channel list out put

[moopa]

Hi there,I'm having troubles lately on efnet using mIRC(any version).When trying to get a listing of the channels,it starts up,and then quits saying something like,channel list out put too big,truncated....what is this,and how do i fix it? I tried adjusting number of channels to list,as well as selecting channels with certain prefixes,but to no avail.Any help would be appreciated,thankx.

[munky]

some servers will have a maximum number of responses allowed via /list, while others may send it to you so fast you get disconnected due to 'max send queue exceeded'.
your best bet is to either limit the number of responses by setting criteria (like only channels with minimum 10 users or more), or by using an online irc listing program like http://www.searchirc.com

[wundr]

your best bet is to either limit the number of responses by setting criteria (like only channels with minimum 10 users or more), or by using an online irc listing program like http://www.searchirc.com

My understanding was that such filtering was done client-side, while the server sends a listing of ALL (-s, -p) channels. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Also, another place to search for channels is at http://www.irchelp.org/chanlist/ .

[leeh]

your best bet is to either limit the number of responses by setting criteria (like only channels with minimum 10 users or more), or by using an online irc listing program like http://www.searchirc.com

My understanding was that such filtering was done client-side, while the server sends a listing of ALL (-s, -p) channels. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Also, another place to search for channels is at http://www.irchelp.org/chanlist/ .

Yup. Generally, efnet servers only either allow one specific channel, or a full list. Its up to the client to then filter it..

[tabarnac]

When trying to get a listing of the channels,it starts up,and then quits saying something like,channel list out put too big,truncated....what is this,and how do i fix it?

Looks like it's no longer possible to do a /list , as Hybrid/RatBox will truncate it. I even tried getting a list from nac and prison, almost same result, except that csircd doesn't care about sending a message to the client that the listing has stopped. At this point, you just assume the server died or you got into a major lag somewhere, when it's not the case.

[leeh]

Looks like it's no longer possible to do a /list , as Hybrid/RatBox will truncate it. I even tried getting a list from nac and prison, almost same result, except that csircd doesn't care about sending a message to the client that the listing has stopped. At this point, you just assume the server died or you got into a major lag somewhere, when it's not the case.

The reason its truncated is because of the large output. Normally when the output of /list overflowed the sendq (common enough) the user would just get disconnected. The truncation simply stops the output shortly before you reach your sendq limit, to stop you being disconnected.

This isnt a specific ircd thing - its simply a matter of what size sendq you have on a server. Given /list output is ~620kb, its no suprise most servers wont let you grab a full output. Its just that ratbox servers, and some hybrid servers will stop the output before you flood offline.

As for the specific servers you mentioned, it just happens that prisons user sendq is large enough to accomodate the output, whereas nacs isnt.

Frankly, /list is a waste of bandwidth anyway.