Re: Suggestion for mode requests from outside !channels

[Michal *pht* Svoboda <pht@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 3 Sep 1999, wnelson wrote:

> As you all know, it is possible to see modes from outside a # channel
> by e.g. the following:
> 
> mode #channel
> mode #channel +b
> 
> However, if the modes on a ! channel are desired, as things currently
> stand the only way of learning these modes is to join the channel at
> least once so the chanID becomes known.

I think the user can do LIST !shortname to get the ID, and then use 
MODE with the long name. Though, the LIST works only when there is 
exactly one channel that matches the short name.

pht