[IRCServices] Suspended Channels

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Well, as FORBID totally disallows a channel from being used or registered, you'd ideally want something inbetween standard operation and FORBID.

> Should a suspended channel:
> - allow users to join?
IMHO - Yes, FORBID stops users joining.

> - operate normally but prevent any setting or access-list changes from being
> made?
This would be a good thing to have, allows flexibility.

> - prevent changes from being made and not grant access as per the channel's
> access list?
I'm not too sure on this one, prevent changes from being made is a good one again, but if you go to all this trouble of suspending a chan, why not simply FORBID it?

> 
> Would various levels of suspension be usefull? Would this be too confusing?
Now that would be a nice idea :c)

> Should this be a level-based or flag-based system?
Personally, I'd go for level-based...

E.g. Lev 1 - Chan Operates as normal except users on access list
which are given +o normally only get +v (or something) ...
Then go Lev 4 - Users can join chan, but access list is ignored, no settings can be changed etc...

Just my thoughts on it :c)

Quinn
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> From: Andrew Kempe <andrewk at icon.co.za>
> To: IRCServices <ircservices at delirious.shadowfire.org>
> Subject: [IRCServices] Suspended Channels
> Date: Sunday, September 17, 2000 14:40
> 
> I'm finishing off the implementation of channel suspensions. I was wondering
> what the general feeling was regarding the effect a suspension has on a
> channel.
> 
> Should a suspended channel:
> - allow users to join?
> - operate normally but prevent any setting or access-list changes from being
> made?
> - prevent changes from being made and not grant access as per the channel's
> access list?
> 
> Would various levels of suspension be usefull? Would this be too confusing?
> Should this be a level-based or flag-based system?
> 
> Your ideas would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks, Andrew
> 
> 
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