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Version 5.1
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2011/04/05 .24 End-of-life release. No functional changes.
2010/06/08 .23 Fixed a truck-sized security hole allowing any user to
read any other user's memos. Reported by Charalampos
Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2010/05/21 .22 Fixed potential crash in MemoServ FORWARD. Reported by
Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2010/01/01 .21 Updated documentation to reflect end-of-life status.
2009/11/10 Fixed a few bugs in importing XML data, and removed empty
channel access list entries from exported XML data.
Reported by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/11/07 Fixed minor memory leak and failure to apply CSAutokickMax
setting in ChanServ AKICK ADD. Reported by Charalampos
Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/11/07 Fixed cosmetic bugs in some LIST commands and potential
leakage of memory contents to database files. Reported
by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/08/09 .20 Fixed compilation error with glibc 2.10 (Gentoo bug #273938).
2009/07/31 .19 Fixed failure to properly guard against users registering
or linking the HelpServ nickname. Reported by
2009/07/27 Fixed various bugs with the StatServ SERVERS command, and
implemented the missing COPY and RENAME subcommands.
Reported by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/07/27 Fixed some memory management issues, including a potential
crash when using the -log command-line option.
Reported by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/07/13 Fixed another harmless "BUG" message.
2009/07/12 Fixed a harmless "BUG" log message resulting from use of
the MemoServ INFO command with no parameters. Reported
by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/07/11 .18 Fixed a harmless bug in some protocol modules causing
unnecessary warnings to be logged at shutdown/restart.
Reported by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/07/11 Implemented the OperServ EXCEPTION CLEAR subcommand, which
was previously missing. Reported by Charalampos
Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/07/11 Fixed improper behavior and potential crash resulting from
OperServ EXCEPTION MOVE. Reported by Charalampos
Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/06/18 Fixed bug causing "*@*.*" to be improperly allowed as an
autokill mask. Reported by Charalampos Pournaris
<charpour@gmail.com>
2009/06/17 Minor documentation cleanup.
2009/06/17 NickServ IDENTIFY no longer writes a log message when a
user identifies for a nickname they have already
identified for previously. Suggested by Charalampos
Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/06/16 Added support for the +S user and channel modes in the
Bahamut protocol module. Suggested by Charalampos
Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/06/14 Fixed typos in a couple of pseudoclient responses.
Reported by Charalampos Pournaris <charpour@gmail.com>
2009/05/31 .17 Added safety checks to avoid crashing on certain (different)
types of database corruption. Reported by Ian Justman
<ianj@esper.net>
2009/05/09 Added safety checks to avoid crashing on certain types of
database corruption. Reported by Andries Burger
<adb@speedfreaks.co.za>
2009/05/07 .16 Added NoAdminPasswordCheck configuration option to work
around extraneous global messages reported by
Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2009/05/07 Changed NickServ SUSPEND command to honor NSSecureAdmins
option. Reported by Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2009/03/31 .15 Fixed bugs causing potential crashes when connecting to
InspIRCd or Unreal servers.
2009/03/31 Fixed bug causing an improper notification to be sent when
a Services admin uses UNSET on their own nickname.
Reported by Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2008/12/07 .14 Fixed potential infinite loop on detecting a fatal error.
Reported by Jille Timmermans <jille@quis.cx>
2008/12/07 Fixed race condition in which Services might fail to send
its initial data to the server if the connection took
too long. Reported by Alexander Barton <alex@barton.de>
2008/12/07 Fixed bug causing incorrect #defines to be written to
config.h in non-English locales. Reported by Alexander
Barton <alex@barton.de>
2008/12/07 Fixed bug causing nickname enforcers to remain online
indefinitely if the associated nickname was dropped
before the enforcer was removed. Reported by Jille
Timmermans <jille@quis.cx>
2008/12/07 Fixed bug causing channel ban lists to get desynchronized,
leading to failure to add bans when autokicking users.
Reported (and fix suggested) by Aragon Gouveia
<aragon@phat.za.net>
2008/11/08 .13 Fixed bug preventing remote users from being recognized by
the rfc1459 protocol module. Reported by Alexander
Barton <alex@barton.de>
2008/08/22 .12 Added set_password() interface function for use by modules.
2008/02/15 Fixed bug causing ChanServ to improperly deop users on
SECUREOPS channels under certain conditions. Reported
by Timothy C. McGrath <tmhikaru@gmail.com>
2008/01/03 .11 Fixed bug allowing users to crash Services through improper
use of the ChanServ LISTLEVEL command. Reported by
Daniel Lindbeck <dajmon@lindnet.se>
2007/12/31 Fixed bug causing ChanServ to reverse mode +o sent by the
server for an IRC operator joining a channel. Reported
by Marco Wepfer <kampfteufel@hotmail.com>
2007/12/22 Added note to section 3-3-1 of the manual pointing out that
memo limits are ignored for memos from Services admins.
2007/12/09 .10 Fixed bug preventing ircservices-chk from detecting the PID
file properly. Reported by <chiappa@webinfo.fi>
2007/12/09 Fixed cosmetic bug causing "internal error" messages to be
emitted when sending memos to users with forwarding
enabled. Reported by Casey <caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au>
2007/11/21 Fixed bug causing compilation to fail on certain platforms.
Reported by Jarrod Frates <jfrates@gmail.com>
2007/11/21 .9 Fixed security bug unintentionally introduced in 5.1.8.
2007/11/21 .8 Corrected half-implemented fix in previous version.
2007/11/21 .7 Fixed crash on certain uses of very long passwords.
Reported by <loverboy@irc.doruk.net.tr>
2007/10/30 Fixed bug preventing channels already registered at startup
from appearing in their respective founders' LISTCHANS
output. Reported by <loverboy@irc.doruk.net.tr>
2007/10/30 .6 Fixed crash on database save under certain conditions.
Reported by Aaron Eldridge <drefsab_zn@hotmail.com>
2007/10/29 .5 Fixed failure to import some XML data correctly. Reported
by Tim Owen <timowen@internode.on.net>
2007/10/25 .4 Added workaround for recent Unreal servers that send
unsourced SQUIT messages. Reported by Bill Kramme
<bk@slashnet.org>
2007/10/23 .3 Reviewed the Services codebase, fixing several more bugs
that could lead to crashes in certain circumstances.
2007/10/20 .2 Fixed bug allowing users with sufficient channel privileges to
crash Services. Reported by Ali Sor <alisor@soronline.net>
2007/10/20 Added extra tests to the configure script to ensure that
dynamically-loaded modules can be used correctly, to
work around a problem reported by <iamentity@gmail.com>
2007/10/14 Added support to convert-db for encrypted passwords in
Anope 1.7.18 and later. Reported by Pierre Fagrell
<pierre@fagrell.net>
2007/10/12 .1 Fixed bug preventing encrypted passwords from being
imported from Epona/Anope databases. Reported by
Pierre Fagrell <pierre@fagrell.net>
2007/10/10 .0 Version 5.1.0 released.
2007/10/10 Updated Cygnus, Epona/Anope, HybServ, and
SirvNET/Auspice/Bolivia importers to convert NOOP
settings properly. Also updated the SirvNET/etc.
importer to convert channel memo level settings.
2007/10/10 Memos can now be disabled for a channel by disabling the
MEMO privilege level.
2007/10/06 Added workaround for a rare problem with InspIRCd 1.1.13
and earlier causing the server to be disconnected on a
nickname collision or autokill. Reported by Casey
<caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au>; solution suggested by
Craig Edwards <brain@winbot.co.uk>
2007/09/29 Removed the obsolete "-no-dir-check" option from the
configure -help output.
2007/09/29 Changed semantics of NickServ NOOP to allow users with NOOP
set to be added to channel access lists at negative
values (such as the NOP list). Suggested by Trevor
Talbot <quension@mac.com>
2007/09/16 pre9 Fixed bug causing channels with multiple users not to be
recognized on startup when using InspIRCd. Reported by
Casey <caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au>
2007/09/13 pre8 Fixed crash in MemoServ INFO. Reported by Casey
<caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au>
2007/09/11 pre7 Fixed various problems with the InspIRCd protocol module.
Reported by Casey <caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au> and
Robin Burchell <surreal.w00t@gmail.com>
2007/09/10 pre6 Added NSRegDenyIfSuspended configuration option. Suggested
by Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
2007/09/03 Updated InspIRCd module to work with InspIRCD 1.1.x (tested
with 1.1.12).
2007/08/23 pre5 Added NOOP nickname option. Suggested by Casey
<caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au>
2007/08/23 Added MEMO-RESTRICTED channel option. Suggested by Casey
<caseyclaydon@fastmail.com.au>
2007/08/23 Turned warning messages for nonexistent nicknames/channels
into debug messages.
2007/08/23 Fixed crash introduced in pre4 when a second server is
added to the network. Reported by Torbjorn Svensson
<azoff@se.linux.org>
2007/08/23 Added a missing unregister_callback() to the NickServ module.
2007/08/06 pre4 Added "set identified" NickServ callback for actions to be
taken when a user is marked identified (whether from
the IDENTIFY command or automatic identification).
Also renamed "cancel_user" callback to "cancel user".
2007/08/05 Updated ratbox protocol module for recent versions of the
ircd-ratbox server. Patch provided by ongeboren
<xxx.coder@gmail.com>
2007/08/05 Added -program option to the configure script, allowing the
Services executable name (and the names of related files)
to be changed. Suggested by Tim Retout <tim@retout.co.uk>
2007/07/30 Fixed potential display bugs in some log messages.
Reported by Tim Retout <tim@retout.co.uk>
2007/07/27 Services can now be installed under an alternate root by
setting the INSTALL_PREFIX make variable. Suggested by
Tim Retout <tim@retout.co.uk>
2007/07/27 Fixed a bug causing some erroneous server messages to not
processed properly.
2007/06/11 Dropped some old debugging code.
2007/06/10 pre3 Fixed bug allowing guest nicknames to be linked. Reported
by Robin Burchell <surreal.w00t@gmail.com> and
DeadNotBuried <dnb@majestic-liaisons.com>
2007/05/19 pre2 Updated the Turkish language file, courtesy of Basar U.
Sezer <srcmaster@crypthon.com>
2007/05/17 The database/version4 module now observes the -forceload
option when loading the nickname database.
2007/05/17 Replaced RSA's MD5 implementation with one licensed under
more lenient terms. Suggested by Tim Retout
<tim@retout.co.uk>
2007/05/14 pre1 Fixed a bug in XML import that caused channel mode locks to
be lost. Reported by <loverboy@irc.doruk.net.tr>
2007/05/14 Fixed Services being unable to start if both the compatibility
strdup() function and memory checking were enabled.
2007/05/14 Fixed a potential crash with corrupt databases.
2007/05/06 pre0 Added CSSkipModeRCheck option to disable kickbanning of
unregistered nicks from +R-locked channels. Suggested
by <nim@shadowfire.org>
2007/05/06 Changed LISTLINKS for other users from admin-only to
oper-only, and documented that LISTEMAIL can be used to
the same effect by ordinary users. Suggested by Robin
Burchell <surreal.w00t@gmail.com>
2007/04/27 Fixed minor bugs in the built-in [v]snprintf().
2007/03/31 Moved change logs to docs/ directory.
2007/03/24 a13 Changed ChanServ SET PASSWORD to remove founder privileges
from any users who had previously identified for the
channel. Reported by ongeboren <xxx.coder@gmail.com>
2007/02/16 a12 Fixed possibly incorrect handling by convert-db of nonstandard
channel fields FREASON and FTIME in HybServ databases.
2007/02/16 Fixed result message for SET TIMEZONE by a Services
administrator whose timezone is set to the default.
2007/02/16 Fixed a duplicate WALLOPS for NickServ SET PASSWORD by
Services administrators.
2007/02/16 Removed all support for "modeless" channels (+name).
2007/02/16 Fixed httpd/redirect handling of nicknames and channel
names containing slashes. (As a side effect, URLs with
trailing slashes are no longer accepted.)
2007/02/16 The httpd/top-page module now only responds to requests for
the top page, rather than for any URL.
2007/02/16 The built-in HTTP server now reports an error on overlength
HTTP request lines rather than silently splitting them.
2007/02/16 Added password obscurity check to ChanServ REGISTER and SET
PASSWORD. Suggested by Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2007/02/16 Changed NSRejectEmail configuration directive to RejectEmail,
and added rejection checks to NickServ/ChanServ SET EMAIL.
2007/02/16 Changed MD_EXCLUSION constant name to MD_EXCLUDE to match
the OperServ command name.
2007/02/16 Add get/put-field wrapper routines to database code to
remove unnecessary complexity from database modules.
2007/02/16 Fixed bug causing PID file to not be removed on exit.
2007/01/14 Fixed bug in configure type definitions. Reported by
<tigra.ru@gmail.com>
2006/12/08 a11 Merged section 6 of the user's manual (on adding features
to Services) into the technical manual.
2006/12/08 Removed unused read/write macros from
modules/database/fileutil.h.
2006/12/08 Fixed bug causing the "shutdown" parameter to modules'
cleanup functions to always be nonzero.
2006/12/06 Removed all remaining "press Enter" warning prompts from
configure, making it fully automated.
2006/12/06 Clarified that missing system functions (strtok(), etc.)
detected by configure do not prevent Services from
being compiled and run. Also updated the warning for
a missing gethostbyname().
2006/11/09 The httpd/top-page module now explicitly returns an error
if the specified file cannot be read, rather than
deferring to a subsequent handler.
2006/11/03 Added workaround for NULL masks in autokick lists. Reported
by Gabriel Baez <gabriel.baez@solid-ircd.com>
2006/10/29 Fixed the encryption/unix-crypt module to allow crypt()
results longer than 13 characters and to not truncate
the final character of a PASSMAX-length password.
2006/10/01 ChanServ OP/VOICE/etc. now check that the target user is on
the channel before performing privilege checks; PROTECT
is now disallowed on auto-deop users.
2006/09/26 Merged modules/chanserv/autokick.c back into main.c.
2006/08/16 Updated documentation to reflect new domain name.
2006/08/06 a10 Added preliminary support for the solid-ircd IRC server.
2006/06/22 a9 Fixed bug in configuration file handling causing
function-processed directives like LoadModule to break.
