Hi
I know it seems unethical but I need possibly to log private messages.
See, I run an IRC chat on a website adult oriented on escort services.
So, our policy says escorts can't use the website (and the chat system) to sieze users and can't use it to give their contact references as phone numbers and addresses.
Since I don't want people to abuse of the chat I would like to be able when advised by a user to check the log files and verify that in pvt the rules were respected.
Is there a command flag in Windrop or Eggdrop in the conf log files section to do it? I found only the one about messages to the bot.But reading the line
# There are others, but you probably shouldn't log them, it'd be rather
# unethical.
I guess you have missed the '##### LOG FILES #####' part and even you haven't seen the '# m private msgs/ctcps to the bot' part.. There no need for a tcl to do this when this can be done by changhing in the .conf file one line. See the section I've said a few words up in the .conf file.
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
One thing, while I understand your goal, I do not think this is what you are after, and what you are after may not be possible.
You state you want to log provate messages. This is to protect and scroll back to see if rules have been abused.
Very good idea.
However, are these private messages going to your users, or into a channel?
The issue here is, eggdrop can't log, what is said to other users in private chat. Private chat is exectly what it sounds like, private. Only the server admin can see what is being said, and that is only if there server software supports it.
Yes this is it. In fact I need to log the private messages not to the bot but from user to user in my irc channel.
I am the owner of the server. Infact is a W2000 server with an IRCplus irc server that runs just and only my irc channel.
Unfortunately this feature is not available on the ircplus, so i was looking for a bot to do it.
So the suggestion is to look for a irc server with that possibility?
Reading other peoples privates is imposible and immoral to do so. The eggdrop is just like an IRC client, who can ONLY log/see just the msg-es sent to it or to channel. Thats all.
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
1) the private messages could be used by people talking about sex and minors
2) in the website's policy that is approved by users on registration there is specified that all user communications on the website are logged to avoid abuse as the ones above.
So, the solution is or to log also the private messages, to forget irc and put on a normal chat (as a php-mysql one) or to keep it and try to disable private messages.
Then is 'unethical' as you have said. For who do you think this will be nice? I'm shure not for them.. Anyway do how you wish, you've got an answer and our (or just mine?) opinion on that. Good luck.
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
Hi, just a random question... if your website is adult oriented on escort services, then why would you prevent escorts from giving their contact references? Surely that's why people are talking to them :)
stdragon wrote:Hi, just a random question... if your website is adult oriented on escort services, then why would you prevent escorts from giving their contact references? Surely that's why people are talking to them
Well, good question. Mainly becouse by law talking about escorts is legal, going with also, but being an intermediary (like esccrt agencies like there are in nevada) in against the law. To be in law we just let people meet but escorts are giving as reference only external personal websites where they have their own advertising.
A strange world anyway!
And thanks Ceasar for your opinion. Is the nice part of life seeing and reading people with different ideas. Variety is essential for improvement!!
As noted, what you ask for is impossible with eggdrop. Aditionaly, from what I have seen when usinmg IRCplus, it is also impossible in this too.
There are four ways aroud this
1: Use a IRCD that supports logging of messages
2: Use a IRCD that will relay all private messages to a service bot. Eggdrop is not a service bot, so you would need a service bot seperate for this
3: Use IRCD that will relay all private messages to a nickname. You can then use eggdrop to do what you want.
4: Use a IRCD that prevents use of Private messages.
On top, if users are agreeing to abide by such terms, IE, that they may be monitored for breech of other rules, then it is ethical. Snooping is another matter.
