[IRCServices] NewsServ

[Russell Garrett]

Sorry, I must admit not to reading the RFC all the way through, it's hardly
thrilling reading :). To put a logical view on it though, IMO you shouldn't
use a PM where a notice would do - i.e. if you don't want a reply (after all
a notice isn't called a notice for nothing).

Anyway, Bahamut does support /msg $*.yournet.net as well as /notice, if you
really want ;).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net
> [mailto:ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net]On Behalf Of Finny Merrill
> Sent: 21 January 2003 00:20
> To: ircservices at ircservices.za.net
> Subject: RE: [IRCServices] NewsServ
>
>
> On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Russell Garrett wrote:
>
> > Sending a privmsg is in breach of the RFC - a msg is used when
> you need to
> > solicit a response, wheras a notice is used for information. If
> people (or
> > their scripts) ignore it then that's their problem. Note that sometimes
> > scripts ignore notices from Global, and I think a global notice
> from an oper
> > is usually better (on Bahamut: /notice $*.yournet.net your
> message). Oh, and
> > don't post to this list in HTML please :).
>
> chapter and verse of the RFC please. It only says that it's illegal to
> REPLY TO A NOTICE, not to send a privmsg.
>
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