2006/06/22 Added int64 and uint64 types, and added a check to
configure to find appropriate system types for them.
2006/06/22 Added robustness to socket code in out-of-memory conditions.
2006/06/22 Changed select() call to not assume that the timeval struct
is valid after the call.
2006/06/22 Changed the socket code to use recv() and send() on sockets
instead of read() and write().
2006/06/22 Fixed potential bug causing accepted sockets' mute status
to get out of sync with internal tables.
2006/06/22 Corrected handling of nested socket callbacks.
2006/06/22 Renamed NET_MIN_BUFSIZE constant to SOCK_MIN_BUFSIZE, and
moved it from defs.h to sockets.h.
2006/06/19 Fixed a typo in the OperServ AKILL/SLINE CLEAR syntax
message. Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2006/06/06 a8 Hungarian language file updated for 5.1.
2006/06/06 Added message source parameter to "channel KICK" callback.
Suggested by Jason Farklem <farklem@gmail.com>
2006/06/03 a7 Fixed handling of language strings added by modules in
external language files.
2006/06/02 Fixed a rare case in which a timed event could fail to be
executed, and ensure that extremely long timeouts
(>25 days) are not called immediately.
2006/06/01 Added robustness to mode character/flag conversion functions.
2006/05/31 Fixed infinite loop in ignore code when a single command
takes longer to execute than the time specified in the
IgnoreDecay configuration directive.
2006/05/31 Fixed bug that could potentially cause the log file to be
rotated in the middle of writing a log message.
2006/05/31 Cleaned up restart handling.
2006/05/31 Fixed bug causing missing parameters in a configuration
directive to get zeroed rather than keeping their
previous values.
2006/05/31 Fixed cosmetic bug causing "BUG" message to be logged when
deprecated configuration directives are used.
2006/04/14 Fixed bug allowing infinite join/kick loops on autokick
when Unreal extended bantypes are in use.
2006/04/14 Fixed bug causing Services to split from InspIRCd servers
without the m_globops.so module loaded. Reported by
<techie101@gmail.com>
2006/03/22 Logging initialization moved earlier, to catch any
unexpected log messages before the log file is opened.
2006/03/22 Fixed a critical error in the supplied [v]snprintf() which
allowed the output to exceed the specified maximum
length.
2006/03/20 Corrected a design defect in the hash table implementation
creating the potential for entries to get lost after
irc_lowertable[] modifications.
2006/01/26 a6 Added command aliases for NickServ, ChanServ, and MemoServ
via the NSAlias, CSAlias, and MSAlias configuration
directives.
2006/01/26 Added support for 2-byte characters in valid_nick() and
valid_chan().
2006/01/26 Added support for the Unreal NICKCHARS protocol setting.
2006/01/26 Fixed nickname and channel name validity checking (which
was broken for a few protocols).
2006/01/26 valid_nick() now defaults to the reference ircd's rules for
nickname grammar rather than RFC 1459.
2006/01/26 Fixed bug causing databases with load-only fields to be
written incorrectly.
2006/01/26 Invalid channel names are now automatically removed from
the autojoin list on identify.
2006/01/26 Fixed memory leak on corrupt channel autokick database.
2006/01/26 Fixed bug in Hybrid and Ratbox protocol modules causing
forced nickname changing to break.
2006/01/25 Moved the contents of the TODO file into section 11 of the
technical reference manual.
2006/01/25 Fixed bug causing nick authentication reason to get lost on
XML import and export.
2006/01/25 Eliminated SuspendInfo structure (fields flattened into
NickGroupInfo and ChannelInfo).
2006/01/25 Fixed bug causing database/standard load routine to break
on out-of-order fields.
2006/01/24 Fixed minor bug in handling of InspIRCd SETNAME.
2006/01/24 a5 Fixed bug causing ChanServ SET MLOCK with extra parameters
(like +l NNN) to return a syntax error.
2006/01/23 Added experimental support for the InspIRCd IRC server.
Suggested by Craig Edwards <brain@winbot.co.uk>
2006/01/23 Removed misc.c's dependencies on other core symbols, and
changed convert-db to link misc.o in rather than
redefine strscpy().
2006/01/23 Fixed ChanServ DROP crash. Reported by Vitaliy Ovsyannikov
<V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru>
2006/01/22 a4 Added experimental support for the ircd-ratbox IRC server.
2006/01/22 Fixed crash on NickServ SET/UNSET from unregistered nicks.
Reported by Vitaliy Ovsyannikov <V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru>
2006/01/22 Fixed bug causing Services operators in Sirv databases to
be imported with Services administrator privileges.
2006/01/22 Overlong IRCS channel names are now handled more robustly
in convert-db.
2006/01/22 Added support to the PTlink database importer for SQline
and SXline databases.
2006/01/21 The PTlink database importer now imports temporary
(unauthenticated) E-mail addresses.
2006/01/21 Updated HybServ database importer for more recent versions
of HybServ.
2006/01/20 Fixed bugs in importing channel greetings and the VOPALL
setting from Cygnus databases.
2006/01/20 The Cygnus database importer now imports temporary
(unauthenticated) E-mail addresses and channel memo
levels.
2006/01/18 Moved the contents of the KnownBugs file into the user's
manual as Appendix D.
2006/01/18 Removed the (now meaningless) -no-dir-check option to the
configure script.
2006/01/17 Fixed a bug in loading the nickgroup database using the
database/standard module. Reported by Vitaliy
Ovsyannikov <V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru>
2006/01/17 a3 Fixed a bug in importing channel data when using the
database/standard module. Reported by Vitaliy
Ovsyannikov <V.Ovsyannikov@kr.ru>
2006/01/17 The language and data file installation procedure no longer
sets the installed files' modes to owner-access-only;
the default file mode (as set with umask) is used.
2006/01/15 a2 Fixed a bug in loading the ChanServ database in the
database/version4 module.
2006/01/15 The misc/xml-import module now allows news items to be
imported via the ImportNews configuration directive.
Suggested by Kieron Thwaites <ron2k.za@gmail.com>
2006/01/15 MemoServ IGNORE now ignores memos from nicknames linked to
nickname (but not wildcard) entries on the ignore list.
Suggested by Robin Burchell <surreal.w00t@gmail.com>
2006/01/15 Renamed ChannelInfo CI_* flags to CF_* for consistency with
other structures' flags.
2006/01/09 Moved the access, autojoin, memo, and ignore databases to
their respective modules, and changed the database
names to "nick-access", "nick-autojoin", "memo", and
"memo-ignore" respectively.
2006/01/09 Changed DBTable.insert() to not return a value.
2006/01/09 a1 Finished implementing the database/standard module, and
made it the default in the example configuration file.
2006/01/08 Removed no-longer-needed new_suspendinfo() and
free_suspendinfo() functions.
2006/01/08 Moved SuspendInfo structure directly into NickGroupInfo and
ChannelInfo structures rather than using pointers.
2006/01/07 Added ACCLEV_MAX and ACCLEV_MIN constants to explicitly
define ChanServ access levels, rather than relying on
ACCLEV_FOUNDER and ACCLEV_INVALID.
2006/01/04 Fixed a bug in writing generic database tables.
2006/01/04 Fixed a bug in the Unreal protocol module causing user
fakehost masks to get set to the user's mode string.
2005/11/23 Added support for writing generic tables (using the new
database format) in the database/version4 module.
2005/11/23 a0 Converted tabs to spaces in all source files.
2005/11/22 Added IncludeFile configuration directive to allow
configuration directives to be split up into multiple
files. Suggested by Yusuf Iskenderoglu
<uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2005/11/22 Logon news items are no longer sent to users who rejoin the
network after a netsplit (for protocols which include
Services stamps). Suggested by <v13@it.teithe.gr>
2005/11/22 Added CSDefModeLock configuration directive to set the
default mode lock for newly registered channels.
Suggested by <us44ever@hotmail.com>
2005/11/22 Moved database name configuration directives (NickServDB,
etc.) to database/version4 module section.
2005/11/22 Fixed a bug causing leading newlines in help messages to be
stripped.
2005/11/22 Added NSSetEmailDelay configuration directive to limit the
frequency with which users can use the NickServ SET
EMAIL command (and thus cause mail authentication
messages to be sent).
2005/11/22 Added OperServ GETKEY command to retrieve the key of a +k
channel (limited to Services operators). Suggested by
Dennis Sela <Schutzgeist@uni.de>
2005/11/22 NickServ INFO now indicates when a nickname's user is using
a different (linked) nick, provided the nick's PRIVATE
option is not set. Suggested by Craig McLure
<Craig@chatspike.net>
2005/11/22 Merged several redundant AKILL/SLINE-related language strings.
2005/11/22 Added CLEAR subcommand to OperServ AKILL and related commands.
2005/11/21 Added NSRejectEmail configuration directive for disallowing
certain E-mail addresses or address masks from being
used in registration.
2005/11/21 Autokill expiration WALLOPS messages are now rate-limited
to prevent floods.
2005/11/21 Added forbidden/suspended/etc. indicators to HTTP server
nickname and channel lists.
2005/11/21 Added a new configuration directive, WallAdminPrivs
(replacing WallGetpass and WallSetpass), to send out a
WALLOPS or GLOBOPS on all Services administrator actions.
Suggested by Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2005/11/21 The Services root nickname will no longer expire, and may
no longer be dropped by Services admins. Suggested by
Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2005/11/21 Added lookup_language(), lookup_string(), setstring(), and
addstring() functions to language subsystem, to allow
third-party modules to take advantage of multilingual
support.
2005/11/21 Renamed setstring() function to mapstring().
2005/11/20 NickServ IDENTIFY and SET, ChanServ SET, and OperServ SU and
SET now give syntax errors if too many parameters are
given.
2005/11/20 unload_module() now warns on callbacks added to other modules
that are not removed by the module's exit routine.
2005/11/20 Services now uses the <stdint.h> include file and its sized
integer types where possible.
2005/11/20 Finished initial implementation of new database module
design. Data access functions (get_XXX() and the like)
are now defined in their respective pseudoclient
modules rather than in the database module.
2005/08/17 Removed StatServ SERVERS COPY and RENAME subcommands.
2005/08/17 Redesigned database get/put functions to avoid potential
expiration of in-use records.
2005/08/17 ChanServ OP/VOICE/etc. now accept multiple nicknames.
Suggested by Anton Wolkov (phan70m@gmail.com)
2005/08/17 Added the ability to load language files on the fly
(LoadLanguageText configuration directive).
2005/04/03 Removed support for Unreal 3.1 and earlier.
2005/02/24 SQlines are no longer applied to opers on startup for
protocols that send user modes in the NICK message
(bahamut, hybrid, monkey, ptlink, trircd, unreal).
2005/02/24 Added initial user modes to the list of parameters for the
"user create" callback.
2005/02/23 SIGHUP now saves the databases before rehashing the
configuration files. Suggested by Torbjorn Svensson
<azoff@se.linux.org>
2005/02/23 Added OperServ debug command MONITOR-IGNORE to monitor the
ignore level of a particular user.
2005/02/23 Redesigned ignore system.
2005/02/22 NickServ SET/UNSET for other nicknames (by Services admins)
is now done by including a "!" before the nickname.
2005/02/22 Added atolsafe() function for more robust string-to-integer
conversion.
2005/02/22 Added ChanServ ACCESS LISTLEVEL subcommand.
2005/01/23 Command-line options can now be specified with two dashes,
a la GNU (one dash still works as well).
2005/01/23 Added -encrypt-all command-line option.
2005/01/23 "make install" will now create directories as needed, rather
than configure.
2005/01/23 The configure script is now entirely non-interactive;
installation directories must be specified on the
command line, and configure will not abort if the
directories do not exist.
2005/01/07 Added "+N" parameter to ChanServ ACCESS/XOP/AKICK LIST.
2004/12/28 Added Content-Type header with character set information to
mail messages.
2004/12/14 Don't apply unauthed expiration time to SETAUTH'd nicks.
2004/12/14 Removed NickServ and ChanServ SENDPASS.
2004/12/14 Added REAUTH command to nickserv/mail-auth module.
2004/12/14 Added encryption/unix-crypt module.
2004/12/14 PTlink database encryption types are now imported correctly.
2004/12/14 Redesigned encryption system. Encryption cipher is now
stored with passwords; "cipher" attribute added to XML
<pass>/<founderpass>/<supass> tags.
2004/12/13 Added [module_]log[_perror]_debug() functions, and changed
module name prefix in log messages ("name:" -> "(name)").
2004/12/13 Removed workaround for old versions of GCC.
2004/10/25 "Holes" are no longer left in internal channel autokick
lists after deleting entries.
2004/10/25 Entry numbering removed from ChanServ ACCESS, XOP, and
AKICK commands.
2004/09/03 MemoServ SET NOTIFY now correctly displays the current
NickServ nickname instead of always "NickServ".
2004/09/03 Fixed a memory leak in the httpd/auth-ip module.
2004/09/03 Removed deprecated nickserv/oldlink module.
2004/09/03 Added MemoServ RENUMBER command.
2004/09/02 Added "opers only" message to end of NickServ LISTEMAIL
help when appropriate.
2004/09/02 Fixed bug resolving symbols when using static modules.
2004/09/02 Added "end of list" messages for OperServ AKILL/etc LIST/VIEW.
2004/09/02 Added "+N" parameter to set list starting point for
NickServ/ChanServ LIST and OperServ AKILL/etc LIST/VIEW.
Suggested by Michael D. Smith <msmith@acmecorp.org>
2004/08/27 Clarified OperServ CLEARMODE response messages.
2004/08/27 Removed reference to ACCESS in ChanServ REGISTER help to
avoid confusing users when only the XOP commands are
available.
2004/08/27 Changed the compatibility strsignal() to use the more
common names for SIGSTOP/SIGTSTP.
2004/08/27 Added strbcpy() function (macro) for improved robustness.
2004/08/27 Revised message-handling code to optimize lookups of
frequently-seen messages.
2004/08/27 Removed ChanServ module dependency from XML import module.
2004/08/26 Finished redesign of module system internals. Modules now
have a THIS_MODULE macro which automagically points to
the module's data structure; THIS_MODULE made implicit
in relevant modules.c function calls.
2004/08/13 Channel mode locks are now stored as strings rather than
bitmasks in the on-disk database.
