DALnet #Sibu Channel - Guides on Services Command

                              ChanServ

                         WHY

Command syntax:

     /chanserv  WHY  #channel   nick

Command description

This command is useful in finding out the reason why a

given  nick  is   gaining   operator  status   (@op)  in  a 

registered channel. ChanServ will report a matching nick 

or mask in the channel's lists of  AOps  or  SOps.  If the

nick has no matching nick or mask in the  ACCESS  lists, 

then he/she might have gain temporary  @Op  privilege

from an existing @Operator.

Command examples

If you wish to find out why <Cu^Cu> has  @Op  status

in the channel,  you  can type the following command:

   /chanserv  WHY  #Sibuop   <Cu^Cu>

Special requirement

The user must have ACCESS in the channel, that is, the 

user is at least an AOp or above.

Comments

There  are a  number of  ways an  user may  gain special

privileges in the channel. Some channel security settings

may help to reduce possible problems in the channel. The

following examples show how an user  may  gain  special

privileges in the channel:-

1) the user is using a matching ACCESS host.mask as the

    real channel Operator;

2) the user registered an expired nick who has ACCESS in

    the channel;

3) the user has identified to a nick who has ACCESS in the

    channel; and

4) the user was given temporary special  privileges (@op)

    by existing channel Operator (@Op).

If the channel is facing problems which is due to  lack of

security  settings,   then  the   channel  Founder  should

consider modifying channel settings to control it.

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Consider the following possible solutions:-

1) To prevent problem arises out of user gaining special

    privilege in the channel through matching ACCESS host

    mask, the Founder should set the following command:

              /chanserv   SET   #channel   IDENT ON

    The above channel mode will force the user to identify

    his/her nick before he/she can be @Oped in the channel.

2) To prevent users who do not have permanent ACCESS 

    in  the  channel  to gain  temporary  @op  status, the

    channel Founder should set the following command:

             /chanserv   SET   #channel   OPGUARD ON

    This  OPGUARD  channel  mode  option  will  call upon 

    ChanServ to check if the @oping user is in the ACCESS

    lists  of  the  channel  before giving  the  user  his/her

    privilege.

./Last Edited in Oct/2002        ©Copyright - ALL rights reserved