I am having a problem with ops not being able to set bans on the bots (as stated in my other thread ( http://forum.egghelp.org/viewtopic.php?t=6916 ) so the ops have to place manual bans until I get that fixed. I think the bots are removing ALL channel bans according to their 'set ban-time' and I cannot have this.
How do I make them only remove bot placed bans and not manual ones? (if I can)
You either use dynamic bans, than the bots will remove any ban from the channels banlist or you don't use dynamic bans and the bans will stay untill they get removed by an op.
If your network provides services like chanserv, you can try to set a ban using chanservs akick list instead of setting a channel ban.
Btw, why can't your ops set a ban using the bots internal banlist? Sorry, I didn't have the time right now to read your other posting.