[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > hi there, > > I have observed that when you join a channel that is +k, the key will not be > showed until you get ops. > > if I type /mode #chan to see it's current modes and I'm not opped, it will > return: > #chan +stnk * > #chan created on Fri Jul 25 13:37:48 1997 > > When I get ops and type the same commad, I can see the key: > #chan +stnk key > #chan created on Fri Jul 25 13:37:48 1997 > > So I told myself: It was coded this way so only ops can know what the key > is, and thats a good thing in my opinion. Though, when I use 2 different > clients, one opped and one not opped, and I type /mode #chan -k key on the > channel, it's not only the ops of the channel that sees the channel key but > also the non-ops. > > Here's what I see from the non-opped client: > [12:54] * Hidden sets mode: -k key > [12:54] * USP sets mode: +k key > > That's exactly what I see from the opped client: it shows the key to > everyone, even non-ops. Should the server hide the chan key to the eyes of > the non-ops by replacing key with * ? By the logic of hiding the key to the > non-ops on /mode, I would say yes. > > What are your thoughts on the subject ? > > peace > > Hidden
may be resources and code expensive, because there have to be different mesasages sent to people in the same channel. a single "send *this* to everyone in the channel" no longer works.
