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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:30:29 LCL
- Sender: Relay Users Forum <RELUSR-L@NCSUVM.BITNET>
- From: ESMITH@SUVM.BITNET
- Subject: Re: Relay Ops and IRC Equivalent
- In-Reply-To: Message of Mon,
- 25 Jan 1993 17:01:39 EST from <VALDIS@VTVM1.CC.VT.EDU>
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- On Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:01:39 EST Valdis Kletnieks said:
- >Does this mean that the IRC folk *finally* plugged that little hole that
- >allowe basically anybody to seize channel operator privs whether or not
- >you wanted to grant them?
- >
-
- Valdis,
-
- Yep, with the exception of an IRC op. If you start your own channel
- you are, by default, made channel operator and can give or remove the
- op status from any other person on that channel. You can also set the
- channel to limit topic list changes to only operators on the channel,
- protect the channel from broadcast from users outside the channel, set
- the channel to invite only, or a number of other states. But of course,
- you already know this.
-
- An IRC op however can come onto a channel and give themselves op status
- and do all of the above. They typically deal with idiots who come on to a
- channel, de-op others on the channel, then begin haranguing others on the
- channel. I've seen it happen only 2 times in 2 years, and typically
- on a channel like #GBLF (Gays, Bi's, Lesbians, and Friends). I suppose
- an IRC op is similar to a Relay Masterop.
-
- As Always,
- Timber
-