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I sometimes get errors in the log file about “user record not found”, “non-existent nick”, or “unknown channel”. What are these?

April 26, 2017errors file log

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I sometimes get errors in the log file about “user record not found”, “non-existent nick”, or “unknown channel”. What are these?

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These messages can appear when Services disconnects a user from the network or removes (kicks) a user from a channel, and are the result of time lag inherent in all networked systems. For example, if an autokilled user connects to the network and immediately sends a /join command to join a channel, the user’s server may receive the /join before it receives the disconnection message from Services. Services will then receive the /join for what it thinks is a user who no longer exists, and reports that it received a message for a non-existent nickname. These messages do not indicate a bug or other problem, and can be safely ignored.