The "joinflood" Module (v4)

Description

This module adds channel mode j (joinflood) which helps protect against spammers which mass-join channels.

Configuration

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

<module name="joinflood">

<joinflood>

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

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
bootwait	Duration	30s	The time period to wait after booting before blocking join floods.
duration	Duration	1m	The time period that a channel should be locked for once a join flood has been detected.
splitwait	Duration	30s	The time period to wait after a netsplit before blocking join floods.

Example Usage

<joinflood bootwait="30s"
           duration="1m"
           splitwait="30s">

Channel Modes

Name	Character	Type	Parameter Syntax	Usable By	Description
joinflood	j	Parameter	<joins>:<seconds>	Channel operators	Prevents more than <joins> joins in the last <seconds> seconds.

Example Usage

Prevents more than two joins in the last five seconds:

/MODE #channel +j 2:5