> It seems that an additional second-to-last parameter has been added, an "=". > If the channel is mode s it is "@", and if the channel is mode p it is "*". > Why was this change made? > What is the purpose behind this evil?
This change was made long before ircu split off from efnet ircd. As far as I know, all ircds do it this way, and all clients can handle this format. It might mean that RFC 1459 failed to document this particular parameter to /NAMES--RFC 1459 was written after the protocol was well established, and some of the things it specifies don't even exist in historical ircds, so finding that it missed a parameter that was always there wouldn't be a surprise. In short--who knows? Not our fault. -- Kevin L. Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
