CHAT: Channel with Keys Set May Block Sysop

• Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5

SYMPTOMS

After you connect to a Chat Server through an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client using the Sysop account, an attempt to type a channel without providing a keyword may fail. This failure will generate the following error message:

Cannot join channel.

CAUSE

The channel is a persistent one, where ownerkey, and memberkey are set. In the persistent channel, when the ownerkey is set, an owner may have created the memberkey. Also, the system-wide SysopIsOwner flag does not apply to this type of channel. It applies only to the dynamic channels.

Consequently, the SysopIsHost flag must be set on the persistent channel otherwise the Sysop can only join as a member. When joining as a member, the Sysop may be blocked from the channel if there is a memberkey set.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, set SysopIsHost on the channel.

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Version : winnt:5.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug