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- From: herm@coombs.anu.edu.au (Herman H. Fredriksson)
- Newsgroups: alt.irc
- Subject: Re: Wrong.
- Followup-To: alt.dev.null
- Date: 15 Nov 1992 15:11:41 GMT
- Organization: Coombs Computing Unit, Australian National University, Canberra.
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- In article <avalon.721836992@coombs> avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed) writes:
- >herm@coombs.anu.edu.au (Herman H. Fredriksson) writes:
- >> [..you should have a ":" prefix in text..]
- >
- >Hmm...what makes you say this ? I just tested out a 2.7.2g server and
- >in 'raw' mode I was able to do "privmsg avalon a b c d e f" and wonder of
- >wonders "a b c d e f" was passed as the text message.
- >From a client point of view, the last parameter in any command sent to
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >the server should be prefixed with a ":".
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- is what makes me say this. Do a "PRIVMSG avalon :)" in raw mode to avalon
- in a client and see what you get. (of course you know this.. you just
- said so in the line I underlined).
-
- >
- >>The doc/Comms file(in 2.7.2g) is hopelessly outdated and misleading at times,
- >>eg, still has "+ and numerical channels described".
- >>but granted it does point out the true use for NOTICE's.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >Is there a point here or are you just whinging ?
-
- I am pointing out inadequacies in this file, as constructive criticism.
-
- >Oh, I get it, you're saying that its not worth reading to look for
- >phrases such as I posted ? Well I don't think there is anything else
- >floating around that is of any use so if you don't like it stiff.
-
- Read the line I underlined avalon, I am saying "it does point out
- true use for NOTICE's" you know.. saying it is worth reading, but
- is sometimes misleading. If you cant take this as constructive
- criticism then stiff.
-
- >Avalon
-
- herm
- (say NO to unattended bots)
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