[IRCServices] auto suspension after invalid passwords
Jonathan Morton
chromi at cyberspace.org
Fri Mar 23 13:55:02 PST 2001
>>If this feature is enabled, a rogue user could suspend anyone's nick - even
>>the services roots'. surely this is a bit of a problem? Comments?
>
> Hm, this is a good point. Suggestions (other than the obvious "don't
>automatically suspend nicks")?
How about a short-term AKILL after the second "too many passwords" kill?
This works for KILLCLONES and would be a nice workaround. Suspending the
nick affects innocent users, an AKILL usually doesn't.
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