Warn about client-command-looking nicknames #203
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This is where that should be added. Might also be good to prevent a nickname from beginning with a prefix mode character to avoid issues with parsing prefixes with |
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…e syntax as RFC1459 and is the most commonly used one. I'm unsure why the modern documentation tries to be so loose and unspecific about this syntax considering it already clearly states "Servers MAY have additional implementation-specific nickname restrictions.". Should solve ircdocs#203
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…dvise server implementations to avoid possible detrimental ambiguity. Should solve ircdocs#203
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List channel membership prefixes in the nickname as prohibited, and advise server implementations to avoid possible detrimental ambiguity. Should solve #203
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Recommend servers to reject nicknames such as
/quit, in the section about nickname string restrictions.The protocol doesn't require it, but accepting nicknames starting with a
/would be dangerous for most IRC clients, as autocomplete features could result in commands being executed.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: