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The "showwhois" Module (v4)

Description

This module adds user mode W (showwhois) which allows users to be informed when someone does a /WHOIS query on their nick.

Configuration

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

<module name="showwhois">

<class>

This module extends the core <class:privs> field with the following values:

Name Description
users/secret-whois Allows server operators to /WHOIS users without informing them.
Example Usage

Allows server operators with the class named BasicOper to /WHOIS users without informing them.

<class name="BasicOper"
       ...
       privs="... users/secret-whois ...">

<showwhois>

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

Name Type Default Value Description
opersonly Boolean Yes Whether user mode W (showwhois) can only be used by server operators.
Example Usage
<showwhois opersonly="no">

User Modes

Name Character Type Parameter Syntax Usable By Description
showwhois W Switch None Depends on <showwhois:opersonly> Informs the user when someone does a /WHOIS query on their nick.