The "blockamsg" Module (v3)
Description
This module blocks mass messages sent using the /AME and /AMSG commands that exist in clients such as mIRC and HexChat.
Configuration
To load this module use the following <module> tag:
<module name="blockamsg">
<blockamsg>
The <blockamsg> tag defines settings about how the blockamsg module should behave. This tag can only be defined once.
| Name | Type | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| delay | Duration | 3s | The duration between identical messages to consider them a mass message or 0 to allow any gap. |
| action | Text | killopers | The action to take when the module has detected a user sending a mass message. |
The action field should be set to one of the following values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| kill | Disconnect the sending user from the server. |
| killopers | Disconnect the sending user from the server and notify server operators. |
| notice | Inform the sending user that their repeated message has been discarded. |
| noticeopers | Inform the sending user that their repeated message has been discarded and notify server operators. |
| silent | Silently discard repeated messages. |
Example Usage
<blockamsg delay="5s"
action="killopers">
<class>
This module extends the core <class:privs> field with the following values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| servers/ignore-blockamsg | New in v3.15.0! Allows server operators to send messages with the /AMSG and /AME commands. |
Example Usage
Allows server operators with the class named BasicOper to send messages with the /AMSG and /AME commands.commands
<class name="BasicOper"
...
privs="... servers/ignore-blockamsg ...">