[IRCServices] Nickname access masks

[Strider]

This does clear up some things.

I agree with removing the access list but I also disagree. It would be added
security for the user to  be forced to identify, but many users prefer
depending on the access list for security. Removing this feature would give
services a tad less to do, which can be a lot less to do on larger networks.
I really wouldn't mind seeing this feature go, but if I were to speak for my
users, I would have to say keep it. By from my point of view, it isn't a
hard adjustment, nor a huge change.

Beau (Strider) Steward
chatcircuit administrator and 6bit band member
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Church" <achurch at achurch.org>
To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] Nickname access masks


>      Okay, here's a combined reply:
>
> - I never liked SET KILL IMMED in the first place, and if I removed
>   access masks then it would obviously go as well.
>
> - If IMMED is removed, of course Services would take care of changing
>   IMMED settings to QUICK in this case--you may not have noticed, but
>   I've had to do things like this for nearly every new version.  (Take
>   a look at the mess that comprises the database load routines to see
>   what I mean.)
>
> - Point taken about people (and eggdrops) with static IPs who use
>   access masks.  I'll think about it.  (I can see where making a bot
>   identify to Services would actually hurt security...)
>
> - The whole POINT of a major version update is to change things.  If
>   you don't like the changes, stay with version 4.x, but then you
>   won't get any updates (or possibly even bug fixes in the future).
>   If you want the updates, get 5.0 and live with the changes, or
>   patch them back the way you want--you have the source, after all.
>   As for the "monkeys", I'm open to suggestions on how to make
>   Services easier to use, but I think that's more of a client issue
>   than anything else.
>
>   --Andrew Church
>     achurch at achurch.org | New address - please note.
>     http://achurch.org/ | メールアドレスが変わりました。
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