The "botmode" Module (v4)
Description
This module adds user mode B (bot) which marks users with it set as bots. See the IRCv3 Bot Mode specification for details.
Depending on your module-specific configuration this can also prevents a bot from using non-bot aliases (requires the alias module) and from receiving channel history on join (requires the chanhistory module).
Configuration
To load this module use the following <module> tag:
<module name="botmode">
<botmode>
The <botmode> tag defines settings about how the botmode module should behave. This tag can only be defined once.
| Name | Type | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| extban | Boolean | No | New in v4.11.0! Whether to enable extended ban B: (bot). |
| forcenotice | Boolean | No | Whether to force bots to use notices. |
Example Usage
<botmode extban="yes"
forcenotice="no">
User Modes
| Name | Character | Type | Parameter Syntax | Usable By | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bot | B | Switch | None | Anyone | Marks the user as a bot. |
Extended Bans
| Name | Character | Type | Ban Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bot | B | Matching | [!]bot:<pattern> | Checks whether users matching <pattern> are bots. |
Example Usage
Bans bots matching *!*@annoying.host from joining the channel.:
/MODE #channel +b bot:*!*@annoying.host