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Re: userID starting with numeric char

To: Prashant Desai <reach_prashant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: userID starting with numeric char
From: Kurt Roeckx <Q@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 13:38:34 +0200
Cc: "ircd-users@xxxxxxx" <ircd-users@xxxxxxx>, "gpremal@xxxxxxxxxx" <gpremal@xxxxxxxxxx>, "bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bhushan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "teamdon@xxxxxxxx" <teamdon@xxxxxxxx>
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On Wed, May 09, 2001 at 10:47:23AM -0000, Prashant  Desai wrote:
> hello friends 
> 
> 
>       i have sucessfully compiled and installed ircd 2.10.x on IBM AIX 4.3.3 , its working fine for me except one wired problem , its not allowing any user to connect whose nick name is starting with numberic charecter ,e.g 
> nicknames like   :  4p,1nickname,2ircuser   etc
> 
>       is this a limitation of ircd ? or is there any change which if i can make in ircd souce and then recompile so that this will work ? please suggest some solution to this.
> 

It's been like that for a long time, because of IRC's history.
The 2.11 release will use nicks starting with a digit for a
special purpose, so I suggest you don't change the source to
allow it.


Kurt

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