2004/08/12 NickServ LIST/LISTEMAIL and ChanServ LIST now display "no
matches" instead of "0/0 matches shown" if no matches.
2004/08/12 Fixed failure to abort in-transit mail messages on mail
module removal (potentially resulting in crashes).
2004/08/12 Removed MaxSockets (mail/smtp) directive since MaxMessages
now performs the same function.
2004/08/12 Added MaxMessages configuration directive to mail/main module.
2004/08/12 Disabled swritemap() in new sockets code to avoid
dependence on munmap().
2004/08/10 MemoServ FORWARD now forwards all selected memos in a
single mail message.
2004/08/10 Fixed minor memory leak in sending mail.
2004/08/10 Fixed bug in mail/smtp module causing blank lines to be
removed from message bodies.
2004/08/10 Removed MSNotifyAll configuration directive; MemoServ will
now always send notices to all online nicks.
2004/08/10 Added MSExpireDelay and removed MSExpireUnread configuration
directives.
2004/08/10 Redesigned channel memo system to send memos to individual
users instead of storing them separately with the channel.
2004/08/05 DevNull and HelpServ no longer allow their nicknames to be
registered or linked.
2004/08/05 Add note about increasing stack size on AmigaOS. Reported
by Michael Trebilcock <trebs@ihug.com.au>
2004/08/04 Added NickServ RESTOREMAIL command, which allows a user to
restore their nickname's last authenticated E-mail
address after an (unauthenticated) change. The calling
format of the NickServ SET EMAIL callback has also been
changed.
2004/08/04 nickserv/mail-auth module no longer changes default
nickname flags on registration.
2004/08/04 Added notices for delayed errors on mail authentication
message sending.
2004/08/03 Added support for importing VOPALL channel setting in Cygnus.
2004/08/03 Fixed bug in configure script which left its temporary
directory sitting around when run with -check.
2004/08/03 Added ACCLEV_DEFAULT constant and use instead of allocating
and freeing ci->levels to indicate defaults. Changes
to the default level values will now be reflected
immediately in channels which have not changed that
particular level.
2004/08/03 Added IP address check to match_usermask(), and removed
special cases scattered throughout the code. As a
result, memo ignore and autokick now also work with IP
addresses.
2004/07/29 MODE -o+v from a user on themselves no longer causes
ChanServ to remove the +v. Reported by
<chat@discoware.com>
2004/07/28 NSRequireEmail is now enabled by default.
2004/07/28 Fixed rare bug causing +r (registered) mode to get left on
dropped channels.
2004/07/28 ChanServ now requires the channel password in the DROP
command; dropping by Services administrators is now
done with the DROPCHAN command.
2004/07/28 The configure script now checks that pointers have a sane size.
2004/07/28 Pseudoclients are no longer set +o on servers where they
don't need oper privileges. Suggested by Ben Goldstein
<beng@nc.rr.com>
2004/07/28 Clarified OperServ CLEARMODES help.
2004/07/28 Changed out-of-date "expires at next database update"
message to "expired".
2004/07/28 Added EXCEPTION COUNT command.
2004/07/27 Removed CSAutokickReason configuration directive (obsoleted
by "AKICK by <nick>" reason prefix).
2004/07/27 Added CHECK subcommand for OperServ AKILL/EXCLUDE/SxLINE/
EXCEPTION.
2004/07/27 Added unsorted hash mode (configure -no-sorted-list).
2004/07/24 Removed support for the "channel owner" mode present in some
IRC servers.
2004/07/15 Added SendTimeout configuration directive for mail timeouts.
2004/07/14 RPM/Debian packages now install into /opt/ircservices and
/var/opt/ircservices instead of under /usr.
2004/07/13 Memory-checking code (configure -memchecks) now fills
memory with arbitrary values to catch misuse of
uninitialized or freed memory.
2004/07/13 Added ChanServ NOP (never-op list) command. Suggested by
Kieron Thwaites <ron2k@webmail.co.za>
2004/07/13 Removed Italian and Portuguese language files, which were
hopelessly out of date.
2004/07/13 Rewrote socket-handling code.
2004/07/02 Moved channel mode lock data to its own structure.
2004/07/02 Merged NSListMax and CSListMax configuration options into
ListMax, and applied ListMax to OperServ as well.
2004/06/30 Code base split off from version 5.0.33.
Version 5.0
-----------
2009/07/31 .64 ChanServ DEPROTECT no longer removes channel owner mode, to
prevent abuse by rogue users. Reported by Kieron
Thwaites <ron2k.za@gmail.com>
2007/11/21 .63 Backported security-related fixes from 5.1.
2007/06/10 .62 Backported 5.1 fix for a bug allowing guest nicknames to be
linked.
2007/03/30 .61 Fixed crash on x86-64 systems under certain circumstances.
Reported by Andrey V. Elsukov <bu7cher@yandex.ru>
2007/03/24 .60 Changed ChanServ SET PASSWORD to remove founder privileges
from any users who had previously identified for the
channel (backported from 5.1a13). Reported by
ongeboren <xxx.coder@gmail.com>
2006/10/01 .59 Added support to convert-db for versions of PTlink Services
through 2.26-eol.1.
2006/08/16 Updated documentation to reflect new domain name.
2006/06/22 .58 Added workaround to support the broken MD5 encryption used
in Epona/Anope (through at least version 1.7.14),
enabled by the EnableAnopeWorkaround option for the
encryption/md5 module in modules.conf. Reported by
Gabriel Baez <gabriel.baez@solid-ircd.com>
2006/06/22 configure -check (run by the Makefile) no longer leaves a
conf-tmp directory lying around.
2006/06/21 Fixed error when compiling with recent versions of GNU make.
2006/06/20 Fixed crash when importing some Anope databases. Reported
by Gabriel Baez <gabriel.baez@solid-ircd.com>
2006/01/20 Added support to convert-db for recent versions of Epona.
2006/01/20 .57 Fixed conversion of Anope 1.7 OperServ databases. Reported
by Matt Smith <ratman6@charter.net>
2006/01/20 ChanServ SET SECUREOPS now prevents unprivileged users from
gaining channel protect (+a) status as well. Reported
by A.S. <loverboy@irc.doruk.net.tr>
2006/01/20 Fixed a bug in the Cygnus database converter causing
autokills with invalid expiration data to expire
immediately rather than remain with no expiration time.
2006/01/07 Fixed a cosmetic bug in ChanServ LIST causing the no-expire
flag "!" to not be shown for suspended channels.
2005/11/20 .56 Fixed a bug in StatServ that could cause a crash if
StatServ was unloaded with a rehash while Services
was running.
2005/11/07 Changed NickServ and ChanServ SET PASSWORD to prevent the
use of spaces in passwords.
2005/11/07 The NickServ commands DROP, RECOVER, RELEASE, and GHOST now
report a syntax error rather than "password incorrect"
when too many parameters are given. (As a result,
passwords containing spaces can no longer be used with
these commands. Use IDENTIFY followed by SET PASSWORD
to set a new password without spaces.)
2005/10/26 Fixed incorrect end-of-/WHOIS responses for several
pseudoclients. Reported by Robin Burchell
<surreal.w00t@gmail.com>
2005/09/26 .55 Added documentation on CSSetChannelTime configuration option.
2005/08/25 Fixed rare bug allowing users to gain voice status
improperly. Reported by Anton Wolkov <phan70m@gmail.com>
2005/08/23 Added "authed" callback for newly-authorized nicknames.
Suggested by Robin Burchell <surreal.w00t@gmail.com>
2005/08/16 .54 The ChanServ check_kick callback now passes the channel
name as a string instead of the Channel structure, so
the channel name can be known even if the channel is
empty. Reported by Olly <olly@avansys.co.uk>
2005/08/13 The S-line commands (SGLINE, SQLINE, and SZLINE) now check
that "*" or similarly overbroad masks are not used.
Suggested by Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2005/08/13 Fixed minor bugs in the code to check whether a new
autokill is too broad (such as "*").
2005/08/13 Fixed a compilation error (and many warnings) when
compiling with GCC 4.
2005/08/13 Added UNSET callbacks for NickServ and ChanServ. Suggested
by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2005/05/12 .53 Fixed bug causing server connection to fail.
2005/05/12 .52 Fixed occasional corruption of the NickServ REGISTER syntax
string upon reconfiguration (OperServ REHASH).
Reported by <alm@woodnet.ru>
2005/05/06 Fixed attempts to send PING messages before connecting to
the server. Reported by Craig McLure
<Craig@chatspike.net>
2005/04/02 .51 convert-db now checks for more potential problems with the
imported databases before writing out the XML data.
2005/04/02 Fixed bugs when converting databases from old versions of
PTlink Services.
2005/04/01 Fixed handling of links to forbidden nicks when converting
Auspice databases.
2005/03/31 ChanServ KICK no longer allows Services opers to be kicked.
2005/03/31 Ensured that usermode +r is cleared from nicks which lose
their identification status (e.g. from FORBID/SUSPEND).
2005/03/31 NickServ SUSPEND now forces the user of the suspended
nick to change nicknames, as FORBID does. Reported by
Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2005/03/31 ChanServ now stops non-identified users from joining
channels with mode +R locked on. Suggested by
Dionisios K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2005/03/29 .50 Fixed security hole in NickServ LISTLINKS allowing any user
to view a nick's links. Reported by
<katarn@shadowfire.org>
2005/03/06 .49 Added Russian language file, courtesy of Alexander Zverev
<tty@inbox.ru>
2005/03/05 Services will now accept multiple PROTOCTL messages from
the Unreal ircd (as implemented in Unreal CVS).
2005/03/04 Added support for +I/+j channel modes in Unreal 3.2.3.
Reported by Kieron Thwaites <ron2k@webmail.co.za>
2005/02/23 .48 Fix careless bug leading to possible crash on exit or rehash.
2005/02/23 .47 Channels no longer expire while an auto-op user is in the
channel; expiration is delayed until the time specified
by CSExpire after the last such user leaves the channel.
Reported by Anton Wolkov <phan70m@gmail.com>
2005/02/23 Added user IP addresses to the OperServ LISTUSER debug
command as well.
2005/02/21 .46 Fixed some warnings during compilation.
2005/02/21 Fixed bug causing modified files to not be recompiled
properly when compiling with GNU make 3.79.
2005/02/20 The OperServ debug command LISTUSERS now includes the IP
address for each user before the user's mode string.
2005/02/19 Added workaround for GCC bugs on PowerPC systems.
2005/01/27 Fixed careless error in "make distclean". Reported by
Stanislav Zahariev <sofit@evronet.tv>
2005/01/21 .45 Added HybServ support to convert-db. Suggested by
Stanislav Zahariev <sofit@evronet.tv>
2005/01/21 convert-db is now recompiled properly if the compilation
options passed to the configure script are changed.
2005/01/13 IRC operators are now properly shown the operator version
of ChanServ HELP LIST. Reported by Kieron Thwaites
<ron2k@webmail.co.za>
2004/12/13 .44 Fixed a careless error in the va_copy workaround.
2004/12/02 .43 Added workaround for va_copy with obsolete compilers.
Reported by <us44ever@hotmail.com>
2004/12/02 Added support for SGlines on Unreal. Reported by Dionisios
K. <vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2004/12/02 Fixed "unknown message" on Unreal SWHOIS. Reported by
Anton Wolkov <phan70m@gmail.com>
2004/11/22 Fixed URLs in the documentation to point to the new website.
2004/11/22 .42 The mail/smtp module now allows multiple RelayHost
configuration directives for backup relay servers.
Suggested by Torbjorn Svensson <azoff@se.linux.org>
2004/11/22 Fixed extraneous "Unknown message" log messages on Unreal.
Reported by Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2004/10/29 Clarified "please change your nick" message text.
Suggested by Dylan v.d Merwe <dylanvdm@icon.co.za>
2004/10/25 Fixed crash when using the Japanese language file with the
OperServ SLINE COUNT command.
2004/10/19 Fixed bug allowing StatServ and global noticer nicknames to
be registered/linked. Reported by M. van Cuijk
<mark@phedny.net>
2004/10/14 Fixed various bugs and warnings when compiling on x86-64.
Reported by <liverbugg@rinux.org>
2004/10/14 Added workaround for GNU coreutils (>=5.2) brokenness.
2004/10/13 SET MLOCK no longer allows locking +K without +i on Unreal.
Reported by <help@thaiirc.in.th>
2004/10/13 Fixed cosmetic bug in MemoServ IGNORE. Reported by
<saman@ttnet.net.tr>
2004/10/11 Fixed disconnect on incoming data flood. Reported by
<ballsy@mystical.net>
2004/10/03 Updated the README file for the current manual structure.
2004/10/03 .41 Fixed SQUIT of juped servers on Bahamut. Reported by Pasi
Hirvonen <psh@iki.fi>
2004/10/03 Fixed cosmetic bug in NickServ SUSPEND help. Reported by
Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2004/10/02 Fixed bug causing endless log messages on full network
buffer. Reported by <ballsy@mystical.net>
2004/10/02 OperServ AKILLCHAN now honors the WallOSAkill setting.
Reported by Pasi Hirvonen <psh@iki.fi>
2004/09/19 Fixed missing object file in Hybrid module compilation.
Reported by Jon Christopherson <jon@layertek.com>
2004/09/05 .40 Fixed careless bug in autojoin module.
2004/09/05 .39 Fixed bug allowing some NickServ/ChanServ commands to be
used even in read-only mode. Reported by Craig McLure
<Craig@chatspike.net>
2004/09/02 Fixed minor formatting errors in language files.
2004/09/02 Fixed bugs in SMTP handling. Reported by Gregg Conklin
<greco@gate.net>
2004/08/24 Fixed a trivial error in the modules/protocol Makefile.
2004/08/15 .38 Services now checks channel joins against the channel's
current modes as well as mode locks, to prevent users
from "riding" netsplits into privileged channels.
Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2004/07/27 .37 Autokicks now prefix the kick reason with "AKICK by <nick>"
to avoid misleading kick messages. Suggested by Bergee
<lordbergee@comcast.net>
2004/07/26 Fixed potential crashes in NickServ UNSUSPEND, DROP, and
LINK (from the nickserv/oldlink module only). Reported
by Tom McIntyre <chawmp@cyberarmy.net>
2004/07/15 Fixed cosmetic bug in MemoServ INFO display. Reported by
Bergee <lordbergee@comcast.net>
2004/07/14 Fixed potential crash on exit when freeing language data.
