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Re: !-Channels and the +a Flag



Piotr Kucharski wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 22, 2000 at 03:44:05PM +0100, Christian 'HERZ' Makowski wrote:
> > 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?

I wonder (others' thoughts appreciated) would it be worth adding a '-a' - once set to stop anyone setting '+a' if you see what I mean.... this will stop anyone mistakenly(maliciously) setting the +a on a popular channel....

Just a thought.....


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