Re: Reducing nick-collision takeovers

[Bjorn Reese <breese@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, Christophe Kalt wrote:

> fnc requires major change(s) to the protocol, and isn't
> possible to easily implement gradually.
> of course it's possible, but on top of that, fnc is likely
> to be disruptive.

It will also requires changes in every client on the net.

Currently clients request a nick and are then told if they succeed or
fail, but they are not prepared for being told to use a specific nick. 
Chances are we end up with a situation where the server and the client
disagrees which nick the client has.