[IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?

[Russell Garrett]

Yes the RFC explicity forbids services /msging users. If your users don't
read /msgs then that's their problem. I seem to remember a topic about
this a few months back. It could certainly be done as a services patch,
but it will definitely not be included in the services distribution (and
I would usually code a patch, but I feel strongly about this so I'm not
going to).

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Russ Garrett                                         russ at garrett.co.uk.
                                              http://russ.garrett.co.uk.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net
> [mailto:ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net]On Behalf Of Ballsy
> Sent: 13 November 2002 15:32
> To: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
> Subject: Re: AW: [IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?
>
>
> 	If I recall correctly (you can search the list archives to
> verify), an RFC specifies that any automated correspondances should be
> sent via /notice, as opposed to /msg.  I believe Andrew responded to a
> related question some time ago, so watch for his address when searching.
> Was it in the RFC or just a recommendation...hrmm..I don't quite recall.
> At any rate...
>
> David
>
>
> Quoth Nicholas Prisi on Nov 13 at 15:55,
>
> > Actually I am currently using logonnews BUT logonnews /notices
> > connecting users and from my experience /notices go by without being
> > noticed where /msg's usually make a hell of a sound and really get the
> > users attention, thus the "auto /msg when connecting?" topic...
> >
> > On Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 10:54  am, Yusuf Iskenderoglu wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > You never use /os help, do you ?
> > >
> > > Consider using:
> > >
> > > /os help logonnews
> > > /os help opernews
> > >
> > > Regards;
> > > yusuf
> > >
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> > >> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > >> Von: ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net
> > >> [mailto:ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net] Im Auftrag von
> > >> Nicholas Prisi
> > >> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. November 2002 01:16
> > >> An: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
> > >> Betreff: [IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Hi, I've been wondering, I want to inform my users of the latest
> > >> viruses/trojans/client updates and generally all things pertaining to
> > >> irc. Now I could just put it in the /motd but who ever reads
> > >> the motd?
> > >> Is there some way I could get
> > >> chanserv/nickserv/memoserv/watever to /msg
> > >> each user when they connect with my pre-defined message? Or is there
> > >> such a thing as a NewsServ?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks  :)
> > >>
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