[IRCServices] Does anyone use nested nick links?

[Daniel]

CUrrently all my nick are linked to the main one!

I mean my main nick is: A

i have nick: b c d e

all of those are directly linked to A

but i have a nick F wot is linked to c

but not really usefull.. because i always modifiy A

thanks

Daniel

-----Original Message-----
From: ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net
[mailto:ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net]On Behalf Of Andrew Church
Sent: 15 mai, 2001 07:22
To: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
Subject: RE: [IRCServices] Does anyone use nested nick links?


     As a follow-up to my original message, since it seems some people do
use this feature:  If you currently use multiple levels of linked nicks,
would you have any objections to moving to a single-level system?  If so,
what?

  --Andrew Church
    achurch at achurch.org
    http://achurch.org/

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net
>[mailto:ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net]On Behalf Of Andrew Church
>Sent: 14 mai, 2001 21:05
>To: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
>Subject: [IRCServices] Does anyone use nested nick links?
>
>
>     As the subject says, I'd like to know if anyone finds the nested
>link system in Services useful, or if it's unnecessary.  I originally
>modeled the system after symbolic links on Unix (and other) filesystems,
>but as this makes for added complexity and has in fact led to a number
>of bugs in the past as well as administrative difficulties.  So if
>there's no need for having multiple levels of nicks, I'm planning to
>just remove that capability in version 5 and limit links to a single
>level.
>
>     Note that the only case in which this makes a visible difference is
>the following:
>    * Register NickA
>    * Register NickB
>    * Link NickB to NickA
>    * Register NickC
>    * Link NickC to NickB
>    * Unlink NickB from NickA
>    * Change a setting on NickB
>In the nested (current) system, NickC would use the new setting for
>NickB set in the last step, while in a flat system, NickC would retain
>the original settings associated with nick A.  I can see potential cases
>where this functionality can be useful, but if no one is actually using
>links that way, then there's no real need to retain the functionality.
>
>     So, opinions, please: do you need nested links?
>
>  --Andrew Church
>    achurch at achurch.org
>    http://achurch.org/
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