ngIRCd Release 26~rc2

[ngircd-alex.git] / NEWS

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@@ -10,7 +10,31 @@
 
 ngIRCd 26
 
 
 ngIRCd 26
 

-  ngIRCd 26~rc1
+  ngIRCd 26~rc2 (2020-06-11)
+  - Add AppStream metadata file (contrib/de.barton.ngircd.metainfo.xml).
+  - Various bug fixes, see the ChangeLog. No new or changed functionality.
+
+  ngIRCd 26~rc1 (2020-05-10)
+  - Allow up to 512 characters per line in MOTD and help text files (but keep
+    in mind that lines can't get that long, because they have to be prefixed
+    before being sent to the client). But this allows for more fancy MOTDs :-)
+    Closes #271.
+  - Show the actually allowed channel types in the ISUPPORT(005) numeric which
+    are configured by the "AllowedChannelTypes" configuration variable.
+    Closes #273.
+  - Handle commands in the read buffer before reading more data and don't wait
+    for the network in this case: If there are more bytes in the read buffer
+    already than a single valid IRC command can get long (513 bytes), wait for
+    this/those command(s) to be handled first and don't try to read even more
+    data from the network (which most probably would overflow the read buffer
+    of this connection soon).
+  - Log G-/K-Line changes only when not initiated by a server: this prevents
+    the log from becoming spammed during "net bursts".
+  - Update test suite to include SSL tests, including checking for reloading
+    certificates during runtime.
+  - Add support for GnuTLS certificate reload, which is quite handy when using
+    Let's Encrypt, for example. Until now this was only supported when linked
+    with OpenSSL. Thanks a lot, Hilko Bengen <bengen@hilluzination.de>!

   - Allow setting arbitrary channel modes in the configuration file by handling
     them like in MODE commands, and allow multiple "Modes =" lines per [Channel]
     section. Thanks to Michi <michi+ngircd@dataswamp.org>!
   - Allow setting arbitrary channel modes in the configuration file by handling
     them like in MODE commands, and allow multiple "Modes =" lines per [Channel]
     section. Thanks to Michi <michi+ngircd@dataswamp.org>!


@@ -70,7 +94,7 @@ ngIRCd 25 (2019-01-23)
 
   ngIRCd 25~rc1 (2018-08-11)
   - Only send TOPIC updates to a channel when the topic actually changed:
 
   ngIRCd 25~rc1 (2018-08-11)
   - Only send TOPIC updates to a channel when the topic actually changed:

-    This prevents the channel from becoming flooded by unecessary TOPIC update
+    This prevents the channel from becoming flooded by unnecessary TOPIC update

     messages, that can happen when IRC services try to enforce a certain topic
     but which is already set (at least on the local server), for example.
     Therefore still forward it to all servers, but don't inform local clients
     messages, that can happen when IRC services try to enforce a certain topic
     but which is already set (at least on the local server), for example.
     Therefore still forward it to all servers, but don't inform local clients