O-line

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An O-line, shortened from Operator Line, is a line of code in an ircd configuration file that determines which users can become an IRC Operator and which permissions they get upon doing so. Operator flags, the variables that describe what permissions the operator will have, vary network to network due to the nature of IRC. While some IRC Operators may be in charge of network routing, others may be in charge of network abuse, making their need for certain permissions different. The availability of certain Operator Flags depends on both the IRC daemon and the network the operator is on. Certain networks run feature rich IRC daemons such as Unreal IRCd, while other more traditional networks stay with the basic IRC protocol, such as IRCu.

An O-line may also be set so that only users of a certain hostmask or IP address can "oper up". This is, however, lesser used in smaller networks because members of the network staff tend to have home connections to the internet with dynamic IP addresses. Using hostmasks and IP addresses in the O-line require the IP address to remain the same; if it is set to accept anyone using the same internet service provider, the O-line will be just as secure as if it would have no hostmasks or IP addresses set at all.

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