- New user mode +I (IRCOp only) which hides idle times to other users,

suggested and patch supplied by Nath & binki (#3953).

Changes

@@ -2352,3 +2352,5 @@
   userhost-in-names (UHNAMES). Patch from nenotopia (#4018, #4066).
 - Fix issue with CAP & NOSPOOF. Patch from nenolod (#4077).
 - Advertise 'tls' (STARTTLS) capability in CAP. Patch from nenolod (#4081).
+- New user mode +I (IRCOp only) which hides idle times to other users,
+  suggested and patch supplied by Nath & binki (#3953).

doc/unreal32docs.html

@@ -2926,7 +2926,7 @@ files {
     <td><div align="center"><b>Description</b></div></td>
   </tr>
   <tr> 
-    <td colspan="2"><div align="center"><b>User Modes</b></div></td>
+    <td colspan="2" id="usermodes"><div align="center"><b>User Modes</b></div></td>
   </tr>
   <tr> 
     <td><div align="center">A</div></td>
@@ -2965,6 +2965,10 @@ files {
     <td><div align="center">h</div></td>
     <td>Available for help (HelpOp) (Set in OperBlock)</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td><div style="text-align: center">I</div></td>
+    <td>Hide an oper's idle time (in /whois output) from regular users.</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr> 
     <td><div align="center">i</div></td>
     <td>Invisible (not shown in /who)</td>
@@ -3054,12 +3058,24 @@ to get more information on a command.</p>
     <td>Changes your online nick name. Alerts others to the change of your nick<br></td>
     <td>All</td>
   </tr>
-  <tr> 
+  <tr id="command_whois"> 
     <td>whois &lt;nick&gt;</td>
     <td>Displays information of user requested. Includes Full Name, Host, Channels 
       User is in, and Oper Status<br></td>
     <td>All</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr id="command_whois_nicknick">
+    <td>whois &lt;nick&gt; &lt;nick&gt;</td>
+    <td>
+      Performs a remote <a href="#command_whois">WHOIS</a>. If a
+      person is not on the same server as another person, a simple
+      WHOIS will not display all possible WHOIS responses. For
+      example, idle times are not shown in such a case. To request a
+      remote whois, issue a WHOIS with the remote user's nick as the
+      first and as the second arguments.
+    </td>
+    <td>All</td>
+  </tr>
   <tr> 
     <td height="39">who &lt;mask&gt;</td>
     <td>Who allows you to search for users. Masks 

help.conf

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ help Umodes {
 	" B = Marks you as being a Bot";
 	" G = Filters out all Bad words in your messages with <censored>";
 	" H = Hide IRCop status in /WHO and /WHOIS. (IRC Operators only)";
+	" I = Hide an oper's idle time (in /whois output) from regular users.";
 	" R = Allows you to only receive PRIVMSGs/NOTICEs from registered (+r) users";
 	" S = For Services only. (Protects them)";
 	" T = Prevents you from receiving CTCPs";

include/h.h

@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ extern MODVAR long UMODE_SETHOST;   /* 0x40000000	 used sethost */
 extern MODVAR long UMODE_STRIPBADWORDS; /* 0x80000000	 */
 extern MODVAR long UMODE_HIDEWHOIS; /* hides channels in /whois */
 extern MODVAR long UMODE_NOCTCP;    /* blocks all ctcp (except dcc and action) */
+extern MODVAR long UMODE_HIDLE;     /* hides oper idle times */
 extern MODVAR long AllUmodes, SendUmodes;
 
 extern MODVAR long SNO_KILLS;

src/modules/m_whois.c

@@ -329,15 +329,15 @@ DLLFUNC int  m_whois(aClient *cptr, aClient *sptr, int parc, char *parv[])
 				sendto_one(sptr, rpl_str(RPL_WHOISLOGGEDIN), me.name, parv[0], name, user->svid);
 
 			/*
-			 * Fix /whois to not show idle times of
-			 * global opers to anyone except another
-			 * global oper or services.
-			 * -CodeM/Barubary
+			 * Umode +I hides an oper's idle time from regular users.
+			 * -Nath.
 			 */
-			if (MyConnect(acptr))
+			if (MyConnect(acptr) && (IsAnOper(sptr) || !(acptr->umodes & UMODE_HIDLE)))
+			{
 				sendto_one(sptr, rpl_str(RPL_WHOISIDLE),
 				    me.name, parv[0], name,
 				    TStime() - acptr->last, acptr->firsttime);
+			}
 		}
 		if (!found)
 			sendto_one(sptr, err_str(ERR_NOSUCHNICK),

src/umodes.c

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ long UMODE_SETHOST = 0L;       /* Used sethost */
 long UMODE_STRIPBADWORDS = 0L; /* Strip badwords */
 long UMODE_HIDEWHOIS = 0L;     /* Hides channels in /whois */
 long UMODE_NOCTCP = 0L;	       /* Blocks ctcp (except dcc and action) */
+long UMODE_HIDLE = 0L;         /* Hides the idle time of opers */
 
 long SNO_KILLS = 0L;
 long SNO_CLIENT = 0L;
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ void	umode_init(void)
 	UmodeAdd(NULL, 't', UMODE_GLOBAL, NULL, &UMODE_SETHOST);
 	UmodeAdd(NULL, 'G', UMODE_GLOBAL, NULL, &UMODE_STRIPBADWORDS);
 	UmodeAdd(NULL, 'p', UMODE_GLOBAL, NULL, &UMODE_HIDEWHOIS);
+	UmodeAdd(NULL, 'I', UMODE_GLOBAL, umode_allow_opers, &UMODE_HIDLE);
 	SnomaskAdd(NULL, 'k', umode_allow_all, &SNO_KILLS);
 	SnomaskAdd(NULL, 'c', umode_allow_opers, &SNO_CLIENT);
 	SnomaskAdd(NULL, 'f', umode_allow_opers, &SNO_FLOOD);