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Max length of nickname and valid characters #181742 30/07/07 12:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 34 C cygnusx OP Ameglian cow
OP cygnusx Ameglian cow C Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	Can you tell me what is the max length of a nickname,or that depends on the server/network?Is it possible some invalid characters(for nickname) on a network to be valid on other network?

Re: Max length of nickname and valid characters cygnusx #181745 30/07/07 01:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,031 R RoCk Hoopy frood
RoCk Hoopy frood R Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,031	1) That's up to the server. 2) Yes.

Re: Max length of nickname and valid characters RoCk #181748 30/07/07 02:27 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 34 C cygnusx OP Ameglian cow
OP cygnusx Ameglian cow C Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	ok,if the length of the nickname exceeds the max length for the server,it is automatically changed by the server,but this is for all servers or just a certain servers support this feature?

Re: Max length of nickname and valid characters cygnusx #181749 30/07/07 02:29 PM
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RoCk Hoopy frood R Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,031	Most all IRCd's have this and if your nick length exceeds the limit it's just truncated.

Re: Max length of nickname and valid characters cygnusx #181781 30/07/07 11:55 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,559 Germany H Horstl Hoopy frood
Horstl Hoopy frood H Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,559 Germany	Afaik, "max nicklen" is always part of the "version" reply of the server you connect to (that is RAW 5 - at least on unreal IRCD in general, on quakenet and on undernet where I tested this). You receive these RAWlines on connect, and as reply to the command "/version". A script could grab and parse the max nicklen, e.g.: Code: RAW 5:*: { if ($matchtok($2-,nicklen,1,32)) { set -se $+(%,nicklen.,$network,.,$server) $gettok($ifmatch,2,61) } }

Re: Max length of nickname and valid characters Horstl #181795 31/07/07 06:50 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,252 Ontario, Canada R RusselB Hoopy frood
RusselB Hoopy frood R Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,252 Ontario, Canada	The only networks that I've found this not to be the case, are chatserv networks, and even they don't seem to have a standard.

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