IRC - How to disable invite only on channel?

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tyler.frankenstein picture tyler.frankenstein · Feb 21, 2013 · Viewed 9k times · Source

I have created and registered an IRC channel, that way I can reclaim channel operator status upon re-entry. However, today I noticed this message from the server:

Cannot join #my-custom-channel (Channel is invite only).

I received this message partly because the auto-join channel feature in XChat tried to join the channel before my user nickname authentication was successful with the server (so the server doesn't recognize me as a channel operator). Successfully authenticating with the server and recovering the channel has worked fine, but I would like to make the channel publicly available.

Which ChanServ command (or other command) can I use to disable invite only on the IRC channel so anyone can join?

Answer

Seidr picture Seidr · Feb 21, 2013

To remove the Invite Only mode on the channel, try the following command

/mode #channelname -i

You must have operator privileges in the channel to do this.

Depending on the services provided by the IRC server, you may need to remove invite-only via ChanServ in order for the change to be permanent, of course that depends on how you set the mode in the first place.

Check out the ChanServ help menu for further information on channel commands.

/msg ChanServ help

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