From 2688467a31fc94c718268f04cd90a6e179e0dea5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Vega Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:05:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Re-word the private message FAQ since +E UMODE is no longer default. Signed-off-by: James Vega (cherry picked from commit dc3cdbd84980bff3b5087f89dee79d50be0aa62f) --- docs/FAQ | 21 +++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ index 70de4d407..df7b724ab 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ +++ b/docs/FAQ @@ -109,18 +109,16 @@ Why doesn't `Karma` seem to work for me? Why won't Supybot respond to private messages? The most likely cause is that you are running your bot on the Freenode - network. Around Sept. 2005, Freenode enabled a `default policy`_ that - disallows users from messaging other users unless they are registered - with NickServ. So, the reason you aren't seeing a response from your - Supybot is: + network. Around Sept. 2005, Freenode added a user mode which + registered user could set that `blocks`_ private messages from + unregistered users. So, the reason you aren't seeing a response from + your Supybot is: - * Your Supybot is not registered with NickServ and + * Your Supybot is not registered with NickServ, you are registered, + and you have set the +E user mode for yourself. - o you haven't registered with NickServ - - * or you have registered with NickServ - - o but you haven't allowed `unregistered users`_ to message you + * or you have registered your Supybot with NickServ, you aren't + registered, and your Supybot has the +E user mode set. Can users with the "admin" capability change configuration? @@ -192,8 +190,7 @@ Is Python installed? .. _plugin index: http://supybot.com/plugins.html .. _website: http://supybot.com/ -.. _default policy: http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#privmsg -.. _unregistered users: http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#fromunreg +.. _blocks: http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#blockingmessages .. _tsocks: http://tsocks.sourceforge.net .. _Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/ .. _project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/supybot