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disallow initial $ in nicknames

It collides with the massmessage mask syntax. Reported by @emersion
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Shivaram Lingamneni 2021-12-06 14:17:45 -05:00
parent 3e32e3f19e
commit f40d868cf5

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@ -97,8 +97,14 @@ func (clients *ClientManager) SetNick(client *Client, session *Session, newNick
realname := client.realname
client.stateMutex.RUnlock()
if newNick != accountName && strings.ContainsAny(newNick, disfavoredNameCharacters) {
return "", errNicknameInvalid, false
// these restrictions have grandfather exceptions for nicknames registered
// on previous versions of Ergo:
if newNick != accountName {
// can't contain "disfavored" characters like <, or start with a $ because
// it collides with the massmessage mask syntax:
if strings.ContainsAny(newNick, disfavoredNameCharacters) || strings.HasPrefix(newNick, "$") {
return "", errNicknameInvalid, false
}
}
// recompute always-on status, because client.alwaysOn is not set for unregistered clients