commit - b72a7a4b96df11859dd5f5d7112d9d1409a9f0e5
commit + 64c265cf33d09cfb9ab5e7d0bbc8033dc85f7c64
blob - b5db1d9e1edffa5af2070dfc27bf9fa990590ce6
blob + a4346b1e87488935551807d535fd1a6e548e08f7
--- doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
+++ doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@
 	;MorePrivacy = no
 
 	# Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is
-	# registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH"
+	# registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE *"
 	# messages to clients while connecting.
-	;NoticeAuth = no
+	;NoticeBeforeRegistration = no
 
 	# Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
 	# they are not(!) channel-operators?
blob - 9040043d9db8003ce997d9851454c223badf3f7d
blob + 8c62709cdf2758802f5febf5901ab9c8d30d16ab
--- man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ anonymizing software such as TOR or I2P and one does n
 too easy to collect statistics on the users.
 Default: no.
 .TP
-\fBNoticeAuth\fR (boolean)
+\fBNoticeBeforeRegistration\fR (boolean)
 Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is registered.
-Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH" messages to clients
+Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE *" messages to clients
 while connecting. Default: no.
 .TP
 \fBOperCanUseMode\fR (boolean)
blob - 221e7a96e8621c37b6f2db3d26d4c0accdf9075a
blob + 5f8bce5ddbad35586588454a9d9813a7cd63cbbc
--- src/ngircd/conf.c
+++ src/ngircd/conf.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Conf_Test( void )
 #endif
 	printf("  IncludeDir = %s\n", Conf_IncludeDir);
 	printf("  MorePrivacy = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_MorePrivacy));
-	printf("  NoticeAuth = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_NoticeAuth));
+	printf("  NoticeBeforeRegistration = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration));
 	printf("  OperCanUseMode = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_OperCanMode));
 	printf("  OperChanPAutoOp = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_OperChanPAutoOp));
 	printf("  OperServerMode = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_OperServerMode));
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ Set_Defaults(bool InitServers)
 #endif
 	strcpy(Conf_IncludeDir, "");
 	Conf_MorePrivacy = false;
-	Conf_NoticeAuth = false;
+	Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration = false;
 	Conf_OperCanMode = false;
 	Conf_OperChanPAutoOp = true;
 	Conf_OperServerMode = false;
@@ -1796,8 +1796,8 @@ Handle_OPTIONS(const char *File, int Line, char *Var, 
 		Conf_MorePrivacy = Check_ArgIsTrue(Arg);
 		return;
 	}
-	if (strcasecmp(Var, "NoticeAuth") == 0) {
-		Conf_NoticeAuth = Check_ArgIsTrue(Arg);
+	if (strcasecmp(Var, "NoticeBeforeRegistration") == 0 || strcasecmp(Var, "NoticeAuth") == 0) {
+		Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration = Check_ArgIsTrue(Arg);
 		return;
 	}
 	if (strcasecmp(Var, "OperCanUseMode") == 0) {
blob - aa80b8dd94942536c29ff4fce85c18e316e591ce
blob + 70de20af9edbb6321b739eac123124baa74e5575
--- src/ngircd/conf.h
+++ src/ngircd/conf.h
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ GLOBAL bool Conf_Ident;
 /** Enable "more privacy" mode and "censor" some user-related information */
 GLOBAL bool Conf_MorePrivacy;
 
-/** Enable NOTICE AUTH messages on connect */
-GLOBAL bool Conf_NoticeAuth;
+/** Enable "NOTICE *" messages on connect */
+GLOBAL bool Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration;
 
 /** Enable all usage of PAM, even when compiled with support for it */
 GLOBAL bool Conf_PAM;
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blob + 6b3b51eaf5c10dc6b8555d8a99b53dee3b178a79
--- src/ngircd/conn.c
+++ src/ngircd/conn.c
@@ -1487,16 +1487,16 @@ Conn_StartLogin(CONN_ID Idx)
 		ident_sock = My_Connections[Idx].sock;
 #endif
 
-	if (Conf_NoticeAuth) {
-		/* Send "NOTICE AUTH" messages to the client */
+	if (Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration) {
+		/* Send "NOTICE *" messages to the client */
 #ifdef IDENTAUTH
 		if (Conf_Ident)
 			(void)Conn_WriteStr(Idx,
-				"NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname and checking ident");
+				"NOTICE * :*** Looking up your hostname and checking ident");
 		else
 #endif
 			(void)Conn_WriteStr(Idx,
-				"NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname");
+				"NOTICE * :*** Looking up your hostname");
 		/* Send buffered data to the client, but break on errors
 		 * because Handle_Write() would have closed the connection
 		 * again in this case! */
@@ -2265,9 +2265,9 @@ cb_Read_Resolver_Result( int r_fd, UNUSED short events
 		strlcpy(My_Connections[i].host, readbuf,
 			sizeof(My_Connections[i].host));
 		Client_SetHostname(c, readbuf);
-		if (Conf_NoticeAuth)
+		if (Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration)
 			(void)Conn_WriteStr(i,
-					"NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname: %s",
+					"NOTICE * :*** Found your hostname: %s",
 					My_Connections[i].host);
 #ifdef IDENTAUTH
 		++identptr;
@@ -2291,22 +2291,22 @@ cb_Read_Resolver_Result( int r_fd, UNUSED short events
 				    i, identptr);
 				Client_SetUser(c, identptr, true);
 			}
-			if (Conf_NoticeAuth) {
+			if (Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration) {
 				(void)Conn_WriteStr(i,
-					"NOTICE AUTH :*** Got %sident response%s%s",
+					"NOTICE * :*** Got %sident response%s%s",
 					*ptr ? "invalid " : "",
 					*ptr ? "" : ": ",
 					*ptr ? "" : identptr);
 			}
 		} else if(Conf_Ident) {
 			Log(LOG_INFO, "IDENT lookup for connection %d: no result.", i);
-			if (Conf_NoticeAuth)
+			if (Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration)
 				(void)Conn_WriteStr(i,
-					"NOTICE AUTH :*** No ident response");
+					"NOTICE * :*** No ident response");
 		}
 #endif
 
-		if (Conf_NoticeAuth) {
+		if (Conf_NoticeBeforeRegistration) {
 			/* Send buffered data to the client, but break on
 			 * errors because Handle_Write() would have closed
 			 * the connection again in this case! */