Re: !-Channels and the +a Flag

[Piotr Kucharski <chopin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 03:44:05PM +0100, Christian 'HERZ' Makowski wrote:
> I have make my Channel Yesterday !flirtcafe I have set it +r
> There was 60 users allready on there ...
> Today i come in my Channel and i have test something.
> I have set my Channel +a Now its in Anonymous Mode
> Why i can`t as "Founder" set the Channel -a ?

To protect anonymousity requested. We are sorry that you
lost your channel, but it was your mistake, not ours.

> I get always the Message : You're not the original channel operator
> Its a joke or ?

It is expected behaviour.

> Is the Channel dead now ? (because i see no Users on there)

It is not. Users can chat. They all are anonymous now, though.

> What is , when i have a !-Channel with 400 Users and i do a mistake and
> set it +a ?

Don't make a mistake, then. It's quite simple: once you set +r, if you
wish, leave the channel and rejoin it -- you will not be founder
anymore thus will not be able to set +a.

> Sorry developers and coders , i think there must be a way to unset 
> the +a (anonymous flag)

Last time developers discussed this matter, they agreed that
possibility to remove +a can compromise (not so good anyway)
anonymity of these channels and should not be allowed.

> Or the !-Channels has no Future on IRCnet , because its dangerous to lost
> a Channel due mistake.

It's dangerous to make a mistake anyway. How about mistakenly giving
op to stranger who deops all others?

p.