allow::options::sasl has been removed. Use the new and more flexible

require sasl { } block instead.

doc/RELEASE-NOTES

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ Minor issues fixed:
   (and possibly other Linux distributions as well)
 * Timeouts during server linking attempts were not displayed.
 
+Removed:
+* allow::options::sasl has been removed. Use the new and more flexible
+  require sasl { } block instead.
+
 Other changes:
 * Windows users may be prompted to install the Visual C++ redistributable
   package for Visual Studio 2017. This is because we now build on VS 2017

include/struct.h

@@ -1042,7 +1042,6 @@ struct _configflag_allow {
 	unsigned	useip :1;
 	unsigned	ssl :1;
 	unsigned	nopasscont :1;
-	unsigned	sasl :1;
 };
 
 struct _configitem_allow {

src/modules/m_nick.c

@@ -1704,8 +1704,6 @@ int	AllowClient(aClient *cptr, struct hostent *hp, char *sockhost, char *usernam
 			continue;
 		if (aconf->flags.ssl && !IsSecure(cptr))
 			continue;
-		if (aconf->flags.sasl && (!*cptr->user->svid || isdigit(*cptr->user->svid)))
-			continue;
 		if (hp && hp->h_name)
 		{
 			hname = hp->h_name;

src/s_conf.c

@@ -4980,8 +4980,6 @@ int	_conf_allow(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 					allow->flags.useip = 1;
 				else if (!strcmp(cepp->ce_varname, "ssl"))
 					allow->flags.ssl = 1;
-				else if (!strcmp(cepp->ce_varname, "sasl"))
-					allow->flags.sasl = 1;
 				else if (!strcmp(cepp->ce_varname, "nopasscont"))
 					allow->flags.nopasscont = 1;
 			}
@@ -5182,7 +5180,14 @@ int	_test_allow(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 				else if (!strcmp(cepp->ce_varname, "ssl"))
 				{}
 				else if (!strcmp(cepp->ce_varname, "sasl"))
-				{}
+				{
+					config_error("%s:%d: The option allow::options::sasl no longer exists. "
+					             "Please use a require sasl { } block instead, which "
+					             "is more flexible and provides the same functionality. See "
+					             "https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Require_sasl_block",
+					             cepp->ce_fileptr->cf_filename, cepp->ce_varlinenum);
+					errors++;
+				}
 				else if (!strcmp(cepp->ce_varname, "nopasscont"))
 				{}
 				else