[Darknet-tools] IRC plugins: standards

[Colin Davis]

The most importaint is that bots have some way to recognize other  
bots, so that they don't get stuck in a /msg loop with one another..  
I've already seen that happening with Aum's bot, and a version  
someone modified.

I think the easiest way to do that is via a question/response.  
Something that works in human terms as well. Something like
/msg XXX Are you a bot
/msg YYY Yes, using protocol 1.0

After that point, you can know to stop answering it after X requests,  
etc, so you avoid a loop.

On Jun 21, 2006, at 12:41 PM, Matthew Toseland wrote:

> What exactly should an IRC plugin do? What mechanisms should it use?
> E.g. should it try to use DCC if /msg doesn't work because the user
> isn't registered? Or even a dedicated exchange channel? And can we
> standardize its format so that two different IRC plugins can talk
> to one another transparently?
>
> Note that the plugin ought to be able to usefully talk to a human  
> being
> too!
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