[rencro]

Here is how I disable "tell, ooc, and auction", same priciple can be applied for group...

diff --git a/zone/client.cpp b/zone/client.cpp
index 533f8b5..750ff73 100644
--- a/zone/client.cpp
+++ b/zone/client.cpp
@@ -872,6 +872,9 @@ void Client::ChannelMessageReceived(uint8 chan_num, uint8 language, uint8 lang_s
 		break;
 	}
 	case 4: { // Auction
+		Message(13, "Auction is disabled."); //rencro
+			return;
+
 		if(RuleB(Chat, ServerWideAuction))
 		{
 			if(!global_channel_timer.Check())
@@ -911,6 +914,9 @@ void Client::ChannelMessageReceived(uint8 chan_num, uint8 language, uint8 lang_s
 		break;
 	}
 	case 5: { // OOC
+		Message(13, "OOC is disabled."); //rencro
+			return;
+
 		if(RuleB(Chat, ServerWideOOC))
 		{
 			if(!global_channel_timer.Check())
@@ -966,6 +972,9 @@ void Client::ChannelMessageReceived(uint8 chan_num, uint8 language, uint8 lang_s
 		break;
 	}
 	case 7: { // Tell
+		Message(13, "Tell system is disabled."); //rencro
+			return;
+
 			if(!global_channel_timer.Check())
 			{
 				if(strlen(targetname) == 0)

A lazy way of doing it but gets the job done..