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+# $EPIC: silence.txt,v 1.2 2006/08/20 16:57:01 sthalik Exp $
+======Synopsis:======
+__silence__ [[+|-]<nick!user@host>]
+__silence__ [<nick>]
+======Description:======
+__SILENCE__ is a server extension available on undernet servers.  Its
+purpose is similar to [[IGNORE]], and acts as a complement, and not a
+replacement to [[IGNORE]].
+When you __SILENCE___ someone, every server on the network is told that
+you do not want to receive any messages from that person.  Whenever that
+person tries to send you any more messages, his local server will drop
+the message directly at the source.  This saves you the trouble of having
+to receive the message and process it with [[IGNORE]], and it saves the
+network the resources of sending a message that you do not want.  This
+technique can be very effective against flooders.
+If you do not provide an argument to __SILENCE__ your current silence
+list will be shown.
+The argument of __SILENCE__ may be a plus ('+') or a minus ('-') followed
+by a full nick!user@host pattern which is of the same composition as a ban
+([[MODE]] +b), except that at least one '*' wildcard must be used.  If the
+prefix is a plus, the pattern is added to your silence list.  If the prefix
+is a minus, the pattern is removed from your silence list.
+The argument of __SILENCE__ may be the nickname of another irc user.  You
+will be shown that user's silence list.  This can be useful in case you
+wanted to know if you or someone else are being silenced by that person.
+This command will only work on servers with the __SILENCE__ extension
+(mostly undernet servers) and the number of entries in your __SILENCE__
+list is limited, usually to 5 entries.  __SILENCE__ is not a replacement
+for [[IGNORE]] since [[IGNORE]] offers finer-grained control and is not
+limited in size.
+======Options:======
+   +<pattern>   add a pattern to your silence list
+   -<pattern>   remove a pattern from your silence list
+======Examples:======
+To add someone to your silence list:
+      /silence +*!*jerk@*.moron.org
+To remove someone from your silence list:
+      /silence -*!*friend@*.bestbuds.com
+To see the silence list for FooBar:
+      /silence foobar
+======Restrictions:======
+This command is limited to Undernet-based servers (i.e. it won't work on
+EFnet).