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Node.js IRC bridge for Matrix
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Document how to configure bridge for 'lurker mode' #1266

Open abliss opened 3 years ago

abliss commented 3 years ago

The usage guide says "Some bridges, such as matrix.org, will connect you to IRC and join you to a channel the moment you join the Matrix room. Others will only connect you to IRC when you attempt to send a message to a Matrix channel.". I set up my bridge following https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/ and it seems to be in the latter mode, where I have to talk before I can listen. (This seems like a strange default! I always want to listen before speaking on a new channel, to avoid barging in on a conversation-in-progress.)

I can't figure out how to switch it to the other mode. I read the setup instructions, the administrator's guide, and the annotated config file. It would be great if one of these explained how to change this mode.

Thanks!

Half-Shot commented 3 years ago

Hiya, I'm not sure why I missed this but it should be documented in https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-appservice-irc/blob/develop/config.sample.yaml#L224-L254. Enabling global.matrixToIrc.initial will connect you to channels on startup.