mass un-banning floods

[romprod]

I have netbots.tcl v4.09 loaded and noversions1.05.tcl loaded

The noversions1.05.tcl script ctcp versions each user that joins the channel and then kick/ban users if the version matches a specific value, this part works fine. Now when the ban expires on the channels the following happens

[11:28] <botname> [06:28] botname: cancel ban *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net on #frank
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:31] botname: cancel ban *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl on #frank
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] (#frank) Channel ban on *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl expired.
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname

I get a random number of bots on the botnet trying to remove the ban from the channel, is there i way i can stop them doing this and limit the number of bots trying to remove the ban?

I've looked through the forum and can't see any topic relating to the same sorta problem.

Thanks
romprod

[romprod]

Has anyone any ideas? Or is this something that could be added to a newer version of netbots.tcl?

[ppslim]

[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:28] <botname> [06:28] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@pD9E12AFC.dip.t-dialin.net' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:31] botname: cancel ban *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl on #frank
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] (#frank) Channel ban on *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl expired.
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname
[11:32] <botname> [06:32] #frank: mode change '-b *!*@dslam33-43-166-62.adsl.zonnet.nl' by botname

Netbots isn't at issue.

All your bots are expiring the ban at exactly the same time. Thus causing a flood.

When I say same time, this means precisly the same time. Fist they check to see if it exists on the channel, if so, remove it.

Because of the slight delay in IRC trafic, they don't see the -b before they check.