Bad Username: & Bad Hostname:

[pcgod at chatjunkies.org]

On Sun, Jun 06, 2004 at 12:56:29PM -0500, junk wrote:
> I am running IMServ and some of my clients are compailing about 
> Usernames and Hostnames when they log in to imserv.
> 
> *** Notice -- Bad Username: +17278085 Nickname: AIM-17278085661 From: 
> imserv.int(via imserv.int)
> *** Notice -- Bad Hostname: +17278085.imserv.int Nickname: 
> AIM-17278085661 From: imserv.int(via imserv.int)
> 
> Those are mobile cell numbers from AOL.
> 
> Is there any way to fix the ircd to allow "+"?
> 

You didn't say which version of the IRCD you're running, so I'm assuming
you're running 7.0. In the file src/s_user.c, on line 745, it checks to
make sure the first character is alphanumeric. Comment out that line and
the one below it like so:

  /*  if (!IsAlNum(*p))
          return NO; */

Recompile and reinstall. That should fix it.

DISCLAIMER: I haven't tested this myself. Use at your own risk!

-- PC^God --