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- Synopsis:
- silence [[+|-]<nick!user@host>]
- silence [<nick>]
-
- Description:
- SILENCE is similar in many respects to IGNORE, except that it is
- server-based. What this means is the server will never even send you
- messages from anyone you have SILENCEd, whereas it will with IGNORE,
- where your client is responsible for filtering the messages out. This
- has the advantage of not bogging your client down with excessive data
- as it tries to filter out messages.
-
- The default behavior is to SILENCE a nick!user@host pattern, and if
- such a pattern is not passed as the argument, it must be prepended with
- a plus ('+') to be added to your silence list. If a pattern is prepended
- with a minus ('-'), it will be removed from your silence list. If you
- only specify a nickname, you can list the patterns in the silence list
- owned by that nickname. If no arguments are given, your own silence list
- is displayed.
-
- Options:
- + add a pattern to your silence list
- - remove a pattern from your silence list
-
- Examples:
- To add someone to your silence list:
- /silence *!*jerk@*.moron.org
-
- To remove someone from your silence list:
- /silence -*!*friend@*.bestbuds.com
-
- To see the silence list for FooBar:
- /silence foobar
-
- See Also:
- ignore(1); on(5) silence
-
- Restrictions:
- This command is limited to Undernet-based servers (i.e. it won't work on
- EFnet).
-
-