Can I Link Two Channels?

Ryan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:23:12 +0000

One question that is routinely asked in #help is how a channel owner can forward users from one channel to another. They usually ask this because they have changed channel names, and there is no other method available to regular users (as opposed to those with access to the IRCd configuration files); however it is also useful if the group that the channel is used by is hosting an event, and to keep the main channel manageable, want to limit it to only X amount of people, and have users that join after that go to an overfill channel.

In any case, linking two channels together is very easy, as it only involves setting two channel modes – the first sets a limit of X people that can be in the channel, and the second sets the channel to send people to after X people have joined the main channel. Also, you are not limited in the number of channels that can be linked together, with the exception that a channel can only forward users to one channel. #Chan1 can forward to #chan2, which can forward to #chan3, etc.

l = Channel may hold at most of users [o] (This mode is a lowercase L, not a capital i)
L = Channel link (If +l is full, the next user will auto-join ) [q]

So if I wanted to forward my channel #Inara to #Adria, I would do the following: /mode #Inara +lL 1 #Adria. If I wanted to always have the channel set like that, so that nobody could change it, I would use chanserv’s mlock option, and do: /msg chanserv set #Inara mlock +lL 1 #Adria.

If you are linking an old channel to a new one (i.e. you’ve moved channels), the number must be 1, and there must be someone in the channel for it to work (note: botserv bots do not count. It can be a bot that you run though). If you have linked a primary channel to an overfill one, the number can be anything equal to or greater than 1.

NOTE: Linked channels do not share the same permissions, you will need to add people to the aop/sop/hop/vop lists in each channel.

Should you have any questions about linking channels, feel free to leave a comment here, or to join #help and ask in there.

Can I link a server to GeekShed?

Phil — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:14 +0000

GeekShed is always looking to broaden the range of servers it can offer its users. We already have servers in America, Canada, the UK and mainland Europe. At the present time, we are looking for servers in:

Western and central Canada
Central USA
South America
Oceania
Africa
Asia
Central and Eastern Europe

Servers linked to GeekShed must fulfill the following requirements…

Hardware

1GHz+ CPU
512MB+ RAM
3GB available hard disk space
100Mbit FD NIC
Currently 60+ days uptime

Network

10mbit downstream
10mbit upstream
1 spare IP that can be dedicated to GeekShed
Firewall allowing unrestricted connections to and from TCP ports 843, 1494, 1755, 4400, 4401, 6660-6669, 6697, 7029 and 7070
The server must allow both inbound and outbound connections

Software

The following libraries must be installed:
- openssl
- zlib
For Linux, all -dev packages for installed libraries must be installed.
A full toolchain, including gcc, binutils, coreutils, etc. If you cannot compile software, we can’t use the machine right now.
Full SSH access (including sftp and scp)
If the server has a restricted firewall, we must have the ability to add ports to it promptly, not wait around for 30 days for an email tag to get them allowed.
Server owners should be prompt in updating for security updates and updating the system itself.
FreeBSD 7+ and Linux 2.6+ kernels have priority – Windows servers will NEVER be accepted.
Must be able to run a small C file via a super-server daemon on port 843 – This typically requires root access or co-operation from the server administrator
You will also be asked to host a 100MB file (create it with dd if=/dev/zero of=/path/to/100mb-zero.bin bs=1MB count=100) for download with http, sftp or scp to test throughput

Network Staff

Server owners will rarely be given an O:Line on their server. Server owners must earn their position on the network staff team, like everyone else. Server donations, however, will be considered as a positive when considering new staff. Please do not ask to link a server simply because you want to be network staff!