Known problems in ircd v2.9
This is a list of known problems with ircd 2.9.5:
- None
- Please report problems to ircd-users@stealth.net
This is a list of known problems with ircd 2.9.4:
- Curses..
- Linking of the irc(1) client can fail on some (freebsd) systems
because of curses library problems. By default ncurses is used if
such exists. Use of old curses can be enforced by editing Makefile
or by using configure option.
This is a list of known problems with ircd 2.9.3:
- Service compability with 2.9.2
- The server version 2.9.2 had incomplete and partly broken
implementation of services. Service object being passed on from
2.9.3 (or 2.9.2+services) server to 2.9.2 server without service support
generates warning messages in both ends of the link.
This is a list of known problems with ircd 2.9.2:
- DNS-spoofing
- Old resolver code in ircd inherited from ancient bind version
allows some abuse.
This is a list of known problems with ircd 2.9.1p1:
- mirc client fails on LIST
- At least older mirc clients (Win/PC) have been reported to have
problems with LIST command. The channels don't get properly shown in the
client. To support older versions of mirc, the server admin can #define
MIRC_KLUDGE in server to enable the old style LIST reply.
- lag on idle connections
- The server doesn't process all of its connections properly in all cases.
If there is no activity on a client connection, it might get ignored by the
server. This can show up as lag for client waiting for data, or as idle
'ghost' session if the client has died.
- internal resolver bug
- The resolver functions in ircd code have incorrect reference to
a data structure. This might cause unpredictable errors.
- tune.file corruption
- The server can fail to update its ircd.tune file, if there are 256+
connections in use.
- duplicate entries in rejects file
- Some entries in rejects file get logged twice.
This is a list of known problems with ircd 2.9.1. These problems have
been fixed in the patch release(s) above:
- Note is broken
- The note feature will crash the server if enabled in config.h.
- Syslog for connection logging is broken
- If both USE_SYSLOG and SYSLOG_CONN are defined, the server will crash.
- Error notices about (who)was
- There is a harmless initialization error in whowas history code, which
causes error notices generated (&ERRORS channel). The notices can be
ignored, and they will stop when server has stabilized and restarted.
- Debugmode dies easily
- Defining DEBUGMODE in config.h makes server die easily. That is because
strict triggers for debug purposes.
- Server can drop all connections
- If the server fails to update its ircd.tune file and specifically
the last line there (bufferpool size), it can show up as sudden droppings
of all connections. This can be fixed by /die'ing the server, editing the
ircd.tune to have bigger value in last line and starting the server again.
A value of one megabyte is a good average.
The ircd.tune file is supposed to be updated automatically by the server
to keep optimal initialization values over restart.
- Resolver code conflicts
- On some systems the resolver functions have compiling problems because
of conflicts between system and ircd definitions. Often this shows up as
redefinition of variable _res. At least resolv+ is known to die on it.
- make install
- The "make install" fails on some environments. It is recommended that
user copies the necessary files by hand to proper destination paths.
- HUB makes server slow
- The server by default priorizes server connections, and users are
served in the second place. The bigger value is defined for HUB in config.h,
the slower the server might feel for users. A value of 0 is good for minor
hubs. Pure leaf servers for clients can #undef HUB to get best
performance.
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