Module Details: messageflood (v3) - InspIRCd Documentation

The "messageflood" Module (v3)

This module adds channel mode f (flood) which helps protect against spammers which mass-message channels.

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

<module name="messageflood">

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

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
notice	Decimal	1.0	New in v3.2.0! The number of lines that a single `NOTICE` message is equivalent to.
privmsg	Decimal	1.0	New in v3.2.0! The number of lines that a single `PRIVMSG` message is equivalent to.
tagmsg	Decimal	0.2	New in v3.2.0! The number of lines that a single `TAGMSG` message is equivalent to. This should be lower than the other commands to avoid users being kicked by automated client features such as typing notifications.

<messageflood notice="1.0"
              privmsg="1.0"
              tagmsg="0.2">

Name	Character	Type	Parameter Syntax	Usable By	Description
flood	f	Parameter	`[*]<lines>:<seconds>`	Channel operators	Kicks users who send more than <lines> messages in the last <seconds> seconds. If prefixed with * then offending users are also banned.

Prevents more than four messages in the last two seconds:

/MODE #channel +f 4:2

Name	Description
flood	Allows exempted users to send messages at a higher rate than channel mode `f` (flood) allows.