Re: !channels

["Matus \"fantomas\" Uhlar" <uhlar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

-> >On Jan 18, Helmut Springer wrote:
-> >| On Mon 1999-01-18 (10:00), Christophe Kalt wrote:
-> >| > /list !foo will (2.10.2) list all !<ID>foo channels
-> >| all or all not +p/+s?
-> >
-> >Same as normal /list command. (e.g. not +s I think)
-> >
-> >| > #1: should /join !foo fail if there are several !<ID>foo's ?
-> >| it should fail and give '/list !foo' imho.
-> >
-> >It could.. I'm afraid automatically sending a list output
-> >might break some client.. fail and let user type /list !foo ?
-> 
-> hmm.. what clients break on getting some unknown servermessage? i don't know any up to now.
-> 
-> I still didn't get how i should join !flower (+s) if anotner !flower with
-> same name but different ID exists. yeah, i know... add ID on join, but do
-> you really think i'll remember/alias all id's ? i think this may be
-> really confusing.

Ahh that's true i didn't think about it;
but if client requests exact channel name, why couldn't it get at least
info that the channel does exist ?

if #foo is +smtin i can even /mode #foo and i get reply that
*** mode for channel #foo is "+smtin"

so if user asks for listing !foo, he should know what !foo channels do
exist...
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