Last revised: October 25, 2010

Channels Module

This module provides channel related support for the bot. Without it,
you won't be able to make the bot join a channel or save channel
specific userfile information.

This module requires: none

Put this line into your Eggdrop configuration file to load the channels
module:

    loadmodule channels

There are also some variables you can set in your config file:

  set chanfile "LamestBot.chan"

      Enter here the filename where dynamic channel settings are stored.

  set force-expire 0

      Set this setting to 1 if you want your bot to expire
      bans/exempts/invites set by other opped bots on the channel.

  set share-greet 0

      Set this setting to 1 if you want your bot to share user greets
      with other bots on the channel if sharing user data.

  set use-info 1

      Set this setting to 1 if you want to allow users to store an info
      line.

  set allow-ps 0

      Set this setting to 1 if you want to allow both +p and +s channel
      modes to be enforced at the same time by the chanmode channel
      setting. Make sure your server supports +ps mixing or you may get
      endless mode floods.

  channel add #channel { SETTINGS }

      This command adds a static channel to your bot (it cannot be
      removed via the partyline- we recommend using the .+chan command
      on the partyline instead). This command will add the channel
      preconfigured with the specified settings. A full list of settings
      is defined in Channel Settings.

CHANNEL SETTINGS

There are two types of channel settings: value-based settings (where you
configure a setting with a number or string), and enable/disable-based
settings (where you turn a setting on or off). These settings can be
configured via Tcl using the 'channel set' command:

  channel set <chan> <setting>

      This command modifies a specific channel setting for a channel.
      There are many different options for channels which you can
      define. Some settings are enabled or disabled by a plus or minus
      in front of them, and others directly take text or integer values.

Value-based Channel Settings

  chanmode +/-<modes>

      This setting makes the bot enforce channel modes. It will always
      enforce the +<modes> and remove the -<modes> modes.

  idle-kick 0

      This setting will make the bot check every minute for idle users.
      Set this to 0 to disable idle check.

  stopnethack-mode 0

      This setting will make the bot de-op anyone who enters the channel
      with serverops. There are seven different modes for this settings:

          --- --------------------------------------------------------
          0   turn off

          1   isoptest (allow serverop if registered op)

          2   wasoptest (allow serverop if user had op before split)

          3   allow serverop if isop or wasop

          4   allow serverop if isop and wasop.

          5   If the channel is -bitch, see stopnethack-mode 3

              If the channel is +bitch, see stopnethack-mode 1

          6   If the channel is -bitch, see stopnethack-mode 2

              If the channel is +bitch, see stopnethack-mode 4
          --- --------------------------------------------------------

  revenge-mode 0

      This settings defines how the bot should punish bad users when
      revenging. There are four possible settings:

          --- -------------------------------------------------------------------
          0   Deop the user.

          1   Deop the user and give them the +d flag for the channel.

          2   Deop the user, give them the +d flag for the channel, and kick
              them.

          3   Deop the user, give them the +d flag for the channel, kick, and ban
              them.
          --- -------------------------------------------------------------------

  ban-type 3 This setting defines what type of bans should eggdrop place
  for +k users or when revenge-mode is 3. Available types are:

      ------------------- ------------------------
      0 *!user@host       

      1 *!*user@host      

      2 *!*@host          

      3 *!*user@*.host    

      4 *!*@*.host        

      5 nick!user@host    

      6 nick!*user@host   

      7 nick!*@host       

      8 nick!*user@*.host 

      9 nick!*@*.host     
      ------------------- ------------------------

  You can also specify types from 10 to 19 which correspond to types 0
  to 9, but instead of using a * wildcard to replace portions of the
  host, only numbers in hostnames are replaced with the '?' wildcard.
  Same is valid for types 20-29, but instead of '?', the '' wildcard
  will be used. Types 30-39 set the host to ''.

  ban-time 120

      Set here how long temporary bans will last (in minutes). If you
      set this setting to 0, the bot will never remove them.

  exempt-time 60

      Set here how long temporary exempts will last (in minutes). If you
      set this setting to 0, the bot will never remove them. The bot
      will check the exempts every X minutes, but will not remove the
      exempt if a ban is set on the channel that matches that exempt.
      Once the ban is removed, then the exempt will be removed the next
      time the bot checks. Please note that this is an IRCnet feature.

