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+ <H1>[IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?</H1>
+ <B>Nicholas Prisi</B>
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+ TITLE="[IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?">n.p at bluewin.ch
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+ <I>Wed Nov 13 21:41:01 PST 2002</I>
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+<PRE>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:
+
+><i> Yes the RFC explicity forbids services /msging users. If your users
+</I>><i> don't
+</I>><i> read /msgs then that's their problem. I seem to remember a topic about
+</I>><i> this a few months back. It could certainly be done as a services patch,
+</I>><i> but it will definitely not be included in the services distribution (and
+</I>><i> I would usually code a patch, but I feel strongly about this so I'm not
+</I>><i> going to).
+</I>><i>
+</I>><i> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+</I>><i> Russ Garrett <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">russ at garrett.co.uk.</A>
+</I>><i> <A HREF="http://russ.garrett.co.uk.">http://russ.garrett.co.uk.</A>
+</I>><i>
+</I>><i>
+</I>>><i> -----Original Message-----
+</I>>><i> From: <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net</A>
+</I>>><i> [mailto:<A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net</A>]On Behalf Of Ballsy
+</I>>><i> Sent: 13 November 2002 15:32
+</I>>><i> To: <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">ircservices at ircservices.za.net</A>
+</I>>><i> Subject: Re: AW: [IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?
+</I>>><i>
+</I>>><i>
+</I>>><i> If I recall correctly (you can search the list archives to
+</I>>><i> verify), an RFC specifies that any automated correspondances should be
+</I>>><i> sent via /notice, as opposed to /msg. I believe Andrew responded to a
+</I>>><i> related question some time ago, so watch for his address when
+</I>>><i> searching.
+</I>>><i> Was it in the RFC or just a recommendation...hrmm..I don't quite
+</I>>><i> recall.
+</I>>><i> At any rate...
+</I>>><i>
+</I>>><i> David
+</I>>><i>
+</I>>><i>
+</I>>><i> Quoth Nicholas Prisi on Nov 13 at 15:55,
+</I>>><i>
+</I>>>><i> Actually I am currently using logonnews BUT logonnews /notices
+</I>>>><i> connecting users and from my experience /notices go by without being
+</I>>>><i> noticed where /msg's usually make a hell of a sound and really get the
+</I>>>><i> users attention, thus the "auto /msg when connecting?" topic...
+</I>>>><i>
+</I>>>><i> On Wednesday, November 13, 2002, at 10:54 am, Yusuf Iskenderoglu
+</I>>>><i> wrote:
+</I>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i> Hi,
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i> You never use /os help, do you ?
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i> Consider using:
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i> /os help logonnews
+</I>>>>><i> /os help opernews
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i> Regards;
+</I>>>>><i> yusuf
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i> ------------------------------------------------------------------
+</I>>>>><i> | Yusuf Iskenderoglu | You get to meet all sorts, |
+</I>>>>><i> | eMail - <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">uhc0 at stud.uni-karlsruhe.de</A>| in this line of work... |
+</I>>>>><i> | eMail - <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">s_iskend at ira.uka.de</A> | |
+</I>>>>><i> | ICQ UIN : 20587464 \ TimeMr14C | |
+</I>>>>><i> ------------------------------------------------------------------
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>>><i> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
+</I>>>>>><i> Von: <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net</A>
+</I>>>>>><i> [mailto:<A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">ircservices-admin at ircservices.za.net</A>] Im Auftrag von
+</I>>>>>><i> Nicholas Prisi
+</I>>>>>><i> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 13. November 2002 01:16
+</I>>>>>><i> An: <A HREF="http://www.ircservices.za.net/mailman/listinfo/ircservices">ircservices at ircservices.za.net</A>
+</I>>>>>><i> Betreff: [IRCServices] auto /msg when connecting?
+</I>>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>>><i> Hi, I've been wondering, I want to inform my users of the latest
+</I>>>>>><i> viruses/trojans/client updates and generally all things pertaining
+</I>>>>>><i> to
+</I>>>>>><i> irc. Now I could just put it in the /motd but who ever reads
+</I>>>>>><i> the motd?
+</I>>>>>><i> Is there some way I could get
+</I>>>>>><i> chanserv/nickserv/memoserv/watever to /msg
+</I>>>>>><i> each user when they connect with my pre-defined message? Or is there
+</I>>>>>><i> such a thing as a NewsServ?
+</I>>>>>><i>
+</I>>>>>><i> Thanks :)
+</I>>>>>><i>
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