2004/07/14 Fixed bug causing nickname enforcers to not be removed when
a nickname was deleted. Reported by Bergee
<lordbergee@comcast.net>
2004/07/09 .36 Removed log message on socket buffer size misbehavior.
2004/07/09 Fixed potential crash on SQUIT. Reported by Tom McIntyre
<chawmp@cyberarmy.net>
2004/07/08 .35 Fixed memory leak in httpd/auth-password module when
reconfiguring.
2004/07/08 Fixed bug causing HTTP password authorization to fail.
Reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2004/07/07 Added support for invite masks to Hybrid protocol.
Suggested by Jon Christopherson <jon@jons.org>
2004/07/05 .34 configure now properly detects the GCC version in use when
running under Debian Linux.
2004/07/02 Fixed bugs in handling MLOCK +/-j on Bahamut.
2004/07/02 Fixed tiny potential memory leak on failed SET MLOCK.
2004/06/29 .33 Fixed child process handling bug in mail/sendmail module.
Reported by Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2004/06/29 ChanServ STATUS now displays the SOP/AOP/VOP level when the
chanserv/access-xop module is loaded. Suggested by
Kieron Thwaites <ron2k@webmail.co.za>
2004/06/29 For Bahamut, SGLINE/SQLINE commands for masks not in the
appropriate list are now reversed by Services (to
prevent "revival" of deleted masks by split servers).
This applies to operator-issued SGLINE/SQLINEs as well.
2004/06/17 The configure script now checks for two bugs in GCC (fixed
in GCC 3.4.0) which cause Services to crash.
2004/06/07 .32 Updated Unreal protocol module for Unreal 3.2.1.
2004/05/24 get_access() (which returns a user's access level on a
channel) is now exported by the chanserv/main module.
2004/05/18 -z (insecure) users can no longer enter channels locked to
+z on Unreal. Reported by Dionisios K.
<vonitsa_net@yahoo.gr>
2004/05/14 Fixed failure to clear ban exceptions on autokick.
Reported by Eric Murphy <emurphy@sporked.us>
2004/05/12 Updated Bahamut protocol module for Bahamut 1.8.0. Support
for 1.4.x has been removed.
2004/05/07 Fixed errors in OperServ SESSIONS and EXCEPTIONS help text.
Reported by Elijah <admin@nevernet.net>
2004/05/04 Fixed harmless compilation warning in database/version4
module. Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2004/04/29 .31 Fixed crash with MLOCK +J when using trircd protocol.
Reported by <irc@teknet.com.tr>
2004/04/28 Added stricter checks on module loading order.
2004/04/09 .30 Added logic to configure script to avoid the use of the
-fstack-protector option if doing so would trigger a
compiler bug. Reported by Torbjorn Svensson
<azoff@se.linux.org>
2004/04/06 ChanServ no longer requires an explicit IDENTIFY to use INFO
ALL. Reported by Wolfgang Urban <ircservices@tou.de>
2004/04/06 NickServ LISTCHANS now properly aborts when a non-servadmin
uses the nickname form of the command. Reported by
Elijah <admin@nevernet.net>
2004/04/04 The ChanServ DEPROTECT command now clears channel-owner
status on those IRC servers that support such a mode.
Suggested by <freakycomputer@global.co.za>
2004/04/02 Fixed additional bug causing autokill exclusions to not
function properly in some cases.
2004/04/02 Fixed bug causing autokill exclusions to not function under
Unreal. Reported by Eric Murphy <emurphy@sporked.us>
2004/03/31 Fixed bug allowing users to improperly be identified for
newly-registered nicknames awaiting authentication.
Reported by <cyberdems@cyberdems.za.net>
2004/03/30 Added workaround for Unreal SQLINE "bouncing" issue.
Reported by Craig Edwards <brain@winbot.co.uk>
2004/03/30 ChanServ SET RESTRICTED no longer modifies the internal
NOJOIN level.
2004/03/30 Fixed failure to reset internal-use AUTODEOP and NOJOIN
channel levels when loading databases from version 4.5
and earlier. Reported by Wolfgang Urban
<ircservices-coding@tou.de>
2004/03/24 .29 Added support for extended ban types, new channel mode +f
format, and other feeping creaturism in Unreal 3.2.
2004/03/24 Fixed PTlink channel database reading, and added workaround
for PTlink bug causing inconsistent data to be stored.
Reported by <dux@fbnet.org>
2004/03/17 Added experimental support for Hybrid 7 servers. Thanks to
Jon Christopherson <jon@jons.org> for assistance.
2004/03/06 Updated tr-ircd protocol module to support version 5.7.
Support for versions before 5.5 has been dropped at the
tr-ircd author's request.
2004/02/05 .28 The OperServ AKILL/EXCLUDE/EXCEPTION/SLINE LIST and VIEW
commands now only display the first 50 entries matching
the given mask. Note that no notice is given if the
list is cut off; this will be remedied, and the limit
(50) made configurable, in a future release.
2004/02/02 Fixed a cosmetic bug in ChanServ SET SECURE help. Reported
by Andrew Kempe.
2004/01/22 Fixed a bug causing the ChanServ XOP DEL commands to delete
the wrong access entries. Reported by <profound@eyerc.net>
2004/01/05 + in channel names no longer confuses the httpd/dbaccess
module. Reported by <phantom@phntm.nix.org.il>
2004/01/05 Channel entry messages are now prefixed with the channel
name. Suggested by Medice.
2004/01/05 Fixed a bug in calculating session memory usage for OperServ
STATS ALL. Reported by Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2003/12/09 Added slightly more verbose logging when a fatal signal is
received.
2003/12/03 .27 Fixed a stupid bug in the AKILLCHAN command causing corrupted
autokills. Reported by <freakycomputer@global.co.za>
2003/12/03 Various code cleanups and memory leak fixes.
2003/12/02 Fixed security loophole allowing users to obtain channel
privileges with a nickname awaiting authentication
after a SET EMAIL command.
2003/12/02 MEMCHECKS/SHOWALLOCS log messages now show the full path of
the calling file.
2003/12/02 Implemented "overwrite" option for XML import.
2003/12/01 Services no longer logs errors when receiving SZLINE
messages (using the Bahamut protocol). Reported by
<ballsy@mystical.net>
2003/11/30 Fixed crash on exit in FreeBSD. Reported by Chris Riley
<dooley@risanet.com>
2003/11/30 Fixed memory corruption when unable to open initial log file.
2003/11/28 Fixed crash on long channel mode commands. Reported by
<diego@redesul.net>
2003/11/26 .26 Some configuration settings (such as FromAddress in mail/main)
which were only checked for validity at startup are now
also checked when rehashing the configuration files.
2003/11/26 Fixed failure to recognize changes in the MSAllowForward
configuration directive (for the memoserv/forward module).
2003/11/26 Improved internal storage format for nickname authentication
codes (the reason for setting the code is now stored
separately from the code itself). As a result, Cygnus
codes are now imported without any changes.
2003/11/26 Fixed infinite-loop bug in Magick database importer.
Reported by <freakycomputer@global.co.za>
2003/11/25 Fixed potential desynchronization bug with channel MODE -e.
2003/11/25 The registration delay functionality (NSRegDelay and
NSInitialRegDelay) now shows the remaining amount of
time the user needs to wait rather than the full delay
length.
2003/11/25 Added NSInitialRegDelay configuration option. Suggested by
Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2003/11/25 Documented the workings of hash.h.
2003/11/25 Fixed more memory leaks, and did minor code cleanups.
2003/11/20 Fixed a cosmetic bug in OperServ HELP AKILLCHAN. Reported
by <ballsy@mystical.net>
2003/11/18 .25 Fixed potential crashes when importing or exporting data
via the command line.
2003/11/18 Fixed various memory leaks.
2003/11/17 When SHOWALLOCS is enabled, the file and line at which
memory was allocated or freed is now logged.
2003/11/15 Fixed bugs in the configure script when using a deprecated
version of GCC. Reported by Matthew Hodgson
<arathorn@theonering.net>
2003/11/13 Added AKILLCHAN command to operserv/akill module.
Suggested by <us44ever@hotmail.com> and others. As a
result, the operserv/akill module now requires a new
configuration directive, AkillChanExpiry, to be set in
modules.conf.
2003/11/13 OperServ will now issue a warning if EnableExclude is used
with an IRC server type that does not support autokill
exclusions (thus preventing autokills from being sent).
2003/11/13 The program name "anope" can now be used with convert-db
for Anope databases. ("epona" will still work as well.)
2003/11/12 Added support to convert-db for PTlink 2.22.0 and later.
2003/11/11 .24 Fixed a warning in convert-db compilation.
2003/11/11 Fixed bugs in convert-db causing some nickname and channel
settings (timezone, language, channel and memo limits)
to not be initialized properly.
2003/11/11 Added -tzfile, -no-timezones, and -reset-memo-limits
options to the Cygnus database converter in convert-db.
2003/11/05 Databases can now be exported in XML from the command line
(-export option).
2003/11/05 GCC versions earlier than 3.2 (except 2.95.3) are now
deprecated. Variadic macros workaround added for
problem reported by Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2003/11/05 Channel last-used time is now updated properly for the
first user to enter the channel if the user has auto-op
privileges. Reported by <saman@alkol.org>
2003/11/01 .23 Fixed bug causing database contents to get lost for small
databases on full filesystems. Reported by
<us44ever@hotmail.com>
2003/10/29 Fixed minor bugs in convert-db, and added checks to the
data before it is output. (As a result, convert-db
will take somewhat longer to process the same data.)
2003/10/27 Added support to convert-db for converting Cygnus databases.
Suggested by Jamie Penman-Smithson <jamie@chatnplay.net>
2003/10/27 Modified default channel level definitions to use ACCLEV_*
constants from chanserv.h. If you change the constants
(not recommended for compatibility reasons), the
default channel levels will now change with them.
2003/10/24 Added note to ListenTo directive documentation concerning
the usage of low port numbers.
2003/10/18 Added FAQ F.10 regarding the ImmediatelySendAutokill option
to help people who have trouble reading documentation.
2003/10/17 Fixed a cosmetic bug when giving forbidden nicknames to the
AUTH-related commands. Reported by <us44ever@hotmail.com>
2003/10/14 Fixed a typo in the ChanServ SET help text. Reported by
playa <playa6@sbcglobal.net>
2003/09/09 .22 The SHOWALLOCS compilation option can now be set from the
configure script instead of editing memory.c directly.
2003/09/09 Fixed bug causing blank lines in help messages to not be
sent in rare cases.
2003/09/09 Clarified NickServ AJOIN help with regard to +k and similar
channels.
2003/08/31 NickServ now displays the proper LIST help text for IRC
operators. Reported by <saturn@jetirc.net>
2003/08/31 Disabling the AUTOPROTECT channel level now disables
automatic channel founder (Unreal, etc.) as well.
2003/08/31 ChanServ LEVELS DISABLE AUTOOP (and AUTOVOICE, etc.) now
properly affects the founder as well. Reported by
Shaun Guth <l8nite@l8nite.net>
2003/08/31 Fixed desynch on MODE -b with differing upper/lower case
from the actual ban. Reported by Jeffrey Kam
<jskam@shaw.ca>
2003/08/31 Fixed potential crash on attempted DROP of a forbidden
channel. Reported by Marc-Andre A. Fuentes
<nothing@psychopat.org>
2003/08/30 Add syntax reminder for users that get E-mail address and
password backwards in NickServ REGISTER. Suggested by
Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2003/08/30 Fixed desynch occurring with MergeChannelModes when a user
joined an empty channel and quickly changed nicknames.
2003/08/30 NickServ SET EMAIL now logs the previous E-mail address as
well as the new one. Suggested by
<RealCFC@chatfirst.com>. As a result, the log message
now has a slightly different format.
2003/08/30 Fixed bug causing some ChanServ mode changes to get lost.
Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2003/08/30 ChanServ no longer attempts to restore the topic on a
channel if no topic has been recorded.
2003/08/30 Added NickServ DROPEMAIL command.
2003/08/30 ChanServ SET FOUNDER and SET SUCCESSOR now log the previous
founder/successor as well as the new one. Suggested by
<RealCFC@chatfirst.com>. As a result, the log messages
now have a slightly different format.
2003/08/29 Channel mode and topic changes (except for mode changes
caused by CSSetChannelTime) now always use a consistent
source name: ChanServ, OperServ, or the server name,
depending on whether the respective modules are loaded.
2003/07/27 Added FAQ Z.3.5 regarding backtraces.
2003/07/16 Added explanation of reasoning behind choice of license
terms. Suggested by Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
2003/07/09 .21 Fixed type-related warnings in some environments.
2003/07/09 Fixed errors when compiling in parallel (make -jN).
2003/07/04 Fixed warnings about builtin function name clash with GCC.
Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2003/06/28 Fixed crash on abnormal disconnection from server.
Reported by Jeffrey A. Kent <jeff.kent@myrealbox.com>
2003/06/25 Fixed compilation failure on OpenBSD. Reported by
<obi_wan@no.script-irc.de>
2003/06/21 .20 Fixed a minor memory leak in the socket handling code.
2003/06/17 Minor tweaks to various Makefiles.
2003/06/16 Fixed bug causing data in socket write buffers to get
corrupted.
2003/06/11 Added workaround for GCC bug on SPARC systems. Reported by
Kevin Kane <kane@firelion.org>
2003/06/09 Fixed compilation problems on Solaris. Reported by Kevin
Kane <kane@firelion.org>
2003/06/09 NickServ autojoin no longer auto-invites users into +i
channels when the user doesn't have INVITE privileges.
Reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2003/06/05 Fixed bug causing ChanServ to inappropriately remove some
users' channel modes. Reported by Yusuf Iskenderoglu
<uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2003/06/05 Changed handling of inappropriate channel user mode changes
(e.g. entering a registered channel and setting +v on
oneself before Services' -o comes through) to remove
only the added modes, not all of them.
2003/06/02 Corrected various errors and inconsistencies in the language
files, and brought section 4 of the manual up to date.
