On Freenode, and perhaps other Charybdis and Bahamut based IRC networks that use Atheme or other channel services, when joining a channel that has an URL PROPERTY set, it will be sent to the client along with the channel topic. mIRC suppresses this display and simply squirrels it away into the URL capture (otherwise hidden).

I recommend that it be displayed along with the channel TOPIC, using the same TOPIC color.

[00:07] * Topic is 'This is the channel topic.'
[00:07] * Set by Person!who@set.the.topic on Sat Feb 03 23:53:07 2018
[00:07] * Url is 'Read our channel rules at http://channel.website/rules.html'


<- :moon.freenode.net 332 $me #channel :This is the channel topic.
<- :moon.freenode.net 333 $me #channel Person!who@set.the.topic 1517727187
<- :moon.freenode.net 353 $me @ #channel :mynick nick2 nick3 @nick4
<- :moon.freenode.net 366 $me #channel :End of /NAMES list.
<- :services. 328 $me #channel :Read our channel rules at http://channel.website/rules.html


Related: https://forums.mirc.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/229009/raw_328_not_displayed_[7.17]

I just found this was brought up before in the above thread. I do believe the url information should be displayed in the channel, with the topic info upon joining, as intended by the channel operators.

It was a chance occurrence that I discovered this 328 numeric even existed, while examining the /debug window during a reconnect. It seems like it belongs on prominent display.

Well. At least I won lunch.
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