X-Git-Url: https://arthur.barton.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=ngircd-alex.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=3c61dcf995cf28e8c4c1c8b3097b0f3c2c82f04c;hp=86958770e08e7789345fc28d417216f77bc60f8f;hb=a673a6e3af783c9c80cadd0cf3c963c754d84649;hpb=90ea23ab4fe3032824e22eb59bee305f35c4aae7 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 86958770..3c61dcf9 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -2,30 +2,41 @@ ngIRCd - Next Generation IRC Server http://ngircd.barton.de/ - (c)2001-2015 Alexander Barton and Contributors. + (c)2001-2016 Alexander Barton and Contributors. ngIRCd is free software and published under the terms of the GNU General Public License. -- NEWS -- -ngIRCd 23 +ngIRCd 23 (2015-11-16) + ngIRCd 23~rc1 (2015-09-06) + - Use "NOTICE *" before registration instead of "NOTICE AUTH". "AUTH" is + a valid nickname so sending notices to it is probably not a good idea. + Use "*" as the target instead as done with numerics when the nick is not + available. This mimics the behavior in Charybdis, IRCD-Hybrid, InspIRCd + 2.2, Plexus 4, etc. Closes #217. + The "NoticeAuth" configuration variable (ngircd.conf) has been renamed + to "NoticeBeforeRegistration" accordingly, but the old name is still + supported for compatibility reasons. + - Implement new channel mode "N" (regular users can't change their nick + name while on this channel). Closes #214. - Keep track of who placed bans, invites, and excepts. - Idee and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #203. + Idea and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #203. - Implement numeric RPL_LISTSTART(321). lightIRC and other clients expecting RPL_LISTSTART should now behave correctly. - Idee and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #207. + Idea and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #207. - Streamline the effect of "MorePrivacy" option: Update documentation in ngircd.conf(5); don't hide channels for IRC Ops on LIST and don't hide IP addresses/hostnames on WHOIS when "MorePrivacy" is in effect. This closes #198. - IRC operators now can kick anyone when "OperCanMode" is set. - Idee and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #202. + Idea and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #202. - Implement user mode "I": Hide channels on WHOIS: this mode prevents ngIRCd from showing channels on WHOIS (IRC Operators can always see the channel list). - Idee and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #197. + Idea and implementation by LucentW, Thanks! Closes #197. - INVITE command: Implement ERR_USERNOTONSERV(504) numeric and make sure that the target user is on the same server when inviting other users to local ("&") channels. @@ -313,7 +324,7 @@ ngIRCd 19.2 (2012-06-19) which still is the default when "CloakHostModeX" isn't set. - Add instructions for setting up Atheme IRC services. - Implement support for IRC capability handling, the new "CAP" command, - and capablity "multi-prefix" which allows both the NAME and WHO command + and capability "multi-prefix" which allows both the NAME and WHO command handlers to return more than one "class prefix" to the client. ngIRCd 19.1 (2012-03-19) @@ -476,7 +487,7 @@ ngIRCd 17 (2010-11-07) ngIRCd 17~rc2 (2010-10-25) - Generate ngIRCd version number from GIT tag. - - Make sourcecode compatible with ansi2knr again. This allows to compile + - Make source code compatible with ansi2knr again. This allows to compile ngIRCd using a pre-ANSI K&R C compiler again. ngIRCd 17~rc1 (2010-10-11) @@ -485,7 +496,7 @@ ngIRCd 17 (2010-11-07) Howl, Avahi or on Mac OS X). - New configuration option "SyslogFacility" to define the syslog "facility" (the "target"), to which ngIRCd should send its log messages. - Possible values are system dependant, but most probably "auth", "daemon", + Possible values are system dependent, but most probably "auth", "daemon", "user" and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3). Default is "local5" for historical reasons. - Dump the "internal server state" (configured servers, established @@ -495,7 +506,7 @@ ngIRCd 17 (2010-11-07) signal SIGUSR1, when debug code is compiled in, not only on startup using the command line parameters. - Implement user mode "x": host name cloaking (closes: #102). - - Change MOTD file handling: ngIRCd now caches the contens of the MOTD + - Change MOTD file handling: ngIRCd now caches the contents of the MOTD file, so the daemon now requires a HUP signal or REHASH command to re-read the MOTD file when its content changed. - Allow IRC ops to change channel modes even without OperServerMode set. @@ -511,7 +522,7 @@ ngIRCd 17 (2010-11-07) ngIRCd 16 (2010-05-02) ngIRCd 16~rc2 (2010-04-25) - - Enhace connection statistics counters: display total number of served + - Enhance connection statistics counters: display total number of served connections on daemon shutdown and when a new client connects using the new numeric RPL_STATSCONN (250). @@ -533,7 +544,7 @@ ngIRCd 15 (2009-11-07) ngIRCd 15~rc1 (2009-10-15) - Do not add default listening port (6667) if SSL ports were specified, so ngIRCd can be configured to only accept SSL-encrypted connections now. - - Enable IRC operators to use the IRC command SQUIT (insted of the already + - Enable IRC operators to use the IRC command SQUIT (instead of the already implemented but non-standard DISCONNECT command). - New configuration option "AllowRemoteOper" (disabled by default) that enables remote IRC operators to use the IRC commands SQUIT and CONNECT @@ -716,7 +727,7 @@ ngIRCd 0.7.0 (2003-05-01) - Documentation is now installed in $(datadir)/doc/ngircd. -Older news (sorry, only available in german language): +Older news (sorry, only available in German language): ngIRCd 0.6.0, 24.12.2002