[IRCServices Coding] clear channel modes

[Andrew Church]

     This has been discussed before; it's designed behavior.

  --Andrew Church
    achurch at achurch.org
    http://achurch.org/

>
>I don't know if this topic has been discussed, so please pardon me if it 
>has.
>
>My observation is that when a clear channel modes command is issued, 
>either via chanserv or operserv, chanserv will automatically reset the 
>channel modes to whatever the mlock is set to. (See below)
>
>Certainly, I can see the reasoning behind chanserv prohibiting a 
>non-ircop from effectively disabling the mlocks. Conversely, I feel that 
>if an ircop has to issue the clearmodes command, perhaps the ircop needs 
>to evade the modes that are set by chanserv mlock.
>
>I purpose that, if possible, when operserv clearmodes is used, services 
>does not enforce the mlock, perhaps for a certain amount of time, until 
>someone changes the channel modes, or some other determining factor.
>
>{Example}
>
>[msg(chanserv)] clear #bopm modes
>$BchRQ,d/y(B mode/#bopm [-sO] by ChanServ
>$BchRQ,d/y(B mode/#bopm [+sO] by ChanServ
>-ChanServ(services at abc.net)- All modes on channel #bopm have been reset. 
>[msg(operserv)] clearmodes #bopm 
>$BchRQ,d/y(B mode/#bopm [-sO] by OperServ 
>$BchRQ,d/y(B mode/#bopm [+sO] by ChanServ
>-OperServ(services at abc.net)- Binary modes, bans, and exceptions cleared 
>from 	channel #bopm.
>
>
>Comments anyone?
>
>John Edrington
>john at cosmicfire.net
>
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