_Added in 3.8_

*$protect*

Returns [[$true]] if protect is enabled, otherwise [[$false]].

_see also [[/protect]]._

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*$protect(address|N)*

Returns any matching address in the protect list, or the Nth address.

*Parameters*

address - Address to match.
N - If N = 0, number of addresses, otherwise the Nth address.

*Properties*

.type - Returns the list of channels for this address.
.network - Returns the network name for this address.

*Example*

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; Check if 'nick!ident@host' is in the protect list.
//echo -g protect for nick!ident@host was $iif($protect(nick!ident@host), found, not found)
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