2003/06/02 Added FORCE option to OperServ UPDATE command.
2003/06/02 OperServ UPDATE now sends a notice after saving the
databases indicating whether the operation succeeded.
2003/06/02 Fixed bug causing some callback functions to not be called
if a callback function removed itself from the callback
list. (Note that this situation does not occur in any
previous versions of Services.)
2003/05/28 Reworded NickServ replies and documentation for the
mail-auth module to replace "authorize" by the more
accurate "authenticate".
2003/05/28 .19 Fake hostnames are now handled correctly by the PTlink
protocol module.
2003/05/28 Services now checks in advance whether a protocol module
has been loaded, and aborts with an error message if
not. Suggested by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2003/05/28 Updated FAQ C.1 and added FAQ C.1.5 regarding errors which
can occur when saving the databases to disk.
2003/05/28 The ExpireTimeout configuration directive has been
deprecated, as it is no longer used. This directive
will be removed entirely in the next version of Services.
2003/05/28 Added documentation to section 6 of the manual on how to
process messages received from the IRC network.
2003/05/28 The program name used in the /VERSION reply ("ircservices")
is now defined in version.sh for easier changing in
derivative programs.
2003/05/06 Clarified reasoning behind transfer-of-rights requirement
for submission of code or other changes.
2003/04/30 Fixed bug in OperServ JUPE command causing Services to be
disconnected from the network when juping an existing
server. Reported by George Stamatiou <master@xchat.gr>
2003/04/30 Added CSRegisteredOnly configuration directive. Suggested
by Stefan Hudson <hudson@mbay.net>
2003/04/30 Fixed (lack of) interaction between NickServ autojoin and
+i channels causing "cannot join channel" errors on
IDENTIFY. Reported by Christopher Wilson <owner@candt.net>
2003/04/28 .18 Fixed bug causing chunks of output to get lost in the middle
of HTTP server responses. Reported by several people.
2003/04/28 Fixed cosmetic bug in error message for colliding nicknames.
2003/04/28 Fixed bug preventing forbidden nicknames from being imported.
2003/04/28 Added a workaround to convert-db for an apparent bug in
Auspice Services causing CR characters to appear in
mode locks.
2003/04/23 Fixed bug causing NickServ LIST to not return matches to
Services admins for a pattern matching real hostnames
but not fake ones. Reported by Craig Edwards
<brain@winbot.co.uk>
2003/04/22 Fixed bug processing %hd and missing my_snprintf() in
vsnprintf.c.
2003/04/20 .17 Fixed crash when using UNLINK FORCE with non-linked nicks.
Reported by Matthew Hodgson <arathorn@theonering.net>
2003/04/15 The configure script now uses "conf-tmp" instead of "tmp"
as its temporary directory name, to avoid potential
clashes with pre-existing directories.
2003/04/12 Precompiled binaries should now work with Linux kernel 2.2.x.
Reported by <jay@hyperion.sleepygeek.org>
2003/04/10 .16 Fixed crash on some systems when giving only spaces to
certain commands. Reported by Joao Luis Marques Pinto
<Lamego@PTlink.net>
2003/04/08 .15 Support for trircd 4.x removed, and for 5.1 added, on
recommendation from Yusuf Iskenderoglu
<uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2003/03/06 Fixed typo in English language file. Reported by
<monolith@orblivion.com>
2003/03/04 .14 Fixed compilation error on some systems.
2003/03/03 .13 Build number is no longer updated if no files have changed
(this avoids "make ; make install" incrementing the value
twice). Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2003/03/03 Users are no longer collided if they have identified but
need to set an E-mail address. Reported by Andrew Kempe.
2003/03/03 Nicknames awaiting E-mail authorization now always use the
regular 60-second timeout regardless of the KILL
setting. Suggested by Andrew Kempe.
2003/03/03 Added new section (3-1-2) on netsplit recovery to the manual.
2003/03/03 Added workaround for broken browsers that don't handle
backslashes properly. Reported by <thebeast@xs4all.nl>
2003/02/26 Outgoing mail now includes a Date: header, to avoid some
MTAs inserting a date of 1970/1/1. Reported by Mattias
Karlsson <mattias.karlsson@nocom.se>
2003/02/26 Added support for channel mode +M in Unreal (3.2 beta).
2003/02/26 MemoServ SEND now requires identification for the nickname
instead of just an access list match. Reported by
Rafael Stuhr <rafaelstuhr@gmx.de>
2003/02/25 .12 ChanServ no longer gives +o to random users in channels on
startup. Reported by Matthew Hodgson
<arathorn@theonering.net>
2003/02/25 Core "channel create" callback modified for above fix to send
the user's channel user modes to the called function.
2003/02/25 NickServ now accepts a command-line option,
"-clear-nick-email", to clear the E-mail addresses of
all registered nicknames. Suggested by Marc-Andre A.
Fuentes <nothing@psychopat.org>
2003/02/25 The convert-db program now compiles correctly under Cygwin.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2003/02/25 Pseudoclients are now properly introduced and removed when
modules are loaded or unloaded at runtime. Reported by
Georges Berscheid <georges@berscheid.lu>
2003/02/24 Fixed CSSetChannelTimes under Bahamut. Reported by JT
<jtraub+irc@dragoncat.net>
2003/02/24 Fixed validity check on nickname language setting. Reported
by George Stamatiou <webmaster@xchat.gr>
2003/02/24 Fixed dangling data directory lock on uplink server death.
Reported by Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
2003/02/23 If an unsuspend grace period is set for nickname suspensions
and the mail-auth module is in use, nicknames not yet
authorized will have the delay before expiration of
unauthorized nicks reset to the time of unsuspension.
2003/02/23 Fixed problem in langcomp when .l files have CRs in them.
2003/02/20 .11 Fixed 2002/10/24 compilation problem fix (modules/Makefile
was missing the fix).
2003/02/20 Fixed bugs in the trircd protocol module. Reported by
Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2003/02/19 .10 Fixed bug causing Services to terminate with a fatal error
on receiving multiple KILL messages in quick succession.
Reported by Andrew Kempe.
2003/02/17 SMTP traffic is now logged at debug level 1 instead of level 2.
2003/02/17 Added more debug log messages to the Unreal protocol module.
2003/02/14 Fixed bug causing Services to hang if disconnected from the
remote server. Reported by several people.
2003/02/14 Added checks to avoid "sockprintf() with NULL socket" errors
appearing in the logfile.
2003/02/14 Fixed trivial bug in calculating socket read timeout.
2003/02/01 .9 Fixed a bug leading to desynchs.
2003/01/31 .8 Fixed a number of compilation warnings.
2003/01/31 Fixed typo and thinko causing crashes on channel mode changes.
2003/01/30 .7 Fixed crash when opening a corrupt StatServ database.
Reported by Rob van Eijk <rob4@home.nl>
2003/01/30 Added robustness in clearing mode +r from users after
nickname changes.
2003/01/30 Users now properly get mode +r upon successful AUTH after
registering a nick. Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2003/01/23 SZlines are now properly added on startup when using
Unreal. Reported by Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
2003/01/23 Save database changes if the uplink server disconnects us.
Reported by Aragon Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
2003/01/22 OperServ KILLCLONES no longer adds a new autokill if an
existing autokill matches the clones' user@host mask.
Reported by Alexander Janssens <alex@cyga.net>
2003/01/16 Bahamut protocol support cut off for version 1.4.34+ due to
bugs in the Bahamut ircd.
2003/01/07 Experimental PTlink IRC server support added.
2003/01/06 Fixed bug causing -remote command-line option to not be
recognized.
2003/01/06 Fixed Unreal support (Unreal does not support dynamic
autokill exceptions). Reported by <ron885@bloodheart.com>
2003/01/06 The wallops warning for repeated bad passwords on a channel
now includes the nickname of the user who sent the last
bad password. Suggested by <cyberdems@wwirc.za.org>
2003/01/02 Incorporated fixes for Chunky Monkey IRCD support from
Chris Plant <chris@monkeyircd.org>
2003/01/01 Fixed bug causing "AKILL has expired" messages to be sent
multiple times. Reported by <prince@zirc.org>
2002/12/13 Clarified that "transfer rights" in section 6-3 of the
manual refers only to rights under copyright law.
2002/12/03 Added documentation on mail modules to section 3 of the
manual. Reported by Neal Kirby <Nealster02@hotmail.com>
2002/11/25 .6 Fixed bug causing ChanServ commands to stop working on some
channels. Reported by <MrBOFH@lomag.net> and others.
2002/11/23 Added documentation on how to compile modules into Services
(section 6-1-6).
2002/11/21 .5 The XML import module no longer prints strange error
messages for unknown command-line options.
2002/11/21 NickServ ACCESS ADD now warns of inappropriate syntax for
masks which contain "!". Suggested by Panagiotis
Kefalidis <gizm0@ad2u.gr>
2002/11/19 The configure script now correctly creates parent
directories for the data directory if it does not exist.
2002/11/19 Fixed configure check for socklen_t on FreeBSD. Repoted by
Sean Kelly <smkelly@zombie.org>
2002/11/18 .4 The Makefile now checks that the results of `configure' are
up to date before compiling. This solves a compilation
problem reported by several people in version 5.0.3.
2002/11/16 .3 Fixed case-sensitivity bug with channel bans. Reported by
Alexander Janssens <alex@cyga.net>
2002/11/16 Fixed topic time setting on Unreal. Reported by
<cyberdems@wwirc.za.org>
2002/11/16 Added support for Intel's Linux/x86 compiler (icc) with
optimization disabled. "./configure -cc icc" to use it.
2002/11/16 Fixed missing list terminators in several modules
potentially causing crashes on startup or rehash.
2002/11/13 Fixed a bug causing the contents of the cache to not be
properly read in when using bash 2.05b.
2002/10/29 Fixed cosmetic bugs when using NickServ IDENTIFY and GETPASS
with forbidden nicknames. Reported by <cc@omega.org.za>
2002/10/25 Autokills, session exceptions, and S-lines are now checked
for expiration at each database update. Reported by
Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2002/10/24 Fixed compilation problem on Solaris reported by Geoff
Byers <geoff@systemred.net>
2002/10/24 Fixed string-constant-related warnings.
2002/10/22 .2 Clarified bug-reporting instructions.
2002/10/21 Fixed bug in recording channel topic setters in nick!user@host
format. Reported by Marcin Wolniewicz <marcin@di.pl>
2002/10/20 Fixed bug with ChanServ FORBID #. Reported by
<toxic@linuxmail.gr>
2002/10/18 .1 Fixed convert-db bugs with linked nicks (Auspice 2.7) and
channel access lists (all programs). Reported by
<irc@kgn.ru>
2002/10/17 NickServ LINK and UNLINK are now disabled in read-only mode.
Reported by Dennis Sela <Schutzgeist@uni.de>
2002/10/11 Fixed several compiler warnings.
2002/10/11 Cosmetic fixes to debug log messages.
2002/10/10 Fixed bug causing ChanServ CLEAR BANS to only clear one ban
at a time. Reported by Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2002/10/10 Corrected a cosmetic bug in configure script and a compiler
error when compiling static modules, both on Solaris.
Reported by <oleg_orlov@inbox.ru>
2002/10/06 Disabled -dumpcore by default in the configure script (to
match help text).
2002/10/06 .0 Version 5.0.0 released.
2002/10/02 p15 Removed AKILL option for OperServ STATS command.
2002/10/02 Fixed bug in checking protocol features from core code.
2002/09/30 ACC-CHANGE channel privilege is now checked properly.
Reported by Dylan v.d Merwe <dylanvdm@icon.co.za>
2002/09/29 Added support for Bolivia IRC Services (version 1.2.0)
databases to convert-db. Suggested by Peter
Samuelsson <psadi4@swipnet.se>
2002/09/29 Sirv/Auspice database conversion now properly sets the
SECURE option on imported channels.
2002/09/25 p14 Fixed XML import bug causing channel access lists to get
discarded.
2002/09/25 Added workaround for GCC 3.x bug (GNATS PR#8028).
2002/09/24 Fixed errors when channels expired during import.
2002/09/23 Added SQlineKill configuration directive (operserv/sline).
Suggested by John Edrington <john@cosmicfire.net>
2002/09/23 p13 Fixed false out-of-memory error in socket handling code.
Reported by <mazta@illlab.ee>
2002/09/23 Unauthorized E-mail addresses can no longer be used in
NickServ REGISTER or SET EMAIL commands for other
nicknames, to prevent spamming of arbitrary addresses.
2002/09/22 Fixed bugs in socket buffer memory tracking.
2002/09/22 Added NetBufferLimit configuration directive and OperServ
STATS NETWORK command.
2002/09/18 French langauge file added, courtesy of Elijah
<admin@nevernet.net> and Maxime <maxime_imbeau@hotmail.com>
2002/09/15 -fno-strict-aliasing is now added to the compilation
options for GCC to avoid overaggressive optimization.
2002/09/15 configure can now be forced to use GCC 2.96, though this is
still not supported. It will also now look for gcc3 as
an alternative before giving up.
2002/09/14 p12 "convert-db -h" now lists supported program types in
alphabetical order.
2002/09/14 Removed unneded ALL parameter from LISTLINKS in
nickserv/oldlink module.
2002/09/14 Fixed bug in NickServ ACCESS ADD. Reported by
<Brain@chatspike.net>
2002/09/04 Fixed bug in handling Auspice databases in convert-db, and
added support for Auspice 2.7. Reported by <irc@kgn.ru>
2002/09/04 convert-db now converts nickname notes in Auspice databases
to memos.
2002/09/01 Removed stray .o file left around in previous releases.
2002/08/30 configure now detects GCC 2.96 and refuses to use it.
2002/08/28 p11 Fixed bug in importing nickgroups with IDs >2147483647.
Reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/08/27 Users can no longer LINK pseudoclient nicknames, for real
this time. Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/08/26 p10 Fixed potential bugs when removing modules with REHASH.
2002/08/26 Users can no longer LINK pseudoclient nicknames. Reported
by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/08/26 Reduced memory usage in number-list processing by 56k.
