/whois online feature now Online

Jason · Posted: Dec 18, 2003 2:39pm Post subject:

Frz, there used to be some win32 programs that would launch a connection to a bunch of networks and perform /whois lookups for users you were looking for.

Please read the old thread that details that program and others:
http://searchirc.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=51

[DiMENSiON] · Eleet Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 621

Nice one Jason. Keep up the good work!

net · Guest

Very good work keep it up
and please put some more networks it will be a good idea (with more networks
thank you for all
takecare
net
Smile

:wink: :idea:

Guest · Posted: Jan 10, 2004 11:35pm Post subject:

whichs te best program to use to find users from your owoun computer?? in irc networks

Mary · SearchIRC Admin Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 692

AFAIK there aren't any programs that will connect to all networks to find a person. But any IRC client can be used to connect to a network where you can then /whois.

Jay · none Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 43

Just let all the networks make a list of current users available online
(db / xml) and search there Wink

I think it's a great option! and if possible to make it for more networks .
Keep up the good work!

Grtz

U · Eleet Joined: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 521 Location: IRC

I don't expect searchIRC to burn all that bandwith for a whois feature on my network. They burn enough as it is checking stats on it every X minutes.

If someone needs to see if someone is on my network, they can join it and whois Smile

Jay · none Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 43

true! it's a nice feature to have and to show the world what is possible. Thubms up to the creator.

Guest · Guest

Add a few more major networks to your list. (Rizon) and others...

Vorex · none Joined: 04 Apr 2004 Posts: 41

I'd just have it do networks that have say 5,000+ users...

Guest · Posted: May 23, 2004 12:54am Post subject:

Is there a way you can use the users and their clients themselves as the whois program?
Such as some downloadable media that could be installed to IRC and could be used for whois'ing?
I dunno, something that would become centralised or decentralised maybe, like p2p networks, except this would whois from a hub server etc.

Hala · Guest

Hi

I really like this site, only one problem, I wish that you could search for a channel and then the people who are in that channel are shown (nicknames) I believe this would be a good idea

thanks

Hala

Jason · Posted: May 28, 2004 6:13am Post subject:

Not possible.

It would allow for users to be harassed. The current /whois implementation is allowed because you need to know the user's nick in order to look at it.

Also, channel users can't always be seen, so it would only partially work.

jewoven · Guest

What about a /who <nick> search?
to find ip's and such.. say /who xxx.xxx.x.gov for instance.

Jason · Posted: Jun 21, 2004 6:44am Post subject:

I don't think so. :)