I am looking for a way to lock down a channel to specific registered members with the least amount of impact on those members.
After playing with different settings, I've found using access lists on a restricted channel appears to be the easiest to work with as invites require an invite each time a member wants to enter the channel. Setting restricted allows a voiced level 3 member on the access list to enter without that having to be done.
This method does, however, bring up a concern. We do experience services being unavailable at times. While we do have backup services in place, they do not auto start and often it is less than 30 minutes before services are again available as the effected isp clears the problem.
So, my question is, if chanserv and therefore the access lists are unavailable, will anyone be able to access the channel? If not, is there a way to lift the restricted status automatically if chanserv does become unavailable?
I would like to avoid having priviledged members being locked out of the channel for periods of time. From what I've seen, I believe level 10 access is required to remove 'restricted' from a channel. As the restricted channel option is seldom used on our network, I am also wondering if it is possible to reduce that level to 5? Better yet, could it be done on a per channel basis?
Thank you,
Retro