The "chanfilter" Module

Description

This module adds channel mode g (filter) which allows channel operators to define glob patterns for inappropriate phrases that are not allowed to be used in the channel.

Configuration

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

<module name="chanfilter">

<chanfilter>

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

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
hidemask	Boolean	No	Whether users can see the inappropriate phrase that their message matched.
notifyuser	Boolean	Yes	Whether to notify users when they have matched a filter.
maxlen	Number	35	The maximum length of a parameter for channel mode g (filter).

Example Usage

<chanfilter hidemask="no"
            notifyuser="yes"
            maxlen="50">

Channel Modes

Name	Character	Type	Parameter Syntax	Usable By	Description
filter	g	List	<glob>	Channel operators	Prevents users from sending messages that match <glob>.

Example Usage

Prevents users from saying the phrase "fluffy capybara":

/MODE #channel +g *fluffy?capybara*

Exemptions

Name	Description
filter	Allows exempted users to send messages that contain censored phrases.

Special Notes

If you want to link against InspIRCd v2 servers you must not change <chanfilter:maxlen> from the default.

Due to limitations of the IRC protocol filters containing spaces can not be added.