[IRCServices] Feature: nickchange and guestnickprefix
Alexander_Zverev at oxy.com
Alexander_Zverev at oxy.com
Thu Apr 29 21:03:13 PDT 2004
> Andrew isnt refering to 'randomly generated nick
> registration', Andy is just stating that the nickname that
> services will change your nick to is 'randomly generated'
> what and is also saying, that if it were to generate a new
> nickname for a user based on its current nickname, it would
> have to check to see if that nickname is registered before
> changing it. (for example, Craig is taken, someone tries to
> use it, Services wants to change the nickname to Craig132123,
> it has to check to see if Craig132123 is already registered
> before changing the nickname. Otherwise, you may hit another
> already registered nick.). Nicknames with the guestprefix
> cannot be registered at all. Meaning that services doesnt
> have to perform registration checks on it before changing the nick.
This situstion are very highly unlikely, isn`t?
Improve randomization, add one more check, that`s it.
Anyway, services ask password again.
PS:
This feature alredy implemended on some services and I don`t see any
problem there.