hiding oper status question

[droolin]

I have a topic posted in spamfitlers forum about a series of bots that we seem to be getting lately. As a follow up to that topic, which I beleive belongs here. It seems that the number of bot joins cuts way back when I come online. And in that I don't come online at specific times anymore, that makes me feel that the indiividual who is running them is there. Maybe not, but its an assumption.
So, my question is this.
After I oper up under a grouped nick not known by anyone, changing my ident and real name, using a vhost, and setting the following usermodes on myself. -H+ip
Is there anyway to hide the following information from a normal user?

• someoneelse is a Services Administrator
  someoneelse is a Technical Administrator

I don't mean like the old stealth mode, I know thats gone. And besides, I agree its unethical. But, just not showing my oper status information?
I need to be opered so I can see connects and other information. Besides, once I figure out who this person is. I want to slap them officially.
Any and all help would be appriceated.

droolin

[Syzop]

Hm... Set usermode +H ? (why do you -H, if you want to be +H?)

That does exactly hide all the stuff you requested (and more), while retaining real oper power.


Might as well restrict snomask to opers, IF you haven't done so yet ;p

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set { restrict-usermodes "s"; };

Since otherwise they can see oper ups (... is now an irc operator, etc)

[Jason]

+p is also bad. It will hide your chans, but no chans, when I am in one you are also in, means something is up.

[Matridom]

I would probably also set the mode +W to see if it's someone who always whois you when you connect.

an interesting "test" would be to connect to the server but not join any rooms. if the bots drop then, you know an ircop may be behind it.

if your connecting to the server goes un-noticed, join one room at a time to see what room causes the drop in bot, check who, whois'd you, then you'll have a pretty good idea who the culprite is

[droolin]

I read the documentation wrong with regard to the +H. Thanks Sysop. Don't know why I read that that way. But, that does answer my question. Thanks.
Lol, I looked syzop. We don't restrict the snomasks. Thats next. Thanks

droolin

[aquanight]

Since otherwise they can see oper ups (... is now an irc operator, etc)

Wasn't that changed?

[Syzop]

Hm.. indeed.. I think.

In either case, I don't think it's a good idea to keep enabled on a real net.

In 3.3* I'm pretty sure we will disable this by default (while keeping the option open to f.e. see /kill's etc I think).