Suggested by Bryce Simonds <kelmar@esper.net>
2002/08/26 Services now handles TOPIC messages with nick!user@host
properly. Reported by Carsten Munk <stskeeps@tspre.org>
2002/08/25 Added Hungarian language file, courtesy of Janos Kapitany
<kapitany.janos@gmail.com>
2002/08/23 Fixed various bugs in help/error messages, and removed
unused messages from language files.
2002/08/23 Memos can no longer be sent while in read-only mode.
2002/08/23 Fixed bug causing desyncs on Bahamut with CSSetChannelTime.
Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2002/08/22 Corrected errors in the language files. Helpful script
provided by Jacek Margos <jacek.margos@freenet-ag.de>
2002/08/15 Disallowed links to suspended nicknames in the
nickserv/oldlink module. Suggested by Holger Baust
<holger.baust@freenet.de>
2002/08/15 pre9 Removed AUTODEOP and NOJOIN channel levels.
2002/08/15 Fixed crash on OperServ SQLINE COUNT. Reported by
<teoman@anet.net.tr>
2002/08/15 Fixed cosmetic bug when changing the language for another
nickname. Reported by <Coolkill121@aol.com>
2002/08/15 Fixed a trivial cosmetic error in NickServ IDENTIFY.
2002/08/14 A missing newline at the end of a configuration file no
longer causes an error. Reported by Yaniv Gamzo
<Yaniv@icq.com>
2002/08/13 pre8 Finished HTML documentation.
2002/08/13 Renamed httpd/redirect NickPrefix directive to NicknamePrefix.
2002/08/12 Fixed bug causing autokill exclusions to not work on Unreal
3.1. Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/08/11 Fixed crash on database update with forbidden nicknames.
Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2002/08/10 pre7 Brought the example HelpServ help text (data/helpfiles/help)
slightly more up to date.
2002/08/10 Added SQlineIgnoreOpers directive. Suggested by Ekim Engin
<eengin@talesoft.de>
2002/08/10 Fixed delay in expiring unauthorized nicknames with
NSNoAuthExpire set. Reported by David Orman
<monolith@orblivion.com>
2002/08/09 Fixed crash on importing nicks with invalid nick groups.
Reported by <saturn@jetirc.net>
2002/08/09 Added DefTimeZone configuration directive. Suggested by
George Stamatiou <master@xchat.gr>
2002/08/09 Added workaround for double-mode (+oqoq, +kk) bug.
2002/08/09 Added SETCMODE debug command to OperServ.
2002/08/09 Updated trircd protocol module from suggestions by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/07/29 Halfops can now set -h and +/-v on themselves. Reported by
Dennis Sela <Schutzgeist@uni.de>
2002/07/28 pre6 Nicknames linked to the Services super-user nickname now
get super-user privileges as well. Suggested by Shaun
Guth <l8nite@l8nite.net>
2002/07/28 Log messages are no longer output for SILENCE messages.
Suggested by Marc-Andre A. Fuentes <nothing@psychopat.org>
2002/07/28 Fixed junk data getting output in Sirv database conversion.
2002/07/28 Fixed off-by-one bug in Epona support in convert-db.
2002/07/28 Added support for Sirv 2.9.0 databases to convert-db.
Suggested by Gorkem Ogut <gorkemogut@hotmail.com>
2002/07/23 The # character can now be used inside quoted strings in
configuration files.
2002/07/22 Fixed crash when sending memos to offline users with
MSNotifyAll disabled. Reported by <ran@fistuk.com>
2002/07/20 Fixed bugs involving passwords with spaces in them.
Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/07/20 Databases are now properly written to disk after an import.
2002/07/20 Fixed bug causing data importing to fail. Reported by
Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/07/18 GLINEs not set by Services are no longer cleared. (Unreal)
2002/07/18 Fixed bug causing debugging to always get disabled on startup.
2002/07/17 Corrected ChanServ AKICK documentation. Reported by Aragon
Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
2002/07/17 AJOIN and Unreal's MLOCK +L now check validity of channel
name parameters. Reported by Aragon Gouveia
<aragon@phat.za.net>
2002/07/17 An error message is now sent if modes +b/+e are used with
MLOCK. Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/06/24 pre5 Applied fix to format-string bug from version 4.5.41.
2002/06/23 pre4 Fixed infinite loop on non-Unreal servers. Reported by
George Stamatiou <master@xchat.gr>
2002/06/21 pre3 Fixed bug preventing memo notification on IDENTIFY.
Reported by <Ganja51@earthlink.net> and others.
2002/06/21 Modified configure to work on OSF/1. Reported by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/06/19 Added support for autokill exceptions in Unreal. Suggested
by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/06/19 Fixed bug allowing unidentified users to use INFO ALL on
the nickname they are using.
2002/06/19 Unverified E-mail addresses are no longer shown except to
the user and Services administrators, and are indicated
unverified. Suggested by Ben Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/06/19 Fixed two sneaky logic bugs causing crashes in rare cases.
Reported by Sean Kelly <smkelly@slashnet.org>
2002/06/19 Fixed a typo in ircservices-chk.
2002/06/19 The initial access list entry for newly-registered nicks can
now be disabled in modules.conf (NSFirstAccessEnable).
Suggested by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/06/19 Fixed bug causing SECUREOPS to not work on servers without
halfops support. Reported by George Stamatiou
<master@xchat.gr>
2002/06/19 Added TMODE and +L (server language) support to trircd
protocol module. Suggested by Yusuf Iskenderoglu
<uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/06/18 Fixed "invalid nickname" errors on valid nicknames for many
IRC daemons. Reported by Romek Krisztian
<r-krisztian@softhome.net>
2002/06/18 Fixed crash in NickServ SENDPASS and AJOIN on unregistered
nicks. Reported by <RealCFC@chatfirst.com>
2002/06/17 pre2 XML importing is now done via the -import command-line option.
2002/06/16 Command-line options now take an "=" instead of a space
between option name and value.
2002/06/14 The NickServ LINK command no longer accepts invalid nicks.
Reported by <terminator@koekjes.net>
2002/06/13 Documentation fixed to conform to HTML 4.01 Transitional.
2002/06/13 Added a HELP COMMANDS topic to StatServ to match the other
pseudoclients' help systems.
2002/06/11 Mode lock +L on Unreal now requires +l to be set as well,
to match the IRC server's behavior. Reported by Aragon
Gouveia <aragon@phat.za.net>
2002/06/11 AJOIN now prevents "channel" names not beginning in "#"
from being added. Reported by Aragon Gouveia
<aragon@phat.za.net>
2002/06/11 Fixed cosmetic bugs in some NickServ syntax error messages.
2002/06/11 Fixed bugs reported by Romek Krisztian
<r-krisztian@softhome.net>:
- Extra spaces no longer cause problems with some commands.
- Spaces can now be used in passwords.
- Port numbers no longer cause URLs to be rejected.
- NickServ SET TIMEZONE parameter is now checked more
carefully.
- NickServ/ChanServ LIST and NickServ LISTEMAIL now
check for bad Services admin parameters.
2002/06/09 In-use nicknames can no longer be linked. Suggested by
Dennis Sela <Schutzgeist@uni.de>
2002/06/08 Fixed improper expiration when -noexpire option given.
2002/06/01 pre1 Fixed crash when using RunGroup configuration directive.
Reported by Kieran <daffy@daffy.za.net>
2002/06/01 NickServ SENDPASS can now be used on any nick, and no
longer shows the E-mail address to avoid spam
collection. Reported by Ben Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/06/01 Fixed improper removal of SHUNs in Unreal.
2002/06/01 Fixed cosmetic bug in NickServ SETAUTH. Reported by Ben
Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/05/30 Fixed bug in MemoServ SAVE causing crashes. Reported by
<saturn@jetirc.net>
2002/05/26 pre0 Fixed bugs in HTTP utility routines. Reported by Romek
Krisztian <r-krisztian@softhome.net>
2002/05/24 a35 Fixed crash on use of unregistered nicks.
2002/05/23 Fixed OperServ SU password not being saved. Reported by
<brtb@unirc.net>
2002/05/23 a34 Fixed crash caused by trying to use forbidden nicks.
Reported by <brtb@unirc.net>
2002/05/23 Fixed spurious log warnings on forbidding in-use nicknames.
2002/05/22 Fixed bug allowing all users to use the ChanServ TOPIC
command. Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/05/17 Users are now no longer auto-joined to channels they are
already in when identifying for their nick.
2002/05/15 Fixed bugs in OperServ EXCEPTION MOVE.
2002/05/15 Fixed bug causing NickServ LIST to not return any results.
Reported by Romek Krisztian <r-krisztian@softhome.net>
2002/05/14 Services admins can now modify channel access lists without
identifying for the channel. Suggested by Panagiotis
Kefalidis <gizm0@ad2u.gr>
2002/05/14 Rewrote database saving routines to avoid data loss.
2002/05/14 a33 Log filename may now contain %y, %m, or %d (replaced by the
current year, month, or day) for automatic log rotation.
2002/05/14 Renamed default log, PID, and MOTD files to "ircservices.*"
instead of "services.*".
2002/05/13 Added crontab script (ircservices-chk) to restart Services
as needed. Suggested by <manual3000@hotmail.com>
2002/05/13 Added NickServ LISTEMAIL command. Suggested by Finny
Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2002/05/13 Services admins can now exceed nickname and channel
registration limits.
2002/05/13 Added NSRegEmailMax configuration directive for limiting
the number of nicknames registered per address.
Suggested by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2002/05/13 Fixed a bug causing failed connections to not be detected
when Services is not running in debug mode.
2002/05/13 Failed connections are now logged normally instead of as
debug messages.
2002/05/13 Socket connections should now work properly on FreeBSD
instead of failing most of the time. Reported by Ben
Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/05/13 SMTP mail module now checks for " in From: names to avoid
malformed headers.
2002/05/13 a32 ChanServ no longer removes chanops from IRC operators who
give themselves or others +o via an ircd feature.
Reported by Romek Krisztian <r-krisztian@softhome.net>
2002/05/13 Added StatServ support to httpd/dbaccess module.
2002/05/12 Changed the default required access level for the ChanServ
CLEAR command from founder-only to 100 (SOP).
2002/05/12 The ChanServ LEVELS help no longer mentions the SOP/AOP/etc.
commands if the access-xop module is not loaded.
2002/05/12 Fixed a bug causing ChanServ LEVELS DESC help to be displayed
for all LEVELS help queries _except_ LEVELS DESC.
2002/05/10 Fixed failure to recognize protocol features when using
static modules, and added extra checks to ensure
variables are set up correctly.
2002/05/09 Improved dynamic module usability check in configure script
to handle OpenBSD correctly. Suggested by Chris Plant
<chris@monkeyircd.org>
2002/05/08 Changed init.c to avoid a compilation warning under GCC 3.
Reported by Craig McLure <Craig@chatspike.net>
2002/05/07 StatServ SERVERS DELETE and other root-only commands now
say "permission denied" instead of "syntax error" when
used by a non-root IRC operator.
2002/05/07 Fixed cosmetic bug in AJOIN list-full error message.
Reported by Romek Krisztian <r-krisztian@softhome.net>
2002/05/03 a31 Channel user modes are now rechecked when a user identifies
for their nickname.
2002/05/02 Added appropriate error messages for temporary sendmail()
failures.
2002/05/02 Fixed minor bug causing ChanServ to try to enter the same
channel twice on autokicks.
2002/05/01 Fixed a race condition allowing the first user on a channel
to give themselves +v before Services deopped them.
2002/05/01 Added httpd/top-page module.
2002/05/01 Added Chunky Monkey IRCD protocol module (protocol/monkey),
courtesy of Chris Plant <chris@monkeyircd.org>
2002/05/01 Channel mode changes are now sent by the server rather than
ChanServ for Bahamut, to avoid a problem with setting +r.
2002/05/01 a30 Renamed nick-authorization checking macros (nickserv.h,
nick_* -> user_*).
2002/05/01 Unified %d/%u/%ld/%lu usage in *printf() calls.
2002/04/30 Fixed spurious WALLOPS messages when server socket is closed.
2002/04/30 Merged common code for akills/etc in httpd/dbaccess module.
2002/04/30 Fixed incorrect nick-kill warning messages with forced nick
changing. Reported by Panagiotis Kefalidis <gizm0@ad2u.gr>
2002/04/24 Fixed failure to set user mode +a for Services admins on
Bahamut and trircd. Reported by Panagiotis Kefalidis
<gizm0@ad2u.gr>
2002/04/24 Added back missing NetworkDomain directive to modules.conf.
Reported by Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/04/24 Removed EsperNet protocol module as development on that
server has stopped.
2002/04/24 Fixed bug causing crashes on NickServ SET with no parameters.
Reported by Panagiotis Kefalidis <gizm0@ad2u.gr>
2002/04/17 a29 Fixed a warning in modules/nickserv/main.c.
2002/04/17 NickServ AUTH now keeps track of bad authorization codes,
and kills users for multiple attempts as with passwords.
2002/04/17 SQlines are now checked after nickname changes.
2002/04/17 Fixed cosmetic bug with EXCEPTION LIST on an empty list.
2002/04/17 Fixed security hole with guest nicks allowing users to
evade Services' notice; the guest nick number is now
re-randomized if the next nick to be assigned is in use.
2002/04/17 Added autokill exclusion support to xml-import.
2002/04/14 Fixed a cosmetic bug in the configure script.
2002/04/12 Newly-registered nicks no longer have kill protection set
when not authorized (when the mail-auth module is in
use). Reported by Ben Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/04/12 Fixed bug in NickServ AUTH replies.
2002/04/12 Fixed improper warning when loading channel database.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/04/10 Fixed bugs in trircd-services database conversion support.
Reported by Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/04/09 a28 Added support for autokill exclusions. Suggested by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/04/09 Fixed bug causing NickServ SET INFO to ignore all words
given after the first one. Reported by Romek Krisztian
<r-krisztian@softhome.net>
2002/04/09 Fixed bug causing xml-import to ignore all channels.
Reported by Adrian Cantrill
<adrian.cantrill@dial.pipex.com>
2002/04/08 Autokills are now sent after wallops when the
ImmediatelySendAkill option is set.
2002/04/08 Improved trircd IRC server support and trircd-services
database conversion support, thanks to Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/04/08 Reworked memo expiration logic as below.
2002/04/05 a27 Reworked expiration logic to avoid long blocks checking for
expired data and missed expirations.
