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

["Matthew Sullivan" <mickey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hiya Ville,

Yeah the method you mailed is find on certain nets, but for example this
doesn't work:

Mickey is hehehe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * Mickey
Mickey on &ERRORS &NOTICES &SERVERS @#eu-opers @#cybersex
Mickey using irc.sonix.u-net.com The Sonix Server (CMDnet)
Mickey is a IRC Operator
Mickey haz idled fer 1min 12secs
End of /WHOIS list.

Kordy is ~kordy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * Kordy
Kordy on @#EU-Opers
Kordy using irc.oft.DE InternetService i-dea Germany
Kordy is an IRC Operator
Kordy haz idled fer 6mins 36secs
End of /WHOIS list.

[Mickey]                     /msg $irc.oft.de Kordy can you see this?
[irc.sonix.u-net.com] $irc.oft.de Bad Server/host mask
[Mickey]                     /msg $*.oft.de Kordy can you see this?
[irc.sonix.u-net.com] $*.oft.de Bad Server/host mask
[Mickey]                     /msg $*.de Kordy can you see this?
[irc.sonix.u-net.com] $*.de Bad Server/host mask

[Mickey] /trace Kordy
[irc.sonix.u-net.com] Link 2.10.0p1/Sc8-a2 kordy ircd.sonix.u-net.com VF
1645540 22 0
[irc.sonix.u-net.com] Link 2.10.0p1 kordy *.DE V1z 479 0 0
[irc.sonix.u-net.com] Kordy[~kordy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Is this supposed to be what happens, or is it something that is broken and
had gone un-noticed as broken? ... Or is there another method?

Thanx

Mickey

PS 'WALLOPS' Tho usable in by my app, will not reach all users (yes this is
for the global noticer in services 3.1.2 8-] )
>
>> > <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.