[Update] Version 1.0.5 has been released for a important fix regarding a crashbug in the /invite command!

esphyb, an IRCd forked from IRCd-Hybrid that is developed and used on EsperNet, is now available as version 1.0.4.

The features that have been introduced in their custom version include:

• Colorless channels (+c/+C), oper-only channels (+O), identified-user channels (+R, +M)
• Smarter CAPTURE/UNCAPTURE (aliased to HURT/HEAL)
• Configuration-driven “services” aliases, like /NickServ and /NS
• SVSMODE for usermodes +a and +r
• SVSNICK for “services”-driven nick changes
• WEBIRC support for web-to-IRC gateways like CGI:IRC and Mibbit
• OPME and OJOIN for emergency channel management

as well as “SSL support, longer ban/exception/invite lists, longer channel names, IPv6 support and CallerID/server-side ignore”.

The changes from the previous version, 1.0.2, are the following:

• BUGFIX: /invite no longer allows users to invite banned users.
• BUGFIX: bump HOSTLEN to 255 per RFC1123
• BUGFIX: hide hidden servers from /links, /map, and /who for non-operators
• BUGFIX: Fix IP-based WEBIRC bans
• FEATURE: Filter out part messages with colors or control characters from +c/+C channels
• FEATURE: Add SSL-only channels (cmode +z, also includes umode +z)
• FEATURE: Notice channel operators on /invite
• PLATFORM: Fix build on x86-64 Linux
• HELP SYSTEM: Updates for new usermodes and various corrections

The IRCd can be downloaded from here.