Re: wiki log of #dragonfly irc channel

["B. Estrade" <estrabd@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I tried my hand at some python the other day and pieced together an IRC
> logging bot.  I placed it within the channel last night, and it's keeping
> the logs under:
>
> http://www.labthug.com/~adrian/LabBot/dragonflybsd/
>
> In YYYY/MM/DD.html format
>
> This is only my second python program, so it could probably use some work.
> Some features I'd like to add are:
>
> * Reconnect after disconnect
> * Ability to fork into "server" mode so I can write startup/shutdown scripts
>
> If any phython hackers on this list want to tutor me in the form of
> examples, I'll be grateful.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adrian

Nice one.  Just realize that most people don't mind the last 100-1000
lines of chatting up so that others can "catch up", but providing 24/7
logging of a channel is a bit unnerving ... to me anyway.  Maybe you
can either only do the last few hundred lines or allow people to
register themselves to be ignored:

example interaction with logbot:

me> logbot: ignoreme
logbot> me: ignored
me> logbot: status
logbot> me: ignored
me> logbot: unignoreme
lognot> me: unignored
me> logbot: status
logbot> me: unignored

In my mind this would ignore *any* message or action pertaining to
this person this person.  I think it goes with out saying that you
only ignore/unignore for explicit windows of time - I don't think
going back and erasing all mention of a person is required unless
explicitly requested:

me> logbot: eraseme
logbot> me: fo' real?
me> logbot: yes
. ..
me>logbot: uneraseme
logbot>me: lol. you are on teh crack.
me> :)

Anyway, it is just a thought.

Cheers,
Brett