[16:46:04] [drio(+i)] [5:#irssi(+nst)] [87 nicks (@24 %0 +2 61)]
That's how the status bar in my irssi looks like. Some of the entries are easy to understand but some are not.
We first have the current time. Then, we have the nick and (+i). What's that? Well, it means I am invisible. And if we check irchelp we find exactly what it means:
If someone starts harassing or flooding you, leave the channel or use the /ignore command. For more details, mIRC users see our flood protection page, ircII users type /help ignore. It is a good idea to set your user mode to +i (invisible) to avoid unsolicited messages and harrassment -- if you are "invisible" generally only users on a channel with you can determine what nick you are using.
After that, we have: window number:channel_name(+channel modes). An specifically, that channel has this modes on: +nst. What are they? Let's use irchelp again to find out:
No external messages to the channel (n): People outside the channel cannot do /MSG #channel_name [whatever] which would otherwise be sent to everybody on the channel
Topic control (t): Only channel ops are allowed to change the topic
The "+p" or "+s" will be explained later, for now consider them to be flags
denoting the nature of the channel. These channels provide privacy and security
for insiders and may or may not welcome newcomers. If you don't know the names
of these exclusive channels already, you won't find them using /LIST. Even if
you know the channel name, you still cannot use /WHO #channelname to see who is
presently in there unless you join the channel yourself. Note: private and
secret are not the same thing, but the difference is pretty arcane.
posted at: 18:48 | path: /irssi | permanent link to this entry