The "nickflood" Module (v4)

Description

This module adds channel mode F (nickflood) which helps protect against spammers which mass-change nicknames.

Configuration

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

<module name="nickflood">

<nickflood>

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

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
duration	Duration	1m	The time period that nick changes should be locked for once a nick flood has been detected.

Example Usage

<nickflood duration="60s">

Channel Modes

Name	Character	Type	Parameter Syntax	Usable By	Description
nickflood	F	Parameter	<changes>:<seconds>	Channel operators	Prevents more than <changes> nickname changes in the last <seconds> seconds.

Example Usage

Prevents more than three nickname changes in the last five seconds:

/MODE #channel +F 3:5

Exemptions

Name	Description
flood	Allows exempted users to change nicknames at a higher rate than channel mode F (nickflood) allows.