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- From: titus@coombs.anu.edu.au (titus chiu)
- Newsgroups: alt.irc
- Subject: Re: yes or no? (bot deopping)
- Date: 15 Dec 1992 01:02:11 GMT
- Organization: Coombs Computing Unit, Australian National University, Canberra.
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- gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes:
- >I think that all your solution would do is result in an explosion of
- >number of servers, server operators, and kills.
-
- why dont we just get rid of modes altogether :*) ... and have negative
- channels back :*) (without mode command to -s it i guess) .. as for
- kicks .. that really isnt necessary with the advance ignore command of
- the ircII clients nowadays.. is it?
-
- >One way to reduce mode traffic is to not propagate redundant modes,
- >i.e. once Wumpus is a channel operator, "mode +o Wumpus" will be
- >rejected by the user's home server. This reduces the stupid multiple
-
- that is a good idea.. indeed it has been around for a little while now
- of course (the idea that is) ..
-
- >mode problem, but introduces new consistancy problems. So, the home
-
- well.. i dont think it helps even if redundant modes are propogated
- will help if the servers are out of sync (in fact of course it doesnt
- help and just generates more traffic in the way of hack msgs)
-
- >seconds? Does anyone think IRC would be less useful with a strict rate
- >limit on nick, topic, and join?
-
- well... i doubt nick and topic msgs need to be issued in quick successions
- in any normal use.. as for join.. well.. the only problem i c if join
- command is subjected to flood control is for people who join a few channels
- in their .ircrc and it will slow them down a little..
-
- titus
- (Say NO to unattended bots)
-
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