[IRCServices] How does it work

[Andrew Church]

>It not working, is understandable since it seems as if services is changing the nick.
>why would it cause services to crash?

     Commands sent with RAW are not processed in any way by Services.  As a
result, Services will become desynched from the network, which can have all
sorts of implications.  I don't know for certain that Services would crash
in this case, but all sorts of things can go wrong when you lose
synchronization.

  --Andrew Church
    achurch at achurch.org | New address - please note.
    http://achurch.org/ | $B%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$,JQ$o$j$^$7$?!#(B

>refer me to the code in question if the explanation might take too long and is
>obvious.
>I was just experimenting and thought of this... If I did want to change their nicks, i would just change it to guest via
>raw... why would this have ill effects on services? I thinks this is probably related to the above answer.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Church" <achurch at achurch.org>
>To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 2:15 AM
>Subject: Re: [IRCServices] How does it work
>
>
>>      The nick kill setting only works when a user first connects or changes
>> nickname (on their own) to the nick in question.  If you absolutely must
>> disconnect them now, use /kill.  DO NOT use the RAW command to attempt to
>> enforce nick kill (or nick change) on them; not only will it not work, you
>> may cause Services to crash.
>>
>>   --Andrew Church
>>     achurch at achurch.org | New address - please note.
>>     http://achurch.org/ | $B%a!<%k%"%I%l%9$,JQ$o$j$^$7$?!#(B
>>
>> >When an admin sets kill on for a nick, it will only work if the person changes to that nick or someone connects to
>the
>> >network with that nick, and won't effect the person who is currently logged on with that nick.
>> >
>> >What if a raw command is used to change the person's nick to the same nick, for example:
>> >hi is now known as hi
>> >
>> >Is kill supposed to work now, since technically speaking the nick has been changed... I could have looked this up in
>the
>> >source code, but I don't have access to it at the moment. I was wondering this, since kill infact, doesn't work. That
>is
>> >it doesn't change the nick to guest.
>> >
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