fix #1213

conventional.yaml

@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ server:
     # use ident protocol to get usernames
     check-ident: true
 
+    # ignore the supplied user/ident string from the USER command; always set the value to
+    # `~user` (literally) instead. this can potentially reduce confusion and simplify bans.
+    suppress-ident: false
+
     # password to login to the server
     # generated using  "oragono genpasswd"
     #password: ""

default.yaml

@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ server:
     # use ident protocol to get usernames
     check-ident: false
 
+    # ignore the supplied user/ident string from the USER command; always set the value to
+    # `~user` (literally) instead. this can potentially reduce confusion and simplify bans.
+    suppress-ident: false
+
     # password to login to the server
     # generated using  "oragono genpasswd"
     #password: ""

irc/client.go

@@ -1083,7 +1083,8 @@ func (client *Client) IdleSeconds() uint64 {
 
 // SetNames sets the client's ident and realname.
 func (client *Client) SetNames(username, realname string, fromIdent bool) error {
-	limit := client.server.Config().Limits.IdentLen
+	config := client.server.Config()
+	limit := config.Limits.IdentLen
 	if !fromIdent {
 		limit -= 1 // leave room for the prepended ~
 	}
@@ -1095,7 +1096,9 @@ func (client *Client) SetNames(username, realname string, fromIdent bool) error
 		return errInvalidUsername
 	}
 
-	if !fromIdent {
+	if config.Server.SuppressIdent {
+		username = "~user"
+	} else if !fromIdent {
 		username = "~" + username
 	}
 

irc/config.go

@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		lookupHostnames         bool
 		ForwardConfirmHostnames bool `yaml:"forward-confirm-hostnames"`
 		CheckIdent              bool `yaml:"check-ident"`
+		SuppressIdent           bool `yaml:"suppress-ident"`
 		MOTD                    string
 		motdLines               []string
 		MOTDFormatting          bool     `yaml:"motd-formatting"`
@@ -896,6 +897,10 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (config *Config, err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if config.Server.CheckIdent && config.Server.SuppressIdent {
+		return nil, errors.New("Can't configure both check-ident and suppress-ident")
+	}
+
 	config.Server.supportedCaps = caps.NewCompleteSet()
 	config.Server.capValues = make(caps.Values)