Re: Suggestion for mode requests from outside !channels

[Piotr Kucharski <chopin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Sep 03, 1999 at 07:56:01AM +0100, wnelson wrote:
> the only way of learning these modes is to join the channel at
> least once so the chanID becomes known.

Wrong. Client can do 'LIST !channel' and get all !PREFXchannel

> I've knocked together a little patch which changes this behaviour so
> that the MODE command accepts the shortname for a !channel, but only if
> the caller of the MODE command is not on that channel.

Which is wrong, as there can be more than one channel with same
shortname.

p.