Add support for 'account-notify' and 'extended-join' capabilities [$20 awarded] #210

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2026-10-05T04:04:56+02:00

adam commented

2026-10-05 04:04:56 +02:00

Similar to #315. These two capabilities would allow clients to see users' services accounts without having to poll WHO or even WHOIS. This is supported by freenode server-side.

Both capabilities are usually used together:

(Bonus points if znc itself enables/disables the capabilities on the server depending on how many attached clients request them, to reduce traffic from the server (useless AWAY and ACCOUNT messages). On the other hand, this would probably make the znc implementation more complex than needed.)

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Similar to #315. These two capabilities would allow clients to see users' services accounts without having to poll WHO or even WHOIS. This is supported by freenode server-side. Both capabilities are usually used together: - http://ircv3.org/extensions/account-notify-3.1 - http://ircv3.org/extensions/extended-join-3.1 --- (Bonus points if znc itself enables/disables the capabilities on the server depending on how many attached clients request them, to reduce traffic from the server (useless AWAY and ACCOUNT messages). On the other hand, this would probably make the znc implementation more complex than needed.) ## <bountysource-plugin> --- The **[$20 bounty](https://www.bountysource.com/issues/141915-add-support-for-account-notify-and-extended-join-capabilities?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F1759&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github)** on this issue has been claimed at [Bountysource](https://www.bountysource.com/?utm_campaign=plugin&utm_content=tracker%2F1759&utm_medium=issues&utm_source=github). </bountysource-plugin>

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adam commented

2026-10-05 04:04:57 +02:00

ZNC should be intelligent enough to only route to the correct client. If a client didn't ask for account-notify, then data shouldn't be forwarded. Same was as how multi-preifx and userhost-in-names are implemented.

ZNC should be intelligent enough to only route to the correct client. If a client didn't ask for account-notify, then data shouldn't be forwarded. Same was as how multi-preifx and userhost-in-names are implemented.

adam commented

2026-10-05 04:04:57 +02:00

Yes – this is actually required for extended-join. If you're referring to my last paragraph, then I just added that suggestion as a way to reduce traffic between znc and the server, when no cap-using clients are connected.

Yes – this is actually required for `extended-join`. If you're referring to my last paragraph, then I just added that suggestion as a way to reduce traffic between znc and the server, when no cap-using clients are connected.

adam commented

2026-10-05 04:04:58 +02:00

Is there anything new about this? http://wiki.znc.in/Identifymsg says that identify-msg is depreceated in favour account-notify and extended-join and the code links don't work.

freenode still supports identify-msg and I am able to enable it with send_raw.

Is there anything new about this? http://wiki.znc.in/Identifymsg says that `identify-msg` is depreceated in favour `account-notify` and `extended-join` and the code links don't work. freenode still supports `identify-msg` and I am able to enable it with send_raw.

adam commented

2026-10-05 04:04:59 +02:00

WeeChat has open pull request about extended-join. https://github.com/weechat/weechat/pull/212

WeeChat has open pull request about extended-join. https://github.com/weechat/weechat/pull/212

adam commented

2026-10-05 04:04:59 +02:00

And today WeeChat added account-notify https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/c10787d92fbb6419b8e2940daec1069b711306d4.

And today WeeChat added account-notify https://github.com/weechat/weechat/commit/c10787d92fbb6419b8e2940daec1069b711306d4.

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Reference: adam/znc#210