Re: [Coder-Com] proposition to improve channels security

2003-12-02 Thread Jeekay
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Kevin L Mitchell wrote: > No, the point is that this form of MODE message would itself desync the > client. And as I said, my point is that the `key text' would not need to be sent to clients presently in the channel, so the MODE message they receive as far as the +k is conce

Re: [Coder-Com] proposition to improve channels security

2003-12-02 Thread Kevin L Mitchell
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 04:48, Jeekay wrote: > On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Andrew Miller wrote: > > MODE #channel +ko something +something someop > > would desync clients - you can't change server-client protocol and not expect > > problems. > > If the text were only sent to clients attempting to join the c

Re: [Coder-Com] proposition to improve channels security

2003-12-02 Thread Jeekay
Note to whoever owns the list: Set the Reply-To to the list please :) On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Andrew Miller wrote: > The original mail suggested implementing this as a channel mode. It would need > to propagate to other servers, and clients(at least chanops) in the channel > would need to be informed

Re: [Coder-Com] proposition to improve channels security

2003-12-02 Thread bas
the topic is for this kind of things, imo. dont add an extra mode for it.

Re: [Coder-Com] proposition to improve channels security

2003-12-02 Thread Andrew Miller
Quoting Jeekay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Andrew Miller wrote: > > MODE #channel +ko something +something someop > > would desync clients - you can't change server-client protocol and not > expect > > problems. > > If the text were only sent to clients attempting to join the chann

Re: [Coder-Com] proposition to improve channels security

2003-12-02 Thread Jeekay
On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Andrew Miller wrote: > MODE #channel +ko something +something someop > would desync clients - you can't change server-client protocol and not expect > problems. If the text were only sent to clients attempting to join the channel, this is not a problem as the clients currently