IRC - How to disable invite only on channel?

Question

I have created and registered an IRC channel, that way I can reclaim channel operator status upon re-entry. However, today I noticed this message from the server:

Cannot join #my-custom-channel (Channel is invite only).

I received this message partly because the auto-join channel feature in XChat tried to join the channel before my user nickname authentication was successful with the server (so the server doesn't recognize me as a channel operator). Successfully authenticating with the server and recovering the channel has worked fine, but I would like to make the channel publicly available.

Which ChanServ command (or other command) can I use to disable invite only on the IRC channel so anyone can join?

Seidr · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-21T16:11:29.447

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To remove the Invite Only mode on the channel, try the following command

/mode #channelname -i

You must have operator privileges in the channel to do this.

Depending on the services provided by the IRC server, you may need to remove invite-only via ChanServ in order for the change to be permanent, of course that depends on how you set the mode in the first place.

Check out the ChanServ help menu for further information on channel commands.

/msg ChanServ help

edited Feb 21 '13 at 16:11

answered Feb 21 '13 at 15:56

Seidr

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Thank you, the invite only has been removed. Hopefully this will stick forever now. FYI, I originally set up the channel with this command: /msg chanserv REGISTER #my-custom-channel my_password My Channel Description – tyler.frankenstein Feb 21 '13 at 16:12
That's fine - some Channel Services allow you to set permanent modes that are retained by the bot, even if there is no-one left in the channel. Some do it automatically, some do not :) – Seidr Feb 21 '13 at 16:49
@Seidr do users need to be invited every time when this mode is turned on? – Gowtham Jul 20 '14 at 17:24

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '13 at 15:58

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This should do the job

/mode #CHANNELNAME -i

answered Feb 21 '13 at 15:58

dannehr

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 21 '13 at 15:58

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if you are channel op you can type

/mode #channelname -i

to remove the invite flag

answered Feb 21 '13 at 15:58

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IRC - How to disable invite only on channel?

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