OpenChanfix - TS techdoc

Examples: #openchanfix - opless channel - takeover

What is TS?

Briefly, TS stands for TimeStamp.
The timestamp protocol provides a more sensible way of resolving nickname and channel collisions when two detached ("split") parts of the network are rejoined.

TS concept

Nicknames

A TS server knows which of two nickname clients is the most recent. Thus it is possible for it to decide to kill only one of the clients.
This protects the older user from intentional nickname collisions.

Channels

As for channels, a TS server is able to decide which channel operator is the youngest (for each channel). This makes the removal of channel operator status for users who are riding splits possible.