> -- ircd-hybrid-7.2.2 RELNOTES
> 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-7.2.0 RELNOTES
> o) Fixed broken operwall = yes;
> o) Added 'umode' directive to oper{}. List of modes to get on /OPER.
> o) Fixed a WHOIS bug
> o) Fixed bug where we would increase Count.invisi even
> if 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 RELNOTES
> 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 RELNOTES
> 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 regexp K/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, modularised: 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
In brief:
- We now support a completely new platform, Tru64 UNIX
- We have mostly revamped the Windows Cygwin port
- The IRIX port has been brought up to date
- The HPUX port has been retested and minor warnings have been fixed
- The configure script has been massively revamped
- Most noticeable is that we generate make dependencies on the fly now
- We now use our own .lang files to provide translated numeric messages
- IPv6 support is now automatically enabled/disabled
- Cryptlinks now use Nagle's TCP_NODELAY algorithm
- X-line (gecos ban) support has been added
- Nick and channel RESVs are now stored in nresv.conf and cresv.conf
