[IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?

[Nicholas Prisi]

Geez, all I wanted to know is if there was such a function, I didnt hang 
a sign round my neck saying "I WANT TO BREAK THE CODE OF THE RFC" in big 
read letters now did I? If it says that in the RFC I will happily forget 
about it and continue using logonnews.

On Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 05:40  pm, Russell Garrett wrote:

> 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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>> -----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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