Kev,
There is one slight difference between a whois and a whowas. If
you look at the snippet from mIRC, it says X *is*, not X was.
Hence, X was online. While X may have just split off then, it's
not likely. Just wanted to point that out. -- Jonathan
BTW, AFAIK, mIRC does NOT turn /whois into /whowas.
-- Jonathan
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Jonathan M. Slivko [EMAIL PROTECTED] (home)
Head Systems Administrator 4EverMail Hosting Services
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---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Kev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:35:26 -0400
>
>> [16:03] -> X is [EMAIL PROTECTED] * For help type: /msg X
showcommands
>> X using *.undernet.org The Undernet Underworld
>> x End of /WHOIS list.
>> -
>> [16:03] -> *[EMAIL PROTECTED]* login blah blah
>> -
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] No such nick
>> -
>> -> [x] PING
>> -
>> x No such nick
>>
>> Why does a /whois X give the normal info even when X isn't on
line? This
>> can be very confusing and can cause users to think that X is
linked just
>> not on their channel. If X isn't on line, shouldn't /whois X
return no such
>> nick?
>
>This shouldn't happen. X is currently not online, and I get the
standard
>"No such nick" message when I try. It's possible that you did
the /whois
>at exactly the time that X was splitting off; it's also possible
that your
>client transmuted the /whois into a /whowas, but I don't know if
mIRC does
>that. Of course, there's also the possibility that the SQUIT and
your
>PRIVMSG crossed, which is something that must always be
considered.
>--
>Kevin L. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
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