Doing /nick mynewnickname on IRC does not do anything to a bridged Matrix room, until mynewnickname says something. This then makes mynewnickname (IRC) join the Matrix room. It does not remove myoldnickname from the matrix room though. This is especially remarkable with IRC nickchanges after network failures.
When the IRC client disconnects for a short time and then reconnects, the original nickname is blocked for a while, so the client then connects using e.g. nickname_. To get the old nickname back, there is e.g. keepnick.py to hold on until the "nickstealer" left the network and then automatically renames us back to nickname.
So while @irc_nickname:server.tld is back on track, the intermediate user named @irc_nickname_:server.tld stays in the Matrix room.
This has been the case with quits/parts as well until recently. But for a couple of weeks now, quits/parts are correctly recognized, and the corresponding Matrix user is removed from the room. Will this work with nickchanges as well?
I am seeing this using BridgeVersion: 1.0.1 bridging Synapse 1.91.0 with Quakenet.
Doing
/nick mynewnicknameon IRC does not do anything to a bridged Matrix room, untilmynewnicknamesays something. This then makesmynewnickname (IRC)join the Matrix room. It does not removemyoldnicknamefrom the matrix room though. This is especially remarkable with IRC nickchanges after network failures.When the IRC client disconnects for a short time and then reconnects, the original
nicknameis blocked for a while, so the client then connects using e.g.nickname_. To get the old nickname back, there is e.g. keepnick.py to hold on until the "nickstealer" left the network and then automatically renames us back tonickname.So while
@irc_nickname:server.tldis back on track, the intermediate user named@irc_nickname_:server.tldstays in the Matrix room.This has been the case with quits/parts as well until recently. But for a couple of weeks now, quits/parts are correctly recognized, and the corresponding Matrix user is removed from the room. Will this work with nickchanges as well?
I am seeing this using BridgeVersion: 1.0.1 bridging Synapse 1.91.0 with Quakenet.