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-rw-r--r-- | doc/user/project/integrations/irker.md | 6 |
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diff --git a/doc/user/project/integrations/irker.md b/doc/user/project/integrations/irker.md index c63ea1316fe..ecdd83ce8f0 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/integrations/irker.md +++ b/doc/user/project/integrations/irker.md @@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ Irker accepts channel names of the form `chan` and `#chan`, both for the case, `Aorimn` is treated as a nick and no more as a channel name. Irker can also join password-protected channels. Users need to append -`?key=thesecretpassword` to the chan name. +`?key=thesecretpassword` to the chan name. When using this feature remember to +**not** put the `#` sign in front of the channel name; failing to do so will +result on irker joining a channel literally named `#chan?key=password` henceforth +leaking the channel key through the `/whois` IRC command (depending on IRC server +configuration). This is due to a long standing irker bug. |