3 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.cpp b/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.cpp
index 5d81596..b9e377d 100644
--- a/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.cpp
+++ b/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.cpp
@@ -47,2 +47,8 @@ IRCChannelPerson *IRCChannel::getPerson(QString nickname) {
 }
 
+bool IRCChannel::isValid(const QString &channel)
+{
+    return ( channel.startsWith("#") || channel.startsWith("&")
+            || channel.startsWith("+") || channel.startsWith("!"));
+}
+
diff --git a/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.h b/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.h
index a276f10..001f5bb 100644
--- a/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.h
+++ b/noncore/net/opieirc/ircchannel.h
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ public:
     QString channelname();
     bool hasPeople();
+    static bool isValid(const QString &channel);
 protected:
     QList<IRCChannelPerson>   m_people;
diff --git a/noncore/net/opieirc/ircservereditor.cpp b/noncore/net/opieirc/ircservereditor.cpp
index 1fda868..e5c9ab5 100644
--- a/noncore/net/opieirc/ircservereditor.cpp
+++ b/noncore/net/opieirc/ircservereditor.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #include "ircservereditor.h"
+#include "ircchannel.h"
 
 /* OPIE */
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ void IRCServerEditor::accept() {
         for (QStringList::Iterator it = channels.begin(); it != channels.end(); ++it) {
             QString channelName = (*it).stripWhiteSpace();
-            if (!channelName.startsWith("#") && !channelName.startsWith("+")) {
-                QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("The channel list needs to contain a\ncomma separated list of channel\n names which start with either '#' or '+'"));
+            if (!IRCChannel::isValid(channelName)) {
+                QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("The channel list needs to contain a\ncomma "
+                "separated list of valid\n channel names (starting \n"
+                "with one of '#' '+' '&' '!'"));
                 return;
             }