The max length is actually 126 (< 127), since the check errors out if
length >= 127. See
<https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/blob/master/src/ngircd/conf.c#L1487>.
I didn't look through the history to see when the change happened. I
just happened to find during a migration that my 140 character MOTD
didn't work.
Update sample configuration file as well as the man page.
# be shown to all users connecting to the server:
;MotdFile = :ETCDIR:/ngircd.motd
- # A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
+ # A simple Phrase (<127 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
;MotdPhrase = "Hello world!"
# The name of the IRC network to which this server belongs. This name
configuration file.
.TP
\fBMotdPhrase\fR (string)
-A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a MOTD file.
+A simple Phrase (<127 chars) if you don't want to use a MOTD file.
.TP
\fBNetwork\fR (string)
The name of the IRC network to which this server belongs. This name is