2002/04/05 Fixed improper aborts when reading in corrupted databases.
2002/04/01 Fixed crash when certain commands did not receive enough
parameters. Reported by several people.
2002/03/30 a26 Fixed potential buffer overflow in HTTP daemon.
2002/03/27 Fixed bug processing commands with extra spaces in them.
2002/03/26 Fixed bug causing nickname password to be sent for ChanServ
SENDPASS. Reported by George Stamatiou <master@xchat.gr>
2002/03/26 Fixed compilation warnings in modules/chanserv/check.c.
2002/03/26 Fixes and changes suggested by Mark Hetherington
<mark@ctcp.net>:
- Changed "akill" to "autokill" in configuration options.
- Fixed bug allowing guest nicks to be registered/linked.
2002/03/19 Fixed "ban not found" message when removing an autokick ban.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/03/19 a25 Fixed a bug in socket write buffer handling causing data to
be lost. Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/03/14 Fixed a bug causing crashes with a corrupt database.
2002/03/13 Fixes and changes suggested by Mark Hetherington
<mark@ctcp.net>:
- Fixed bug causing nick groups with ID 0 to be created.
- Fixed cosmetic bug with NickServ UNLINK FORCE.
- Fixed bug in bugfix for linking of guest nicks.
- Added support for SVSMODE on Dreamforge/Bahamut/Unreal.
2002/03/11 a24 Fixed bug in LINK allowing guest nicks to be registered.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/03/01 Fixed crash with Unreal and +S clients. Reported by Mark
Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/28 Added AllowRaw configuration directive (disabled by default).
2002/02/28 Optimized processing for MSNotifyAll with MemoServ SEND.
2002/02/28 The main OperServ module can no longer be unloaded via the
OperServ REHASH command (doing so would cause a crash).
2002/02/28 Fixed a potential crash if databases got corrupted.
2002/02/28 Fixed CSRestrictDelay option (finally!) to not give free
rides to users who would be unprivileged anyway, and
enabled it by default (with a timeout of 15 seconds).
2002/02/28 a23 Added SETAUTH command to nickserv/mail-auth module.
Suggested by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/28 Fixed security hole allowing users to be considered
"identified" for nicks with an authorization code set.
2002/02/27 Added options to NickServ LIST and httpd/dbaccess to filter
by and display nickname authorization codes. Suggested
by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/27 Added options to nickname/channel lists (httpd/dbaccess) to
display only forbidden, suspended, or non-expiring items.
2002/02/27 Added support for GET query strings in HTTP server.
2002/02/26 Fixed bug resulting in "not identified" after nickname
registration. Reported by Ben Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/02/26 Prevent use of the NickServ UNLINK command on self.
2002/02/26 Fixed bug causing autokick masks to get corrupted on add.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/26 Fixed bug causing database load errors on certain types of
bad data. Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/22 a22 2002/2/22 22:22:22 commemorative release.
2002/02/16 Fixed bug causing guested nicks to keep getting guested and
noexpire/forbidden flags to disappear from nicks.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/15 a21 Fixes and changes suggested by Mark Hetherington
<mark@ctcp.net>:
- The httpd/dbaccess module now displays suspension
information for suspended nicks and channels.
- NickServ HELP REGISTER now emphasizes that a _valid_
E-mail address is required with mail-auth.
- Clients with the Unreal +S (service pseudoclient)
mode are no longer affected by channel settings.
- Forbidden nicks can now be dropped with DROPNICK.
2002/02/12 Added NSFirstAccessWild configuration directive.
2002/02/12 Fixed bug loading databases with a "#" channel registered.
2002/02/12 Fixed crash in ChanServ INFO for no-expire channels.
Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/11 Fixed bug in handling of failed socket connections.
Reported by Ben Goldstein <beng@nc.rr.com>
2002/02/09 Fixed help messages relating to channel access levels to
reflect the updated levels. Reported by Martin Pels
<martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/02/09 Added TOPIC access level for ChanServ TOPIC command.
2002/02/09 Changed AUTODEOP and NOJOIN access levels to -1 and -100.
2002/02/08 a20 Mode changes from a single event are now merged into a
single mode message even if MergeChannelModes isn't set.
2002/02/08 Made ChanServ STATUS command available to normal users.
2002/02/08 Rescaled access levels to make better use of the available
range (itself reduced to -999..999).
2002/02/08 Fixed bug causing modes for one channel to get sent to a
different one in certain cases.
2002/02/08 EnableGetpass, NSEnableRegister, and CSEnableRegister
options are now properly handled on reconfigure.
2002/02/07 Marked the mail/sendmail module as DISCOURAGED in
example-ircservices.conf.
2002/02/07 Prevent registration of channel names not starting with "#"
to avoid problems with ircds with other channel types.
2002/02/07 Fixes and changes suggested by Mark Hetherington
<mark@ctcp.net>:
- GETPASS was not actually disabled if !EnableGetpass.
- Cosmetic fix to ChanServ HELP COMMANDS for IRCops.
- More robust checking on autokick masks.
- The channel "#" can no longer be registered or forbidden.
- Fixed crash on ChanServ AKICK from unregistered nick.
- Services admins no longer duplicated in operator list.
2002/02/06 Fixed crash in SENDPASS command. Reported by SiliconAI
<siliconai@aus3d.net>
2002/02/06 Fixed bug causing confirmation messages for MemoServ SEND to
not be sent. Reported by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/05 a19 Fixed corrupted messages after REHASH. Reported by Mark
Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net> and others.
2002/02/05 Added wallops on OperServ REHASH or SIGHUP. Suggested by
Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/05 Fixed unregistered nicks getting a STATUS of 1. Reported
by Mark Hetherington <mark@ctcp.net>
2002/02/05 Fixed crash with ChanServ SET RESTRICTED on new channels.
Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2002/02/04 Fixes and changes suggested by Mark Hetherington
<mark@ctcp.net>:
- LIST command no longer shown to non-opers if
ListOpersOnly enabled.
- GETPASS can now be disabled.
- HELP messages on Unreal no longer cause errors.
- Signals no longer cause select() messages in log.
- Fixed bug causing oper.db to grow relentlessly.
- Fixed bug in reading/writing exception.db.
2002/02/03 Renamed ChanServ SET TOPIC command to TOPIC. Suggested by
Jollino <jollino@sogno.net>
2002/02/03 Fixed bug causing autovoice to break on servers without
halfops. Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2002/02/03 Updated numerous help messages.
2002/02/03 a18 Fixed bug causing channel levels to get reset on a LEVELS
DISABLE. Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2002/02/02 Fixed bug where founder-only channel levels would show up
as "10000" in ChanServ LEVELS LIST.
2002/02/02 Added command reference and configuration file documentation.
2002/02/02 Fixed typos/formatting in language files (no content changes).
2002/02/01 Fixed bugs in news module causing ADD to use bad item
numbers and DEL to not work at all. Reported by Kevin
<Kevc@gmx.co.uk>
2002/02/01 Fixed minor typos reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2002/01/29 Fixed bug causing access levels for ChanServ commands to be
incorrectly checked. Reported by Todd Punderson
<todd@doonga.net>
2002/01/29 Added URL and E-mail fields to httpd/dbaccess channel
information display.
2002/01/29 Fixed cosmetic bugs in NickServ DROPNICK output and
httpd/dbaccess nickname information display. Reported
by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/28 Fixed crash in nickserv/oldlink LISTLINKS command.
2002/01/28 a17 Fixed BUG message occurring when a nick with registered
channels was dropped. Reported by Martin Pels
<martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/28 Fixed potential crash when dropping in-use channels.
2002/01/28 Fixed crash when expiring nicks with registered channels.
Reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/28 Fixed bug causing oper help for NickServ SET to not be
shown. Reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/28 Fixed bug in MemoServ SET LIMIT where DEFAULT was
interpreted as 0 and anything else as DEFAULT.
Reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/28 Removed IrcIIHelp pseudoclient and ircII help files.
2002/01/24 Fixed bug in configure that caused the data directory to be
asked for on the first run even if -defaults was given.
2002/01/24 Added the OperServ SERVERMAP command.
2002/01/24 a16 MemoServ no longer requires ChanServ to load.
2002/01/24 Sessions module (operserv/sessions) no longer requires
autokill module in order to load.
2002/01/24 Got OperServ LISTSERVERS debug command working.
2002/01/24 Fixed bug causing time of maximum user count to be set to
maximum user count.
2002/01/24 Fixed a cosmetic bug in OperServ STATS uptime display.
2002/01/24 Fixed up OperServ STATS ALL processing.
2002/01/24 Channel last-used time properly set again on auto-op.
2002/01/23 Fixed several bugs in channel auto-mode handling.
2002/01/23 Fixed GLINE (autokill) handling on ircu 2.9.32.
2002/01/23 Main nick now indicated by "*" in NickServ LISTLINKS.
2002/01/23 NickServ UNLINK now sets main nick to current nick when
unlinking main nick.
2002/01/23 Fixed bug causing main nick to change on UNLINK.
2002/01/23 Fixed memory leak with -log command-line option.
2002/01/23 Fixed handling of overlong mode parameters in set_cmode().
2002/01/22 Made pack_ip() syntax check more robust.
2002/01/22 username@[IP-address] E-mail addresses are now permitted.
2002/01/22 Added checks on configuration parameter values for systems
with a 64-bit `long' type.
2002/01/22 Users who get changed to guest nicks will no longer be
affected by SQlines on guest nicks.
2002/01/22 If a client matches an SQline (and no SGline or SZline) and
the IRC server supports forced nick changes, the client
will be sent a 432 (invalid nickname) reply and have
its nick changed instead of being killed.
2002/01/22 A 433 (nick in use) reply is no longer sent as soon as a
client connects with a registered nickname.
2002/01/21 a15 Added preliminary Win32 support via Cygnus. Assistance
from Andre Arruda <unblessed@ircd.com.br>
2002/01/21 Changed hostmask creation code to only mask off the last
part of an IP address, even for (former) class A/B
addresses. Suggested by Sly.
2002/01/21 Fixed bug parsing incomplete user@host masks. Reported by Sly.
2002/01/21 convert-db is now installed in data directory by make install.
2002/01/21 Renamed executable file from "services" to "ircservices",
and main configuration file to "ircservices.conf".
2002/01/21 "make spotless" target may now also be called as "distclean".
2002/01/21 Fixed cosmetic bug in "configuration file not found" error.
2002/01/21 Removed dependency on Perl for static compilation.
2002/01/20 Fixed bug in usage of `tar' program.
2002/01/19 Added NOQUIT support to trircd protocol module. Suggested
by Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/01/19 Renamed import-db to convert-db.
2002/01/18 Made PTlink database importing more robust.
2002/01/18 Fixed bug causing import-db to fail with trircd databases.
Reported by Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/01/18 a14 Fixed lots of errors in import-db.
2002/01/17 Added trircd handler to import-db.
2002/01/17 import-db no longer imports channel access levels (LEVELS
command settings); all channels are reset to default.
2002/01/16 Changed default access level for ACC-CHANGE to 4 to match
behavior for *OP (HOP users allowed to add VOPs).
2002/01/16 Removed unneeded code in ChanServ do_opvoice().
2002/01/16 Added ChanServ KICK command. Suggested by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/01/16 ChanServ REGISTER now requires identification, not just
recognition, for the registering user's nick.
Suggested by Hans v Steenbergen <thebeast@xs4all.nl>
2002/01/16 Fixed bug causing module symbols to not resolve under FreeBSD.
Reported by Todd Punderson <todd@doonga.net>
2002/01/15 Added quote parsing to allow SGLINEs with spaces in them.
Reported by Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2002/01/14 a13 The Services stamp of the last user to identify for a nick
is now stored in the permanent database; new user
handling modified to distinguish between users with and
without Services stamps on supported IRC servers.
Suggested by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2002/01/14 Fixed bug causing crashes when saving databases with expired
nicknames. Reported by Todd Punderson <todd@doonga.net>
2002/01/14 a12 Services will now try to remove or raise the core dump size
limit when configured with -dumpcore.
2002/01/14 Fixed bug causing -log command-line option to not work.
2002/01/14 Moved LogMaxUsers, WallGetpass, and WallSetpass to
services.conf (where they belong).
2002/01/14 Made OperServ RESTART work correctly again.
2002/01/14 Fixed crash on REHASH when StatServ is in use. Reported by
Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/14 Fixed broken-connection log message to be slightly more useful.
2002/01/14 Fixed crash on remote SQUIT. Reported by Martin Pels
<martinpels@hotmail.com>
2002/01/13 Ignored data elements no longer cause XML importing to
abort immediately.
2002/01/13 Fixed bug in XML import causing crashes when called twice.
2002/01/13 Removed trailing null bytes from passwords in XML export.
2002/01/13 Fixed bug in XML export causing crashes when OperServ SU
password is not set.
2002/01/13 Rewrote import-db for 5.0; new database is now output as XML.
2002/01/11 Mode locks are now saved as character strings in XML export.
2002/01/08 a11 Added XML import module (xml-import) and dbaccess link.
2002/01/07 Added automatic parsing of form variables to HTTP server.
2002/01/06 Fixed memory leak (forgetting to free nickgroup ignore list).
2002/01/04 Fixed MemoServ bugs occurring with default memo limits.
2002/01/03 Removed duplicate "flags" line in NickGroupInfo XML output.
2002/01/02 Modified XML export format to make it easier to parse.
2002/01/01 Added AJOIN command to NickServ HELP COMMANDS. Reported by
Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2002/01/01 Fixed bugs with MemoServ SET FORWARD and memo forwarding.
Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2001/12/26 a10 Fixed bug causing strange channel user modes to be auto-set.
Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2001/12/26 Added access levels link to ChanServ information page
(httpd/dbaccess). Suggested by Russ Garrett
<russ@garrett.co.uk>
2001/12/26 Fixed bug in auth-password module causing Protect lines to be
ignored. Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2001/12/26 Fixed bug in news database writing causing corruption.
2001/12/26 Fixed missing slash on closing <nickinfo> tag in XML export
module. Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2001/12/26 Fixed callback ordering bug causing S-line kills to leave
"ghost" users in the session count. Reported by
<ron885@linuxfreemail.com>
2001/12/26 Fixed off-by-one bug causing corrupted output in XML export
module. Reported by Russ Garrett <russ@garrett.co.uk>
2001/12/25 a9 Rewrote move_exception() for modules.
