Re: 2 Questions for the server guru's <G> (and '/msg $*')

[Ville <viha@xxxxxx>]

> > <Mathew Sullivan> Anyone tell me if there is an alternative to /msg $* 

> <Robert Martin-Legene> WALLOPS - but there's no real way to reach all
> users on irc AFAIK.

Umm.

No.

I don't think he was quite looking for that (WALLOPS). I was under the
impression that everyone on the list would already be familiar with the
alternative to /msg $*, which is why I sent the following answer by
private e-mail.

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Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 11:56:50 +0300 (EET DST)
From: Ville <viha@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Matthew Sullivan <mickey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: /msg $* (was: 2 Questions for..)

On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Matthew Sullivan wrote:

> Hi All

'lo.

> 1/

> Anyone tell me if there is an alternative to /msg $* 

> Cause as those who know will know that $* doesn't work, and /msg $*.com from a *.net server reports bad toplevel domain...

Well, there is. [Try /help msg]

In brief, $ means server and # hostname.  Thus  /msg $ircd.vip.fi would
message anyone on the server ircd.vip.fi. And /msg #pinnie.vip.fi would
message anyone running an IRC-client on pinnie.vip.fi and using a local
IRC-server.

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See ya,

- Ville/viha@xxxxxx