum depth for nested nickname links.
 124   + PingFrequency    : Sets the period after which a PING message is sent.
 125   + WallOSChannel    : Send a wallops/globops on MODE/KICK/CLEAR{MODES,CHAN}.
 126   + WallSU           : Send a wallops/globops on OperServ SU.
 127   + SessionLimitAkill: Automatically adds an autokill when a session limit
 128         is exceeded repeatedly.
 129 Removed configuration options:
 130   * WallOSMode, WallOSKick, and WallOSClearmodes removed in favor of
 131         WallOSChannel.  These options can no longer be set separately.
 132   * Deprecated configuration directive &quot;ListOpersOnly&quot; removed.  Use
 133         &quot;NSListOpersOnly&quot; and &quot;CSListOpersOnly&quot; instead.
 134
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