[IRCServices] AKILL *@* Lame IRCops Protection.

[Jozenobio de Melo Brasil]

Hello,

> So, lets say (as in my case) they do "**@********" or some other
> variation?  Would this code catch it?

	Yes, it's don't add any akill *@*, or **@**, or *@***** or all
examples with using BAD AKILL! :)

	Thanks,
	Jozeph

> 
> 
> On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Kevin wrote:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 10:03:20 -0500 (CDT)
> > From: Kevin <lebleu at prefer.net>
> > Reply-To: ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
> > To: ircservices at ender.shadowfire.org
> > Subject: Re: [IRCServices] AKILL *@* Lame IRCops Protection.
> > 
> > 
> > On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Jozenobio de Melo Brasil wrote:
> > 
> > > 	I has maked a good protection for services if lame ircops try
> > > akill *@*... this protection can be used on akick too.
> > > 
> > > 	Thanks all... :)
> > > 
> > >         /* Lame IRCops Protection by Jozeph'99 */
> > >         if (s) {
> > >             s++;
> > >             i = 0;
> > >                 while (*s) {
> > >                     if (*s != '*' && *s != '.')
> > >                         i++;
> > >                         s++;
> > Note: This line is indented wrong, s++ isn't dependent on the if
> > statement!
> > >                 }
> > >                 if (i<4) {
> > >                     wallops(s_OperServ, "%s tried to akill add %s!",
> > >                             u->nick, mask);
> > >                         return;
> > >                 }
> > >         }
> > >         /* End Lame IRCops Protection */
> > 
> > If I understand right, this looks for any non-wildcard characters in the
> > mask, and counts how many, which is good... but why not eliminate @ and !
> > as well, and make the test i < 1 or 1 < 2?  Of course, then there's the
> > question of what the shortest reasonable akill is... is akilling *@*.uk
> > reasonable? *@*.net?  Maybe it should stay at i < 4, but exclude the @
> > too, that way the shortest bans possible would be stuff like *@a*.net or
> > *@*.co.uk... perhaps even require 5 chars?
> > 
> > I think it would be good to add this patch, or perhaps a slight
> > modification of it, to services.  Should log the attempt though, not just
> > wallop it, so that it can be verified later if no one with sufficient
> > authority is on when it happens.  (e.g. only one irc op is on when they do
> > this...)
> > 
> > --Kevin
> > 
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