Add BLABOUNCER HELP as a valid command to avoid the unrecognised command error.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 14b4d65..a4ada59 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ Option to include date in replay log replay.
 
 Do server operator messages and commands work?
 
-Add BLABOUNCER HELP as a valid command to avoid the unrecognised command error.
-
 (I vaguely recall) some unwanted stuff (channel ban info?) was relayed to another client upon a client connecting.
 
 PM replay chat in a channel (or perhaps a random channel?) e.g. replay on 06/09/2019 at 17:05 from 13:49 in #insomnia - maybe a client thing.
diff --git a/message.c b/message.c
index 6aa2725..f360e99 100644
--- a/message.c
+++ b/message.c
@@ -1323,11 +1323,14 @@ int processclientmessage(SSL *server_ssl, char *str, struct client *clients, int
       }
 
       return 1;
-    // Unrecognised BLABOUNCER command received, send some help instructions
+    // Unrecognised BLABOUNCER command received (or a BLABOUNCER HELP command), send some help instructions
     } else {
-      debugprint(DEBUG_SOME, "Client BLABOUNCER unrecognised command found and it is: %s with length %zd!  Sending a help message.\n", tokens[1], strlen(tokens[1]));
-      snprintf(outgoingmsg, MAXDATASIZE, "NOTICE %s :Unrecognised BLABOUNCER command received.  Valid commands are:", ircdstate->ircnick);
-      sendtoclient(sourcefd, outgoingmsg, clients, settings, 0);
+      // Debug and NOTICE an unrecognised command error unless the command was "HELP"
+      if (strncasecmp(tokens[1], "HELP", strlen("HELP")) != 0) {
+        debugprint(DEBUG_SOME, "Client BLABOUNCER unrecognised command found and it is: %s with length %zd!  Sending a help message.\n", tokens[1], strlen(tokens[1]));
+        snprintf(outgoingmsg, MAXDATASIZE, "NOTICE %s :Unrecognised BLABOUNCER command received.  Valid commands are:", ircdstate->ircnick);
+        sendtoclient(sourcefd, outgoingmsg, clients, settings, 0);
+      }
       snprintf(outgoingmsg, MAXDATASIZE, "NOTICE %s :\"BLABOUNCER REPLAY [[[days:]hours:]minutes:]\" (To replay a given length of time of replay log.)", ircdstate->ircnick);
       sendtoclient(sourcefd, outgoingmsg, clients, settings, 0);
       snprintf(outgoingmsg, MAXDATASIZE, "NOTICE %s :\"BLABOUNCER REHASH\" (To reload settings from the configuration file, see README for which settings can be reloaded.)", ircdstate->ircnick);