updated Jan 12 2010 avenj@eris.oppresses.us

                        User and Channel Modes Guide
			----------------------------

User Modes:

+a - admin        - Admin status.  Able to load and unload modules,
                    and see IP's in STATS c
+b - bots         - See bot and drone flooding notices
+c - cconn        - Client connection/quit notices
+D - deaf         - Don't receive channel messages
+d - debug        - See debugging notices
+E - encrypted    - Client is connected via SSL
+f - full         - See I: line full notices
+G - softcallerid - Server Side Ignore for users not on your channels
+g - callerid     - Server Side Ignore (see modeg.txt)
+i - invisible    - Not shown in NAMES or WHO unless you share a channel
+k - skill        - See server generated KILL messages
+l - locops       - See LOCOPS messages
+n - nchange      - See client nick changes & channel creation notices
+o - oper         - Operator status
+R - registered   - User is registered and identified to NickServ
+r - rej          - See rejected client notices
+S - god          - Operator can walk or change modes.
+s - servnotice   - See general server notices
+u - unauth       - See unauthorized client notices
+w - wallop       - See server generated WALLOPS
+x - external     - See remote server connection and split notices
+y - spy          - See LINKS, STATS (if configured), TRACE notices
                    bc6 has an expanded UMODE_SPY that will display
                    WHOIS notices, user umodes in WHOIS, +s channels etc.
+z - operwall     - See oper generated WALLOPS

Channel Modes:

+b - ban          - Channel ban on nick!user@host
+d - deny         - GECOS (realname) deny. Accepts wildcards.
+q - quiet        - User can join but not speak, same syntax as +b
+e - exempt       - Exemption from bans
+I - invex        - Invite exceptions, nick!user@host does not need to be
                    explicitly INVITE'd into the channel before being able
                    JOIN
+c - nocolor      - Strip color from channel messages
+i - invite       - Invite only
+k - key          - Key/password for the channel
+l - limit        - Limit the number of users in a channel
+m - moderated    - Users without +v/h/o cannot send text to the channel
+n - noexternal   - Users must be in the channel to send text to it
+h - halfop       - Half-operator status (can do everything an op can do
                    except add/remove ops)
+o - chanop       - Full operator status
+v - voice        - Can speak in a moderated channel, and is exempt from flood 
                    restrictions
+p - paranoia     - Restricts knock and invite usage and disallows halfops from
                    adding or removing other halfops
+s - secret       - The channel does not show up on NAMES or LIST or in the 
                    WHOIS channel list unless you are a member of the channel
+t - topic        - Only chanops can change the topic
+S - secure       - Only secure (SSL) clients can join this channel
+R - regonly      - Only registered and identified users can join
+M - modregonly   - Only registered and identified users can talk