doc/history/2.7-New

   1         * WHOREPLY and NAMREPLY become numberics instead of strings.
   2
   3         * msa's patches to kick/mode to attempt to follow nick name changes
   4
   5         * spike's patches to get SUMMON to find last idle tty
   6
   7         * melazy's various DNS improvements.
   8
   9         * pjg's saber C check
  10
  11         * prefix changed for all server->client messages in which the origin
  12           of the sender is a client to appear as follows:
  13                 nick!user@host
  14
  15         * TRACE output changed.
  16
  17         * # channel topics broadcast
  18
  19         * +-numeric channels removed from server
  20
  21         * numerics for TRACE output 201-209
  22
  23         * new switches for STATS: i,k,q,y
  24
  25         * numerics for stats output 211-219
  26
  27         * MODE changed to also operate on users
  28
  29         * deoper added as both mode and direct command. deoper sends out
  30           ":user OPER -" to other servers. (from Kaizzu)
  31
  32         * XTRA/VOICE/GRAPH removed.
  33
  34         * MODE +a scrapped.
  35
  36         * added custom ANSI-compatible ctype macros to ensure speed
  37
  38         * user modes i,w,s,o implemented as follows:
  39                 i - invisible. over rides any channel mode for those external
  40                     to your channel. you are invisible.
  41
  42                 w - receive wallops
  43
  44                 s - receive local service notices (errors, etc)
  45
  46                 o - operator flag. (can not be set currently except using the
  47                     OPER command).
  48
  49         * MODE +b added to ban a user from a channel using "nick!user@host" as
  50           the mask to match to the user. If the user matches the ban mask they
  51           are not allowed in. MODE +b with no parameters returns the list of
  52           ban masks currently in place. MODE +b <mask> and MODE -b <mask>
  53           add/delete a ban mask respectively.
  54           Thanks to HulkHogan (andy@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au) for defining what
  55           we needed here and the 'BlackBall' approach.
  56
  57         * Operator passwords may now be stored in the ircd.conf file as the
  58           encrypted plaintext. Crypt(3) is used to generate the matching
  59           plaintext from the OPER command. Thanks to the following people
  60           for help with this:
  61                 Sean Batt (sean@coombs.anu.edu.au),
  62                 Andy. M. Jones (andy@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au),
  63                 Nelson Minar (minar@reed.edu).
  64
  65         * Server now creates "ircd.pid" file when booted. Holds the current
  66           pid of the server.
  67
  68         * Each O and I line in the ircd.conf file may be linked only a number
  69           of times equal to or the max. links value for the class they belong
  70           to.
  71
  72         * Server stores results of any successful DNS lookups for servers so
  73           that future lookups are not needed. A rehash will wipe all previous
  74           lookup results and cause the server to start over. The server will
  75           attempt to lookup each hostname in a C/N line on booting. This may
  76           cause a delay during starting the server.
  77
  78         * All functions should be of the form "function_name", macros of the
  79           form "MacroName" and constants as CONSTANT.
  80
  81         * Services are now treated with some respect. A service is associated
  82           with an S-line in the ircd.conf. A service must send a NICK/SERVICE
  83           pair on connecting to achieve service status.
  84
  85         * JOIN/PART now accept a list of channels in the first parameter with
  86           each separated by a ",". eg "JOIN #foo,#bar,#foobar"
  87
  88         * A hopcount for the distance to nicknames and servers has been
  89           introduced (for better or worse). It is passed as the second
  90           parameter to both NICK and SERVER.
  91           WHO and LINKS both report the hopcount in the info field.
  92
  93         * Default for WALL and WALLOPS set "off"
  94
  95         * rearranged config.h
  96
  97         * ISON now returns nicknames with the actual case, i.e.
  98           ISON wiz will answer WiZ
  99
 100 New into 2.7.1
 101
 102         * STATS u, r, z
 103                 u - uptime
 104                 r - CPU useage stats
 105                 z - counts and shows current memory useage
 106           r & z are only available if DEBUGMODE is defined in config.h
 107
 108         * GETHOST which forces all reverse lookups of ip#'s to also match
 109           when doing a forward lookup of the hostname returned.
 110
 111         * SENDQ_ALWAYS buffering policy for sending data over links.
 112           (Server tries to buffer as much data as possible before attempting
 113            a write).
 114
 115 New into 2.7.2
 116
 117         * NOTE (once again appears and in much better state)
 118
 119         * WHOWAS gives a list of known users of the nick in question
 120           rather than just the most recent.
 121
 122         * Server can accept both server and client connections via a unix
 123           domain socket. This provides greater security and reliability for
 124           connections between the host and itself. (#define UNIXPORT)
 125
 126         * STATS C reports L-lines: New Numeric 241
 127
 128         * #define for showing all users the invisible count from LUSERS