Added in 3.8
/protect [-lrw] <on|off|nick|address> [#channel1,#channel2,...] [type] [network]
Adds/removes/lists users from the protect list.
Users on the protect list are re-opped if someone else de-ops them.
/protect with no parameters shows $true if protect is enabled, otherwise $false.
See also $protect, /aop, /avoice, $aop, $avoice.
Switches
| Switch | Description |
| -l | Prints all protect users. |
| -r | Removes a address from the protect list. (if no address is specified, clears the protect list) |
| -w | Indicate the protect should be enabled on all networks. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
| on | Turns protect on. |
| off | Turns protect off. |
| address | The address or nick to add/remove from the protect list. |
| [#channel1,#channel2,...] | List of channels to protect in. |
| [type] | A number representing a $mask to use. (if user is not found in the internal address list, a lookup is performed) |
| [network] | The network to protect in. |
Example
; Adds 'nick!nick@42.42.42.42' to the protect list on the channel '#channel' /protect nick!nick@42.42.42.42 #channel ; Adds 'nick!*@*' to the protect list on any channel. /protect nick ; Remove 'nick!nick@42.42.42.42' from the protect list. /protect -r nick!nick@42.42.42.42