Set set::modes-on-join to +nt by default and also put it in the

example.conf. Leaving it empty by default is strange and contrasts
with our "secure by default" principle.

doc/RELEASE-NOTES

@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Changed
   in case of a bug and also more control for admins at runtime.
   Only <5 modules out of 173 are permanent now.
 * User mode +T now blocks channel CTCPs as well.
+* set::modes-on-join is now +nt by default.
 * The authprompt module is now loaded by default. This means that if
   you do a soft kline on someone (eg: KLINE %*@*.badisp) then the user
   has a chance to authenticate to services, even without SASL, and

doc/conf/examples/example.conf

@@ -452,7 +452,8 @@ set {
 set {
 	kline-address "set.this.to.email.address"; /* e-mail or URL shown when a user is banned */
 	modes-on-connect "+ixw"; /* when users connect, they will get these user modes */
-	modes-on-oper	 "+xwgs"; /* when someone becomes IRCOp they'll get these modes */
+	modes-on-oper "+xwgs"; /* when someone becomes IRCOp they'll get these modes */
+	modes-on-join "+nt"; /* default channel modes when a new channel is created */
 	oper-auto-join "#opers"; /* IRCOps are auto-joined to this channel */
 	options {
 		hide-ulines; /* hide U-lines in /MAP and /LINKS */
@@ -472,13 +473,10 @@ set {
 	/* static-part does the same for /PART */
 	/* static-part yes; */
 
-	/* how fast the server must reply to PING before sending a warning to opers. */
-	ping-warning 15;
-
 	/* Which /STATS to restrict to opers only. We suggest to leave it to * (ALL) */
 	oper-only-stats "*";
 
-	/* Anti flood protection */
+	/* Flood protection */
 	anti-flood {
 		nick-flood 3:60;	/* 3 nick changes per 60 seconds (the default) */
 		connect-flood 3:60; /* 3 connection attempts per 60 seconds (the default) */

src/conf.c

@@ -474,7 +474,17 @@ long config_checkval(char *orig, unsigned short flags) {
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void set_channelmodes(char *modes, struct ChMode *store, int warn)
+/** Free configuration setting for set::modes-on-join */
+void free_conf_channelmodes(struct ChMode *store)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < EXTCMODETABLESZ; i++)
+		safefree(iConf.modes_on_join.extparams[i]);
+}
+
+/* Set configuration, used for set::modes-on-join */
+void conf_channelmodes(char *modes, struct ChMode *store, int warn)
 {
 	aCtab *tab;
 	char *params = strchr(modes, ' ');
@@ -484,6 +494,9 @@ void set_channelmodes(char *modes, struct ChMode *store, int warn)
 
 	warn = 0; // warn is broken
 
+	/* Free existing parameters first (no inheritance) */
+	free_conf_channelmodes(store);
+
 	if (params)
 	{
 		params++;
@@ -1487,6 +1500,7 @@ void config_setdefaultsettings(aConfiguration *i)
 	i->maxchannelsperuser = 10;
 	i->maxdccallow = 10;
 	i->channel_command_prefix = strdup("`!.");
+	conf_channelmodes("+nt", &i->modes_on_join, 0);
 	i->check_target_nick_bans = 1;
 	i->maxbans = 60;
 	i->maxbanlength = 2048;
@@ -2425,11 +2439,7 @@ void	config_rehash()
 	}
 	conf_sni = NULL;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < EXTCMODETABLESZ; i++)
-	{
-		if (iConf.modes_on_join.extparams[i])
-			free(iConf.modes_on_join.extparams[i]);
-	}
+	free_conf_channelmodes(&iConf.modes_on_join);
 
 	/*
 	  reset conf_files -- should this be in its own function? no, because
@@ -7345,7 +7355,7 @@ int	_conf_set(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 			tempiConf.oper_modes = (long) set_usermode(cep->ce_vardata);
 		}
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->ce_varname, "modes-on-join")) {
-			set_channelmodes(cep->ce_vardata, &tempiConf.modes_on_join, 0);
+			conf_channelmodes(cep->ce_vardata, &tempiConf.modes_on_join, 0);
 		}
 		else if (!strcmp(cep->ce_varname, "snomask-on-oper")) {
 			safestrdup(tempiConf.oper_snomask, cep->ce_vardata);
@@ -7945,7 +7955,7 @@ int	_test_set(ConfigFile *conf, ConfigEntry *ce)
 						break;
 				}
 			}
-			set_channelmodes(cep->ce_vardata, &temp, 1);
+			conf_channelmodes(cep->ce_vardata, &temp, 1);
 			if (temp.mode & MODE_SECRET && temp.mode & MODE_PRIVATE)
 			{
 				config_error("%s:%i: set::modes-on-join has both +s and +p",