src/irc/BridgedClient.ts: replace "M" letter prefix with "`" when nick

starts with an invalid character Looks more natural to IRC users. IRC users usually add an underscore at the beginning or a "`". With that, "M24Hacker[m]" becomes "`24Hacker[m]" Signed-off-by: Ferass El Hafidi <[email protected]>
matrix-org · Sep 12, 2024 · 51ecb5c · 51ecb5c
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diff --git a/src/irc/BridgedClient.ts b/src/irc/BridgedClient.ts
@@ -738,9 +738,9 @@ export class BridgedClient extends EventEmitter {
                     `Nick '${nick}' must start with a letter or special character (dash is not a special character).`
                 );
             }
-            // Add arbitrary letter prefix. This is important for guest user
+            // Add arbitrary prefix. This is important for guest user
             // IDs which are all numbers.
-            n = "M" + n;
+            n = "`" + n;
         }
 
         if (state.status === BridgedClientStatus.CONNECTED) {