Extended server bans

NOTE: Not to be confused with channel bans, see Extended bans for that

IRC Operators (administrators) can place extended server bans (GLINE/KLINE/..) and extended server ban exemptions (ELINE). While classic server bans use the  format, extended server bans look like Extended bans, such as   or. They match a user based on properties other than user or host. Optionally it can be prefixed with  to act as a Soft ban.

In UnrealIRCd 5.2.1 and later, this feature can also be used in mask items in the configuration file (eg allow::mask, oper::mask, etc).

The following extended server ban types are available in UnrealIRCd: