[Dxspider-support] Chat list LOCAL

[Dirk Koopman]

Dirk Koopman wrote:
> Dave Court wrote:
>> Hi
>> This may be a very silly question but it would appear from brief testing 
>> that the CHAT list LOCAL is a default condition i.e. everyone may have 
>> joined without knowing and it also appears that it is not possible to 
>> leave the group, without filtering. If that is so, is this not just 
>> another global announce command to all spider users. Was this intended; 
>> if so I can't really see the purpose? Alternatively there may be a few 
>> installations (nodes) where this has happened inadvertently. Has anyone 
>> else noticed this or have I been asleep for a few months? Running 
>> DXSpider V1.54 build 0.167
> 
> An example of legacy settings having some unintended consequences. I 
> suppose I shall have to block that off. I put that in right at the start 
> of writing DXSpider (which is now 10 years old, this month, BTW), 
> thinking it would be useful some day. I then used the same field for 
> chat groups - well it seemed like a good idea at the time.
> 
> Sigh...
>

Having finished sighing, I have fixed this and it is available in CVS.

Dirk