+ void WriteAllExceptSender(User* user, bool serversource, char status, const std::string& text);
+
+ /** Write to all users on a channel except a list of users, using std::string for text
+ * @param user User whos details to prefix the line with, and to omit from receipt of the message
+ * @param serversource If this parameter is true, use the local server name as the source of the text, otherwise,
+ * use the nick!user@host of the user.
+ * @param status The status of the users to write to, e.g. '@' or '%'. Use a value of 0 to write to everyone
+ * @param except_list A list of users NOT to send the text to
+ * @param text A std::string containing the output line without prefix
+ */
+ void WriteAllExcept(User* user, bool serversource, char status, CUList &except_list, const std::string& text);
+
+ /** Returns the maximum number of bans allowed to be set on this channel
+ * @return The maximum number of bans allowed
+ */
+ long GetMaxBans();
+
+ /** Return the channel's modes with parameters.
+ * @param showkey If this is set to true, the actual key is shown,
+ * otherwise it is replaced with '<KEY>'
+ * @return The channel mode string
+ */
+ char* ChanModes(bool showkey);
+
+ /** Spool the NAMES list for this channel to the given user
+ * @param user The user to spool the NAMES list to
+ * @param ulist The user list to send, NULL to use the
+ * channel's default names list of everyone
+ */
+ void UserList(User *user, CUList* ulist = NULL);
+
+ /** Get the number of invisible users on this channel
+ * @return Number of invisible users
+ */
+ int CountInvisible();
+
+ /** Get a users status on this channel
+ * @param user The user to look up
+ * @return One of STATUS_OP, STATUS_HOP, STATUS_VOICE, or zero.
+ */
+ int GetStatus(User *user);
+
+ /** Get a users status on this channel in a bitmask
+ * @param user The user to look up
+ * @return A bitmask containing zero or more of STATUS_OP, STATUS_HOP, STATUS_VOICE
+ */
+ int GetStatusFlags(User *user);
+
+ /** Get a users prefix on this channel in a string.
+ * @param user The user to look up
+ * @return A character array containing the prefix string.
+ * Unlike GetStatus and GetStatusFlags which will only return the
+ * core specified modes @, % and + (op, halfop and voice), GetPrefixChar
+ * will also return module-defined prefixes. If the user has to prefix,
+ * an empty but non-null string is returned. If the user has multiple
+ * prefixes, the highest is returned. If you do not recognise the prefix
+ * character you can get, you can deal with it in a 'proprtional' manner
+ * compared to known prefixes, using GetPrefixValue().
+ */
+ const char* GetPrefixChar(User *user);
+
+ /** Return all of a users mode prefixes into a char* string.
+ * @param user The user to look up
+ * @return A list of all prefix characters. The prefixes will always
+ * be in rank order, greatest first, as certain IRC clients require
+ * this when multiple prefixes are used names lists.
+ */
+ const char* GetAllPrefixChars(User* user);
+
+ /** Get the value of a users prefix on this channel.
+ * @param user The user to look up
+ * @return The module or core-defined value of the users prefix.
+ * The values for op, halfop and voice status are constants in
+ * mode.h, and are OP_VALUE, HALFOP_VALUE, and VOICE_VALUE respectively.
+ * If the value you are given does not match one of these three, it is
+ * a module-defined mode, and it should be compared in proportion to
+ * these three constants. For example a value greater than OP_VALUE
+ * is a prefix of greater 'worth' than ops, and a value less than
+ * VOICE_VALUE is of lesser 'worth' than a voice.
+ */
+ unsigned int GetPrefixValue(User* user);
+
+ /** This method removes all prefix characters from a user.
+ * It will not inform the user or the channel of the removal of prefixes,
+ * and should be used when the user parts or quits.
+ * @param user The user to remove all prefixes from
+ */
+ void RemoveAllPrefixes(User* user);
+
+ /** Add a prefix character to a user.
+ * Only the core should call this method, usually from
+ * within the mode parser or when the first user joins
+ * the channel (to grant ops to them)
+ * @param user The user to associate the privilage with
+ * @param prefix The prefix character to associate
+ * @param prefix_rank The rank (value) of this prefix character
+ * @param adding True if adding the prefix, false when removing
+ */
+ void SetPrefix(User* user, char prefix, unsigned int prefix_rank, bool adding);
+
+ /** Check if a user is banned on this channel
+ * @param user A user to check against the banlist
+ * @returns True if the user given is banned
+ */
+ bool IsBanned(User* user);
+
+ /** Clears the cached max bans value
+ */
+ void ResetMaxBans();