[IRCServices] Question about possible future feature (BotServ)

[k.hawkes at zombies.force9.net]

Okay, both ideas have their pros and cons, it
all depends on what you want from Services.

In either case, an option to NOT have whatever
is chosen would be a very good idea.

With the screen idea, it's not that hard to code
and if all you want is a simple 'dumb' bot to
keep a channel open when there are no users in it
that's fine.  If however you want something more
like an interactive 'clone' of ChanServ, then the
BotServ idea is the way to go.

Personally, I'm more likely to go with the BotServ
idea, this is simply because users are always
asking for ways that their channels can stay open
24/7 without them having to spend money, learn
UNIX/Eggdrop/etc...  BotServ would most likely 
fit the bill for that.  Perhaps have a limit as
to how many users a channel MUST have before a 
Botserv bot can join?  I believe Epona services
has the botserv feature in it.  Perhaps looking
at that and perhaps compromising between the
screen idea and the botserv idea would be a 
better idea overall for Services and it's users?

In the end, the decision lies with the coders of
IRCServices and the users of IRCServices.

Just my rant for today... (maybe)

Quinn

>and why is that?
>
>they get rid of the thousands of screen requests by users by having a=20
>chanserv screen command as I said
>
>Fox
>
>At 07:09 =F0=EC 22-06-01 +0000, you wrote:
>>As long as there is a way of not having it, i'm happy :p It appears the=20
>>NetAdmins on our Net dont seem to want it.
>>
>>
>>>From: "[Real]" <RealCFC at ChatFIRST.COM>
>>>Reply-To: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
>>>To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
>>>Subject: Re: [IRCServices] Question about possible future feature=
> (BotServ)
>>>Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 18:04:38 -0700
>>>
>>>I would really love to see some kind of BotServ included in future=20
>>>versions of services, either a module or a default services new feature.
>>>We do also run a fake user to act like a bot in some channels.
>>>Ely
>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>   From: Strider
>>>   To: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
>>>   Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 2:17 PM
>>>   Subject: [IRCServices] Question about possible future feature
>>>
>>>
>>>   Will there be a botserv or similar functions in services 5.0? I noticed
>>>   quite a few (including us) use operserv raw (cept we do it through a=20
>>> hack to
>>>   services instead of just doing /operserv raw) to create virtual users=
> to
>>>   hold channels open. Maybe this can be expanded on where they act like
>>>   chanserv, or maybe a module could be written or something. It'd be a=
> nice
>>>   feature to actually have with services rather than have to make sure=
> our
>>>   hack works with each update we do (we try to only update when a major=
>=20
>>> bug is
>>>   being fixed for this reason). If this is too=20
>>> confusing...ummm...well...I'll
>>>   try to expand on it if I need to.
>>>
>>>   Beau (Strider) Steward
>>>   chatcircuit administrator and 6bit band member
>>>   strider at chatcircuit.com        www.chatcircuit.com
>>>   ircadmin at chatcircuit.com     irc.chatcircuit.com
>>>   strider at 6bit.net                    www.6bit.net
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