On Wed, 03 May 2006, Linas Žvirblis wrote: > Raphael Hertzog wrote: > > > What does +s exactly do? Many more channels have this, #debian-qa and > > #debian.de on OFTC too. So your list is incomplete right now. > > +s stands for "secret". It means that the channel will not be seen on > channel list. It also makes it impossible to tell if a person is on the > channel, unless you are on it yourself.
Both #debian-devel are +s and yet they are hardly "secret". The +s is mostly used to avoid being annoyed by random people and is apparently regularly used for development channels (where interested people know the existence of the channel via something else than /list). I don't know if this is a good policy but it looks like many people like it for various reasons like avoiding spam-bots and similar privacy concerns. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Premier livre français sur Debian GNU/Linux : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