2001/12/24 Fixed off-by-one error in OperServ EXCEPTION MOVE.
Reported by <v13@priest.com>
2001/12/22 Fixed crash using LEVELS SET on a newly-registered channel.
Reported by <v13@priest.com>
2001/12/22 configure script now checks for presence of hstrerror().
Reported by Michael Trebilcock <trebs@ihug.com.au>
2001/12/22 Added news display to httpd/dbaccess module.
2001/12/21 Protocol modules now clean up after themselves on exit.
2001/12/21 Added support for tokens with Unreal. Suggested by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/12/21 ChanServ OP/VOICE/etc. no longer set redundant modes.
Suggested by <fabulous@t7ds.com.br>
2001/12/20 Fixed various bugs with clearing channel modes.
2001/12/20 Added support for Unreal UMODE2 message. Suggested by
codemastr <codemstr@ptd.net>
2001/12/20 a8 SIGHUP now re-reads the configuration files instead of
restarting.
2001/12/20 SIGUSR2 no longer opens log file if it was closed before.
2001/12/20 Added reconfiguration support for modules.
2001/12/20 Renamed AkillReason config directive to AutokillReason.
2001/12/19 Fixed crash when unloading modules on exit.
2001/12/17 Fixed infinite loop on signal. Reported by Georges
Berscheid <Georges@Berscheid.lu>
2001/12/14 Fixed various problems caused by signal timing.
2001/12/14 Fixed compile error on FreeBSD. Reported by Ben Goldstein
<beng@nc.rr.com>
2001/12/13 a7 Added ability to re-read configuration files.
2001/12/13 Fixed infinite loop in channel mode checking.
2001/12/13 Fixed bug in mode merging where mode letters and parameters
got out of sync with large number of modes at once.
2001/12/13 Cleaned up configuration file handling.
2001/12/11 Converted module documentation to HTML.
2001/12/09 Converted FAQ to HTML.
2001/12/07 Added xml-export module.
2001/12/05 Added "list is empty" replies for NickServ ACCESS LIST.
2001/12/05 Fixed error messages for forbidden nicks when used with
NS AJOIN LIST <nick> or MS IGNORE LIST <nick>.
2001/12/04 Fixed CSEnableRegister directive not being recognized.
2001/12/04 a6 Added ChanServ SET HIDE. Patch provided by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/12/04 Added NickServ autojoin module, provided by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/12/04 Added MemoServ IGNORE module, provided by Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/12/04 Fixed bug in httpd/auth-password module causing crashes on
malformed HTTP requests.
2001/12/01 Added locking for data directory.
2001/12/01 Changed XYZFile configuration directives to XYZFilename.
2001/12/01 Renamed KillClonesAkillExpire directive (operserv/main) to
KillClonesAkill and made it optional.
2001/12/01 Merged SessionLimitAkill and SessionLimitAkillReason
configuration directives (operserv/sessions).
2001/11/26 Added NOQUIT support (for Bahamut/Unreal), based on code
from Yusuf Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/11/26 Fixed bug allowing old (incompatible) modules to be loaded.
2001/11/26 Fixed stupid bugs in httpd/auth-password and operserv/news
modules. Reported by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/11/26 Fixed bug in configure causing -dumpcore etc. to not work.
2001/11/25 a5 Nick and channel expire times may now be set < 1 day.
2001/11/25 Fixed misleading note about autokill reasons "not being
displayed to the user" in OperServ AKILL help text.
Reported by Elijah <nevernet@cfl.rr.com>
2001/11/25 Removed BadPassSuspend configuration directive.
2001/11/25 A warning is now sent when a user will be disconnected
after one more bad password.
2001/11/25 +a is no longer set for Services admins when they are not
opered. Suggested by Yusuf Iskenderoglu
<uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/11/25 config.h and Makefile.inc are no longer modified if their
contents are unchanged, to avoid unneeded recompilation.
2001/11/25 Added -defaults, -bindest, -datdest options to configure.
2001/11/25 Moved CDEFS compilation options from Makefile to configure.
2001/11/25 Added memo expiration capability. Suggested by Mauritz
Antunes <mauritz@americasnet.com.br>
2001/11/25 Fixed socket buffering bug causing all sorts of weirdness.
2001/11/25 Version information moved to version.c (instead of .h).
2001/11/25 Fixed infinite loop bug in ChanServ SET MLOCK.
2001/11/25 Added support for Unreal +f/+L channel modes.
2001/11/24 Fixed bug in Japanese EUC->SJIS code conversion.
2001/11/24 Initial access mask is no longer displayed in NickServ
REGISTER response when access masks are in use.
2001/11/24 Nickname parameter for ChanServ OP/VOICE/etc. now defaults
to the user sending the command if not given.
2001/11/24 Fix really stupid bug making everyone always identified
for their nick.
2001/11/24 The build number in version.h is now updated every build
instead of just when a main source file changes.
2001/11/24 Added httpd/dbaccess module and removed obsolete
listnicks/listchans handling.
2001/11/24 Added httpd/auth-ip module.
2001/11/24 Added SET TIMEZONE to NickServ.
2001/11/24 Fixed stray s_NickServs in ChanServ HELP responses.
2001/11/24 Autokick set and last-used times are now recorded.
2001/11/24 Added NSEnableRegister and CSEnableRegister directives.
2001/11/23 a4 Added support for differing channel owner modes (+q in
Unreal, +u in trircd).
2001/11/23 Added httpd/auth-password module.
2001/11/23 Properly abort loading if protocol_nickmax+1 > NICKMAX.
2001/11/23 Added trircd4 protocol module, courtesy of Yusuf
Iskenderoglu <uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/11/23 SENDPASS modules now properly check for trapdoor encryption.
2001/11/22 Added SMTP mail sending module.
2001/11/22 Added MemoServ FORWARD module.
2001/11/21 Fixed bug with SENDAUTH command response. Reported by
Andrew Kempe.
2001/11/21 Fixed crash when an unregistered nick enters a channel.
2001/11/21 Added OperMaxExpiry directive to autokill module.
Suggested by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/11/19 a3 Moved `authstat' field from NickGroupInfo to NickInfo (to
stop people from stealing privs off an identified nick).
2001/11/19 Fixed bug in alpha 2 preventing compilation.
2001/11/17 a2 Fixed bug preventing unregistered nicks from getting
channel founder privileges with IDENTIFY.
2001/11/17 Reverse mode changes by users who will be deopped after
channel mode merging (prevents stealing +v with server
ops). Reported by Ali Sor <alisor@softhome.net>
2001/11/17 Fixed infinite loop (stack overflow) bug with MLOCK -k.
2001/11/14 Fixed bug in data/Makefile causing make install to crash.
Last 2 reported by Martin Pels <martinpels@hotmail.com>
2001/11/14 Fixed nick getting linked to itself by NickServ LINK.
Reported by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/11/14 Fixed bugs loading linked and forbidden nicks.
2001/11/14 Backup database files are no longer overwritten on update.
2001/11/12 OperServ SU can now be used by any IRC operator if NickServ
is not loaded.
2001/11/11 Fixed bug causing NickServ submodules to not release main
NickServ module on exit.
2001/11/11 Added more error checking to [un]use_module().
2001/11/11 Fixed failure to unload some modules.
2001/11/11 Fixed bug recording real name for NickServ INFO command.
Last 2 reported by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/11/10 a1 Moved README and README-5.0 content to docs/ directory (new
HTML manual, incomplete).
2001/11/08 Several outdated command-line options removed.
2001/11/08 Select new data directory when executable directory is
changed in configure.
2001/11/08 Fixed potential invalid pointer bug with unloading modules.
2001/11/08 Unload modules on exit. Fixes RESTART bug reported by
Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/11/07 Added database module support for StatServ.
2001/11/07 Eliminated warnings from malloc(0) and calloc(0).
2001/11/07 Added support for SQLINE on Unreal servers.
2001/11/07 Fixed bug loading nicknames registered in version 5.0 (as
opposed to imported).
2001/11/07 Fixed crash when using HELP command with no parameters.
2001/11/07 Fixed failure to start up when databases did not exist.
Last 3 reported by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/11/07 Fixed compilation problem on FreeBSD. Reported by Andrew
Kempe.
2001/11/07 Changed configure's default data directory selection to be
slightly more intelligent, and fixed a bug with spaces
in target directory names.
2001/11/05 a0 Redesigned channel access level system.
2001/11/05 Added EsperNet protocol module, courtesy of Bryce Simonds
<kelmar@esper.net>
2001/11/04 Added HTTP nick/channel redirect module (httpd/redirect).
2001/11/04 Added SENDPASS modules for NickServ and ChanServ.
2001/11/03 Added HTTP server module (httpd/main).
2001/11/02 Added checks for pathologically long configuration files.
2001/11/02 SZLINE-equivalent support added for Unreal protocol.
2001/11/02 Autokills and S-lines are now sent on startup if the
relevant ImmediatelySend... option (modules.conf) is set.
2001/11/01 NickServ/ChanServ no longer allow suspended nicks/channels
to be dropped (which would cancel the suspension).
Reported by Michael Haisley <eternal@unrealircd.org>
2001/11/01 NickServ DROP now drops all linked nicks at once; DROPNICK
command added for Services admins to drop other nicks.
DROP now requires a password to avoid accidents.
2001/10/31 NickServ now records nicks which a user has identified for
as long as the user remains online (and not split).
2001/10/31 OperServ now writes a log message whenever a non-oper sends
a command to it.
2001/10/31 Added NickServ SET MAINNICK command.
2001/10/29 Added DEFAULT option to MemoServ SET LIMIT (admin version).
2001/10/29 Completed initial version of new nick link system.
2001/10/28 OperServ RAW is now limited to the Services super-user.
2001/10/01 The default options for new channels can now be set in the
configuration file (CSDef...).
2001/10/01 Make sure server names to JUPE are valid (contain a period).
2001/10/01 OperServ no longer allows the same server to be juped twice.
2001/10/01 Fixed "no such server" error when SQUITting a juped server.
Reported by codemastr <codemstr@ptd.net>
2001/09/30 user@host of command sender is now logged as well as nick
for FORBID/SUSPEND of both nicks and channels.
2001/09/30 Added CSSetChannelTime configuration directive. Suggested
by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/09/30 NS/CS SET PASSWORD now obeys ShowPassword config setting.
2001/09/30 Added ability to compile modules statically; configure will
select static/shared depending on the system.
2001/09/29 Added support for S-lines (SGLINE/SQLINE/SZLINE).
2001/09/29 Renamed "StaticAkillReason" configuration directive
(operserv/akill module) to "AkillReason"; the reason
in the autokill can be inserted with "%s".
2001/09/28 Added support for nickname IP address when using Bahamut.
Suggested by Yusuf Iskenderoglu
<uhc0@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
2001/09/28 KILLCLONES no longer says "AKILL added" when the autokill
module is not in use.
2001/08/22 Added SetServerTimes configuration option for Unreal.
Suggested by Finny Merrill <griever@t2n.org>
2001/08/10 Nickname passwords, URLs, and E-mail addresses are now
shared among all linked nicks in a group.
2001/08/10 Services root privilege obtained with SU now remains
effective as long as the user is connected.
2001/08/06 Added NickServ AUTH module to allow for verification of
E-mail addresses.
2001/08/06 NickServ REGISTER no longer displays the user@host mask in
its response if access lists are not in use.
2001/08/06 NickServ RECOVER/RELEASE/GHOST no longer check the access
list for the target nickname; the correct password must
be given in order to use the command.
2001/08/06 Made nickname access list support optional and moved it to
a separate module.
2001/08/03 Added initial mail-sending support.
2001/07/06 Modified configure to accept GNU-style "--option[=value]"
options.
2001/07/06 Moved DUMPCORE option from configure script to Makefile.
2001/07/06 Added "-prefix" option to configure script.
2001/07/06 Moved Services log filename from config.h to services.conf.
2001/07/06 Moved group to run as and file umask from configure script
to services.conf.
2001/07/05 Configure script now derives default data directory from
program directory path.
2001/07/05 Modularized encryption code.
2001/07/05 Added rule to lang/Makefile to create `index' from en_us.l.
2001/06/28 Removed workaround for broken encrypted passwords.
2001/06/28 Moved network domain name setting from configure script to
module configuration file.
2001/06/18 NSDefNone configuration directive removed (the default is
now no options set).
2001/06/13 OperServ *NEWS LIST now lists in newest-first order.
2001/06/13 The last time of use is now recorded for each autokill and
can be seen with the AKILL VIEW command.
2001/06/10 Changes to channel successors are now logged.
2001/06/10 Removed registered nick matching from autokicks.
2001/06/09 Last seen user@host is now shown to nick owner and Services
admins in NickServ INFO even if ALL is not given.
2001/06/09 Newly registered nicks now use a "use default language"
setting which obeys changes in DEF_LANGUAGE. Suggested
by Jacek Margos <jacek.margos@freenet-ag.de>
2001/06/09 Completed redesign of nick linking system.
2001/06/08 ChanServ INFO ALL will now show the last topic and setter
regardless of channel modes.
2001/06/08 Don't show nick E-mail addresses in ChanServ INFO or
ACCESS/AKICK LIST.
2001/05/23 Don't allow servadmin ACCESS LIST on forbidden nicks.
2001/05/21 Last seen time is now set when changing nicks.
2001/04/24 Initial Guest nick number (for NSForceNickChange) now random.
2001/04/24 Fixed potential bugs in JOIN/PART handling and +v checks.
2001/04/23 langcomp now removes output file on errors.
2001/03/21 Only set umode +a on identify if the user is opered.
2001/03/18 Services admin/etc. help messages are now visible to all
(and only) IRCops.
2001/03/18 Removed old clone checking code (CheckClones).
2001/03/18 Fixed bug setting NSEnforcerUser when it contains an "@".
2001/03/11 Added support for configuration directives for modules.
2001/03/11 Fixed buggy /whois replies.
2001/03/10 Initial module support completed. Idea initially suggested
by <dnar@terrax.net>
2001/03/10 Code base split off from version 4.5.8.
*** Change log for version 4.5 and earlier versions is in Changes.old ***