such as 3 connections per 60 seconds. Previously that could result in 3
per 90 seconds due to timer inaccuracy, now max 65 seconds (max 5s
inaccuracy).
In the IRCd world correct time is very important. This means that time
should be correct when the IRCd is booted, either by running ntpd/ntpdate
on the system or some other synchronization software, or by using the
built-in timesync feature.
Whenever the clock is adjusted for more than a few seconds AFTER the IRCd
has booted, it can lead to dangerous effects ranging from unfair
timestamps
for nicks and channels (and hence the possibility to takeover channels),
to even completely stalling the IRCd (negative timeshift) or making it so
nobody can connect anymore due to throttling (positive timeshift).
We now try to 'fix' the worst effects such as the IRCd freeze and
throttling. This does not fix the whole problem, so I've added some big
warnings when the clock is adjusted, including an annoying one every 5
minutes if the clock was set backwards, until the time is OK again
(catches up with the original time).
This fixes#0003230 reported by Stealth, and #0002521 reported by durrie.
set::spamfilter::slowdetect-fatal, set::ssl::server-cipher-list,
set::ssl::renegotiate-bytes, set::ssl::renegotiate-timeout,
set::watch-away-notification and ./unreal gencloak. Reported by Bock
(#0003764).
- set::ssl::renegotiate-bytes: fix when specifying a value such as 10m.
- './unreal gencloak' now actually works
- Fix typo in user mode q notice, reported by Strawberry_Kittens and others
(#0003761).
- Possible fix for MAC OS X compile problem - UNCONFIRMED.
(NickServ client, NULL if not present). You can return 1 (HOOK_DENY) to
make the IRCd not send IDENTIFY to NickServ. Suggested by tabrisnet
(#0003739).
(sorry, previous half-commit to src/modules/m_nick.c was accidental)
- Win32: Made UnrealIRCd run as a service under non-privileged accounts
(ones that do not belong to the Administrator group). Reported by
skyflash, Bock, zer, etc... Thanks to BuHHunyx for some hints on how to
fix this.
server.
Should never happen except when using faulty services or when something
else
got horrible wrong (like a date which is 40 years ahead). Reported by
Darth Android (#0003738).
don't support this and will fail to compile UnrealIRCd. This fixes#3680,
reported by therock247uk.
- Upgraded c-ares to 1.6.0 (also now using pkg-config).
If you get a "undefined reference to `clock_gettime'" error, then you
might consider installing 'pkg-config' on your system, and then simply
re-run
./Config and make, should fix things.
__TODO__: win32 c-ares upgrade to 1.6.0 (and copy & fix header files).
__TODO__: testing! testing! i'd like to be sure this c-ares is stable!
Bram Matthys