  invite-time 60

      Set here how long temporary invites will last (in minutes). If you
      set this setting to 0, the bot will never remove them. The bot
      will check the invites every X minutes, but will not remove the
      invite if a channel is set to +i. Once the channel is -i then the
      invite will be removed the next time the bot checks. Please note
      that this is an IRCnet feature.

  aop-delay (minimum:maximum)

      This is used for autoop, autohalfop, autovoice. If an op or voice
      joins a channel while another op or voice is pending, the bot will
      attempt to put both modes on one line.

          -------------- -----------------------------------------
          aop-delay 0    No delay is used.

          aop-delay X    An X second delay is used.

          aop-delay X:Y  A random delay between X and Y is used.
          -------------- -----------------------------------------

      need-op { putserv "PRIVMSG #lamest :op me cos i'm lame!" }

          This setting will make the bot run the script enclosed in
          braces if it does not have ops. This must be shorter than 120
          characters. If you use scripts like getops.tcl or
          botnetop.tcl, you don't need to set this setting.

      need-invite { putserv "PRIVMSG #lamest :let me in!" }

          This setting will make the bot run the script enclosed in
          braces if it needs an invite to the channel. This must be
          shorter than 120 characters. If you use scripts like
          getops.tcl or botnetop.tcl, you don't need to set this
          setting.

      need-key { putserv "PRIVMSG #lamest :let me in!" }

          This setting will make the bot run the script enclosed in
          braces if it needs the key to the channel. This must be
          shorter than 120 characters. If you use scripts like
          getops.tcl or botnetop.tcl, you don't need to set this
          setting.

      need-unban { putserv "PRIVMSG #lamest :let me in!" }

          This setting will make the bot run the script enclosed in
          braces if it needs to be unbanned on the channel. This must be
          shorter than 120 characters. If you use scripts like
          getops.tcl or botnetop.tcl, you don't need to set this
          setting.

      need-limit { putserv "PRIVMSG #lamest :let me in!" }

          This setting will make the bot run the script enclosed in
          braces if it needs the limit to be raised on the channel. This
          must be shorter than 120 characters. If you use scripts like
          getops.tcl or botnetop.tcl, you don't need to set this
          setting.

      flood-chan 15:60

          Set here how many channel messages in how many seconds from
          one host constitutes a flood. Setting this to 0, 0:X or X:0
          disables text flood protection for the channel, where X is an
          integer >= 0.

      flood-deop 3:10

          Set here how many deops in how many seconds from one host
          constitutes a flood. Setting this to 0, 0:X or X:0 disables
          deop flood protection for the channel, where X is an
          integer >= 0.

      flood-kick 3:10

          Set here how many kicks in how many seconds from one host
          constitutes a flood. Setting this to 0, 0:X or X:0 disables
          kick flood protection for the channel, where X is an
          integer >= 0.

      flood-join 5:60

          Set here how many joins in how many seconds from one host
          constitutes a flood. Setting this to 0, 0:X or X:0 disables
          join flood protection for the channel, where X is an
          integer >= 0.

      flood-ctcp 3:60

          Set here how many channel ctcps in how many seconds from one
          host constitutes a flood. Setting this to 0, 0:X or X:0
          disables ctcp flood protection for the channel, where X is an
          integer >= 0.

      flood-nick 5:60

          Set here how many nick changes in how many seconds from one
          host constitutes a flood. Setting this to 0, 0:X or X:0
          disables nick flood protection for the channel, where X is an
          integer >= 0.

