Setting +R/#ubuntu-unregged in #ubuntu

[Francis Giannaros]

On Sunday 11 June 2006 16:57, John Vivirito wrote:
> > On Sunday 11 June 2006 08:46, Brian Burger wrote:
> >> > if I set /mode +R #ubuntu, does the redirect to #ubuntu-unregged get
> >> > set up automagically, or is there another step (set of steps?) we've
> >> > got to go thru?
> >> >
> >> > Just had the first bot attack on #ubuntu in a while, and lilo saved
> >> > our bacon (again) - and I realized I'd never asked about setting
> >> > +R/#ubuntu-unregged...
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Brian/Madpilot
> >
> > Note that if you want to stop mass join/parts then you'll want to set it
> > to +r (lowercase), which restricts non-registered members from joining
> > the channel, and instead redirects them to #ubuntu-unregged (if /mode
> > #ubuntu +f #ubuntu-unregged is set).
> >
> > In fact, +R wouldn't do anything in this context (i.e. it doesn't use +f
> > at all), since +R only restricts registered members from *talking* in the
> > current channel. It still allows them to join, so it wouldn't redirect
> > them to #ubuntu-unregged at all.
> >
> > Regards,
> > apokryphos.
>
> so set it to +rf instead of +Rf?

In most cases that's probably what you'd want to do, yes. +r stops 
unregistered users from joining, so if there is a mass of bots join/parting, 
then that will stop them and force them into #ubuntu-unregged, until you 
set -r. 

apokryphos.