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Date:      Mon, 16 Jun 1997 17:35:04 +0100
From:      Dom Mitchell <hdm@demon.net>
To:        Penisoara Adrian <ady@ady.warp.starnets.ro>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Q) IRC server : &channels ?!? 
Message-ID:  <E0wdekC-0005oW-00.qmail@stress.noc.demon.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970616183338.1563B-100000@ady.warp.starnets.ro> 

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Penisoara Adrian wrote:
>   Hi !
> 
>   It's me again with another (probably stupid) question:
>   I have installed the irc-2.9.1.16 port from the FreeBSD port collection
> and, after tweaking a bit the ircd.inf to kick it online, I faced a minor
> problem: doing a "/list" while logged in shows 8 channels starting with
> '&':
> 
> &LOCAL		1
> &HASH		1
> &SERVERS	1
> &NUMERICS	1
> &CHANNEL	1
> &KILLS		1
> &NOTICES	1
> &ERRORS		1
> 
>   What do these channels stand for and can I hide them ? Any links to
> related documentation/FAQs are appreciated.

Dunno about docs, but... These channels are a standard feature of 2.9.x
servers.  They are in place of various operator modes.

-Dom



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