0001507: Remote including of MOTD files

(0005166)
PHANTOm (reporter)
2004-02-23 13:21

and this feature for tld:: would be even more usefull.

(0005167)
codemastr (reporter)
2004-02-23 16:55

I'll have to think about this. It definately will not be done until after 3.2 though.

(0005219)
w00t (reporter)
2004-02-26 18:01

Hm... A web accessible motd... That could raise some quite interesting possibilities for irc stats pages on websites... :)

(0008450)
aquanight (reporter)
2004-12-01 22:45

>Hm... A web accessible motd... That could raise some quite interesting possibilities for irc stats pages on websites... :)

(Except don't forget that you have to /rehash [-motd] every time you update :-P .)

(0008574)
zEkEsTeR (reporter)
2004-12-09 23:31

i built a simple perl script to do this, its about time I updated it...
Basically it would download the network MOTD from the network site, merge it with a local MOTD for the individual server, move it to the Unreal dir, connect to the IRCd, oper, and /rehash -motd. Works well, now expanded so it auto-updates, as well as handling other .conf files, as a number of the servers on the network couldn't get curl installed for whatever reason.

(0008581)
aquanight (reporter)
2004-12-10 12:12

>connect to the IRCd, oper, and /rehash -motd

For the record, you do know you could just sighup the thing? :P

Anyway, it's also not hard for something like services to read MOTD from an http server and SVSMOTD it out to everywhere... but this could be interesting nonetheless.

On another consideration, if a tld from a remote included .conf specifies an motd, where is that motd read from (it might not make sense to read it from the local machine)? (I guess the same can be asked about confs included from a remote include... :o .)

(0012277)
syzop (administrator)
2006-09-01 05:19
edited on: 2006-09-01 05:19

I think we all agree this idea would be nice. Just need to hook someone to implement it ;p. This would be for Unreal3.3*.

When you're at it, see also 0003034 for some talk about specifying default motd/rules files... Even though I'm unsure if it's that useful since you can get the exact same effect by having a tld *@* block (ok almost, exact effect ;P).

(0012347)
djGrrr (reporter)
2006-09-07 21:15

(ok almost, exact effect ;P). <-- exactly, apparantly remote queries of the motd only return the default ones... and well, adding a tld block just for that is kinda annoying :P

(0016190)
syzop (administrator)
2010-07-14 21:27

Both specifying default motd/rules files through the files:: block, and now also the remote MOTD/rules/etc thing in CVS (for 3.2.9), are done now.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2004-01-24 02:14	ace	New Issue
2004-01-24 06:04	FreakyComputer	Issue Monitored: FreakyComputer
2004-01-25 17:58	AngryWolf	Issue Monitored: AngryWolf
2004-02-23 13:21	PHANTOm	Note Added: 0005166
2004-02-23 16:55	codemastr	Note Added: 0005167
2004-02-26 18:01	w00t	Note Added: 0005219
2004-12-01 18:21	syzop	Relationship added	has duplicate 0002209
2004-12-01 22:45	aquanight	Note Added: 0008450
2004-12-09 23:31	zEkEsTeR	Note Added: 0008574
2004-12-10 12:12	aquanight	Note Added: 0008581
2006-09-01 05:16	syzop	Relationship added	has duplicate 0003034
2006-09-01 05:17	syzop	Status	new => acknowledged
2006-09-01 05:19	syzop	Note Added: 0012277
2006-09-01 05:19	syzop	Note Edited: 0012277
2006-09-07 21:15	djGrrr	Note Added: 0012347
2007-04-19 03:16	stskeeps	Relationship added	related to 0003202
2010-05-30 17:46	syzop	Relationship added	has duplicate 0003910
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	QA	=> Not touched yet by developer
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	U4: Need for upstream patch	=> No need for upstream InspIRCd patch
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	Note Added: 0016190
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	Status	acknowledged => resolved
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	Fixed in Version	=> 3.2.9
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	Resolution	open => fixed
2010-07-14 21:27	syzop	Assigned To	=> syzop

Notes
(0005166) PHANTOm (reporter) 2004-02-23 13:21	and this feature for tld:: would be even more usefull.

(0005167) codemastr (reporter) 2004-02-23 16:55	I'll have to think about this. It definately will not be done until after 3.2 though.

(0005219) w00t (reporter) 2004-02-26 18:01	Hm... A web accessible motd... That could raise some quite interesting possibilities for irc stats pages on websites... :)

(0008450) aquanight (reporter) 2004-12-01 22:45	>Hm... A web accessible motd... That could raise some quite interesting possibilities for irc stats pages on websites... :) (Except don't forget that you have to /rehash [-motd] every time you update :-P .)

(0008574) zEkEsTeR (reporter) 2004-12-09 23:31	i built a simple perl script to do this, its about time I updated it... Basically it would download the network MOTD from the network site, merge it with a local MOTD for the individual server, move it to the Unreal dir, connect to the IRCd, oper, and /rehash -motd. Works well, now expanded so it auto-updates, as well as handling other .conf files, as a number of the servers on the network couldn't get curl installed for whatever reason.

(0008581) aquanight (reporter) 2004-12-10 12:12	>connect to the IRCd, oper, and /rehash -motd For the record, you do know you could just sighup the thing? :P Anyway, it's also not hard for something like services to read MOTD from an http server and SVSMOTD it out to everywhere... but this could be interesting nonetheless. On another consideration, if a tld from a remote included .conf specifies an motd, where is that motd read from (it might not make sense to read it from the local machine)? (I guess the same can be asked about confs included from a remote include... :o .)

(0012277) syzop (administrator) 2006-09-01 05:19 edited on: 2006-09-01 05:19	I think we all agree this idea would be nice. Just need to hook someone to implement it ;p. This would be for Unreal3.3. When you're at it, see also 0003034 for some talk about specifying default motd/rules files... Even though I'm unsure if it's that useful since you can get the exact same effect by having a tld @* block (ok almost, exact effect ;P).

(0012347) djGrrr (reporter) 2006-09-07 21:15	(ok almost, exact effect ;P). <-- exactly, apparantly remote queries of the motd only return the default ones... and well, adding a tld block just for that is kinda annoying :P

(0016190) syzop (administrator) 2010-07-14 21:27	Both specifying default motd/rules files through the files:: block, and now also the remote MOTD/rules/etc thing in CVS (for 3.2.9), are done now.