Enable/Disable Channel Settings

These settings should be preceded by a + or - to enable or disable the
setting, respctively.

  enforcebans

      When a ban is set, kick people who are on the channel and match
      the ban

  dynamicbans

      Only activate bans on the channel when necessary? This keeps the
      channel's ban list from getting excessively long. The bot still
      remembers every ban, but it only activates a ban on the channel
      when it sees someone join who matches that ban.

  userbans

      Allow bans to be made by users directly? If turned off, the bot
      will require all bans to be made through the bot's console.

  dynamicexempts

      Only activate exempts on the channel when necessary? This keeps
      the channel's exempt list from getting excessively long. The bot
      still remembers every exempt, but it only activates a exempt on
      the channel when it sees a ban set that matches the exempt. The
      exempt remains active on the channel for as long as the ban is
      still active.

  userexempts

      Allow exempts to be made by users directly? If turned off, the bot
      will require all exempts to be made through the bot's console.

  dynamicinvites

      Only activate invites on the channel when necessary? This keeps
      the channel's invite list from getting excessively long. The bot
      still remembers every invite, but the invites are only activated
      when the channel is set to invite only and a user joins after
      requesting an invite. Once set, the invite remains until the
      channel goes to -i.

  userinvites

      Allow invites to be made by users directly? If turned off, the bot
      will require all invites to be made through the bot's console.

  autoop

      Op users with the +o flag as soon as they join the channel This is
      insecure and not recommended.

  autohalfop

      Halfop users with the +l flag as soon as they join the channel?
      This is insecure and not recommended.

  bitch

      Only let users with the +o flag have op on the channel

  greet

      Say a user's info line when they join the channel

  protectops

      Re-op a user with the +o flag if they get deopped?

  protecthalfops

      Re-halfop a user with the +l flag if they get dehalfopped

  protectfriends

      Re-op a user with the +f flag if they get deopped

  statuslog

      Log the channel status line every 5 minutes? This shows the bot's
      status on the channel (op, voice, etc.), the channel's modes, and
      the total number of members, ops, voices, regular users, and +b,
      +e, and +I modes on the channel. A sample status line follows:

        [01:40] @#lamest (+istn) : [m/1 o/1 v/4 n/7 b/1 e/5 I/7]

  revenge

      Remember people who deop/kick/ban the bot, valid ops, or friends
      and punish them? Users with the +f flag are exempt from revenge.

  revengebot

      This is similar to to the 'revenge' option, but it only triggers
      if a bot gets deopped, kicked or banned.

  autovoice

      Voice users with the +v flag when they join the channel?

  secret

      Prevent this channel from being listed on the botnet?

  shared

      Share channel-related user info for this channel?

  cycle

      Cycle the channel when it has no ops?

  dontkickops

      Do you want the bot not to be able to kick users who have the +o
      flag, letting them kick-flood for instance to protect the channel
      against clone attacks?

  inactive

      This prevents the bot from joining the channel (or makes it leave
      the channel if it is already there). It can be useful to make the
      bot leave a channel without losing its settings, channel-specific
      user flags, channel bans, and without affecting sharing.

  seen

      Respond to seen requests in the channel? The seen module must be
      loaded for this to work.

  nodesynch

      Allow non-ops to perform channel modes? This can stop the bot from
      fighting with services such as ChanServ, or from kicking IRCops
      when setting channel modes without having ops.

  static

      Allow only permanent owners to remove the channel

DEFAULT CHANNEL VALUES

  The following settings are used as default values when you .+chan
  #chan or .tcl channel add #chan. You can modify these default values
  by adding the below values to your config fil. Look in the Channel
  Settings for an explanation of each option.

    set default-flood-chan 15:60

    set default-flood-deop 3:10

    set default-flood-kick 3:10

    set default-flood-join 5:60

    set default-flood-ctcp 3:60

    set default-flood-nick 5:60

    set default-aop-delay 5:30

    set default-idle-kick 0

    set default-chanmode "nt"

    set default-stopnethack-mode 0

    set default-revenge-mode 0

    set default-ban-type 3

    set default-ban-time 120

    set default-exempt-time 60

    set default-invite-time 60

    set default-chanset {

        -autoop
        -autovoice
        -bitch
        +cycle
        +dontkickops
        +dynamicbans
        +dynamicexempts
        +dynamicinvites
        -enforcebans
        +greet
        -inactive
        -nodesynch
        -protectfriends
        +protectops
        -revenge
        -revengebot
        -secret
        -seen
        +shared
        -statuslog
        +userbans
        +userexempts
        +userinvites
        -protecthalfops
        -autohalfop
        -static

    }

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