The "cban" Module (v3)

Description

This module adds the /CBAN command which allows server operators to prevent channels matching a glob from being created.

Configuration

To load this module use the following <module> tag:

<module name="cban">

<cban>

The <cban> tag defines settings about how the cban module should behave. This tag can only be defined once.

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
glob	Boolean	No	New in v3.8.0! Whether to use glob matching instead of case-insensitive string matching.

Example Usage

<cban glob="yes">

Commands

Name	Parameter Count	Syntax	Description
CBAN	1-3	<channel> [<duration> [<reason>]]	Allows server operators to add and remove channel bans.

Example Usage

Bans the #example channel for one week:

/CBAN #example 7d :This channel is banned for a week

Bans channels that match the glob #example* forever:

/CBAN #example* 0 :This channel is banned forever

Unbans the #example channel:

/CBAN #example

Statistics

Character	Description
C	Lists all channel bans.

Special Notes

CBANs are expired lazily when a lookup happens for performance reasons. This means that expiry messages may display later than expected.