chantypes.def

/* $Id: chantypes.def,v 1.5 2004/10/16 19:55:51 pickle Exp $
 *
 * This file is Copyright (c) 2001,2002,2003,2004 Simon Butcher
 *  <pickle@alien.net.au>
 *
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 */
autogen definitions chantypes;

/* The following format is used through-out this file. The fields 'name' and
 * 'prefixchar' are manditory, the others may or may not exist.
 *
 * The 'clientcreate' field determins whether or not a normal client may 
 * create a channel of that type. If it's set to no, then the channel must
 * be created some other way (such as a service, server, or even an operator).
 *
 * chantypes = {
 *    name         = "<channel type name>";
 *    prefixchar   = "<channel type prefix character>";
 *  [ origin       = "<where the type was found>"; ]
 *  [ when	   = "<release version or announced date>"; ]
 *  [ contact      = "<point of contact associated with the type>"; ]
 *  [ information  = "<url where to find more information>"; ]
 *  [ comment      = "<comments, history etc>"; ]
 *  [ clientcreate = "yes"; ]
 *  [ conflict     = "yes"; ]
 *  [ obsolete     = "yes"; ]
 * }
 */


revision	= "$Revision: 1.5 $";
lastupdated	= "$Date: 2004/10/16 19:55:51 $";


chantypes = {
   name		= "LOCAL";
   prefixchar	= "&";
   origin	= "RFC1459";
   comment	= "This channel type is known only to the server they are "
                  "created on, and as such only clients on that server can "
		  "join it. Each instance of this channel type is contained "
		  "per server.";
   clientcreate	= "yes";
};

chantypes = {
   name		= "NETWORK";
   prefixchar	= "#";
   origin	= "RFC1459";
   comment	= "This channel type is known to all servers that are "
                  "connected to the network.";
   clientcreate	= "yes";
};

chantypes = {
   name		= "NETWORK_SAFE";
   prefixchar	= "!";
   origin	= "RFC2811";
   comment	= "These channels work similar to the '#' channels, except "
                  "the name is prefixed not only with the '!' but also a "
		  "set of alpha-numeric digits. This is an alternative to "
		  "the time-stamp method of avoiding channel-takeovers "
		  "during network splits.";
   clientcreate	= "yes";
};

chantypes = {
   name		= "NETWORK_UNMODERATED";
   prefixchar	= "+";
   origin	= "RFC2811";
   comment	= "These unmoderated channels work almost exactly the same "
                  "as '#' channels, except nobody can obtain channel "
		  "operator status on them. Some implementations seem to "
		  "set the channel mode to '+nt' upon creation, however most "
		  "implementations act as if modes +nt are set but don't "
		  "announce them as being set.";
   clientcreate	= "yes";
};

chantypes = {
   name		= "SOFTCHAN";
   prefixchar	= ".";
   origin	= "KineIRCd";
   contact	= "kineircd@alien.net.au";
   comment	= "This is a programmable channel type. Normal users cannot "
                  "create channels of this type. Channels must be created "
		  "by the software that controls them. The parameters of "
		  "these channels are not set in stone, and are controlled "
		  "entirely by software. This means '.' channels of "
		  "different names may have different properties. The "
		  "function of this channel type is to provide set channels "
		  "which require rare features without channel mode bloat, "
		  "or software bloat. By creating a new channel type it "
		  "also avoids confusion with other channel types with "
		  "fixed definitions.";
};

chantypes = {
   prefixchar	= "~";
   name		= "GLOBAL";
   origin	= "KineIRCd";
   contact	= "kineircd@alien.net.au";
   comment	= "This is a proposed channel type for IIRC. This is "
                  "available to all IRC networks visible on an IIRC "
		  "network, and as such users from other networks can "
		  "participate.";
   clientcreate	= "yes";
};