Rework *status messages regarding connection #756

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2026-10-05T04:42:54+02:00

adam commented

2026-10-05 04:42:54 +02:00

Currently I see this in my *status log (I added/replaced some things in <>s):

IRC connection timed out.  Reconnecting...
Disconnected from IRC. Reconnecting... <A>
IRC connection timed out.  Reconnecting... <E>
Disconnected from IRC (Can't resolve server hostname). Reconnecting... <F>
Disconnected from IRC (Invalid SSL certificate: hostname doesn't match). Reconnecting... <B>
|Certificate:
|    <a 2 screen long certificate information here>
Disconnected from IRC. Reconnecting... <C>
Connection Refused.  Reconnecting... <D>

I see several problems with it.

I don't see which server ZNC is attempting to connect. “Reconnecting“ might be better changed to “Trying next server: server.name…”. Also I suggest chaging “Cannot connect to IRC” to “Cannot connect to server.name”, and make similar changes
The phrase “Disconnected from IRC” on line A is ambiguous. I assume that server unexpectedly closed connection here?
The phrase “Disconnected from IRC” on line F is just wrong, how can you disconnect from a server you couldn't even resolve? I suggest using the phrase “disconnected” only regarding established connections, and in the case of SSL, regarding connections with successful handshakes.
On line B, I get an invalid certificate error, and then follows certificate information. It is not clear if this information is related to the error, or to the next connection attempt, since line B ends with another “Reconnecting”. I suggest removing “Reconnecting...” from the line B.
Line C, I've been told, is not another connection attempt, but a side effect of printing certificate information
There's a lot of certificate information that is likely ignored by most people. I would limit the output to information about who issued the certificate to whom, the validity period, and the fingerprints. Perhaps there could be a command to print full information.
And the worst of all, there are two spaces between the sentences on lines D and E, please fix asap.

Currently I see this in my *status log (I added/replaced some things in <>s): IRC connection timed out. Reconnecting... Disconnected from IRC. Reconnecting... <A> IRC connection timed out. Reconnecting... <E> Disconnected from IRC (Can't resolve server hostname). Reconnecting... <F> Disconnected from IRC (Invalid SSL certificate: hostname doesn't match). Reconnecting... <B> |Certificate: | <a 2 screen long certificate information here> Disconnected from IRC. Reconnecting... <C> Connection Refused. Reconnecting... <D> I see several problems with it. * I don't see which server ZNC is attempting to connect. “Reconnecting“ might be better changed to “Trying next server: server.name…”. Also I suggest chaging “Cannot connect to IRC” to “Cannot connect to server.name”, and make similar changes * The phrase “Disconnected from IRC” on line A is ambiguous. I assume that server unexpectedly closed connection here? * The phrase “Disconnected from IRC” on line F is just wrong, how can you disconnect from a server you couldn't even resolve? I suggest using the phrase “disconnected” only regarding established connections, and in the case of SSL, regarding connections with successful handshakes. * On line B, I get an invalid certificate error, and then follows certificate information. It is not clear if this information is related to the error, or to the next connection attempt, since line B ends with another “Reconnecting”. I suggest removing “Reconnecting...” from the line B. * Line C, I've been told, is not another connection attempt, but a side effect of printing certificate information * There's a lot of certificate information that is likely ignored by most people. I would limit the output to information about who issued the certificate to whom, the validity period, and the fingerprints. Perhaps there could be a command to print full information. * And the worst of all, there are two spaces between the sentences on lines D and E, please fix asap.

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Reference: adam/znc#756