4 files changed, 28 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/modules/extra/m_filter_pcre.cpp b/src/modules/extra/m_filter_pcre.cpp
index f6ec64d6c..fe3d721d4 100644
--- a/src/modules/extra/m_filter_pcre.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/extra/m_filter_pcre.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "modules.h"
 #include "helperfuncs.h"
 
+class FilterPCREException
+{
+ public:
+	virtual char* GetReason()
+	{
+		return "Could not find <filter file=\"\"> definition in your config file!";
+	}
+};
+
 /* $ModDesc: m_filter with regexps */
 /* $CompileFlags: -I/usr/local/include */
 /* $LinkerFlags: -L/usr/local/lib -lpcre */
@@ -56,9 +65,8 @@ class ModuleFilterPCRE : public Module
 		MyConf = new ConfigReader(filterfile);
 		if ((filterfile == "") || (!MyConf->Verify()))
 		{
-			printf("Error, could not find <filter file=\"\"> definition in your config file!\n");
-			log(DEFAULT,"Error, could not find <filter file=\"\"> definition in your config file!");
-			return;
+			FilterPCREException e;
+			throw(e);
 		}
 		Srv->Log(DEFAULT,std::string("m_filter_pcre: read configuration from ")+filterfile);
 
@@ -156,10 +164,9 @@ class ModuleFilterPCRE : public Module
 		MyConf = new ConfigReader(filterfile);
 		if ((filterfile == "") || (!MyConf->Verify()))
 		{
+			FilterPCREException e;
 			// bail if the user forgot to create a config file
-			printf("Error, could not find <filter file=\"\"> definition in your config file!");
-			log(DEFAULT,"Error, could not find <filter file=\"\"> definition in your config file!");
-			return;
+			throw(e);
 		}
 		Srv->Log(DEFAULT,std::string("m_filter_pcre: read configuration from ")+filterfile);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/m_censor.cpp b/src/modules/m_censor.cpp
index ed576302b..0d18ac1e4 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_censor.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_censor.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 class CensorException : public ModuleException
 {
+ public:
 	virtual char* GetReason()
 	{
 		return "Could not find <censor file=\"\"> definition in your config file!";
diff --git a/src/modules/m_filter.cpp b/src/modules/m_filter.cpp
index 59fbed596..c8d5633ff 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_filter.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_filter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 class FilterException : public ModuleException
 {
+ public:
 	virtual char* GetReason()
 	{
 		return "Could not find <filter file=\"\"> definition in your config file!";
diff --git a/src/modules/m_helpop.cpp b/src/modules/m_helpop.cpp
index 9af6d6dc4..3272b3580 100644
--- a/src/modules/m_helpop.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/m_helpop.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,15 @@ void sendtohelpop(userrec *src, int pcnt, char **params)
 	Srv->SendToModeMask("oh",WM_AND,line);
 }
 
+class HelpopException
+{
+ private:
+	std::string err;
+ public:
+	HelpopException(std::string message) : err(message) { }
+	virtual char* GetReason() { return (char*)err.c_str(); }
+};
+
 class ModuleHelpop : public Module
 {
 	private:
@@ -192,8 +201,8 @@ class ModuleHelpop : public Module
 			if (h_file == "")
 			{
 				helpop = NULL;
-				log(DEFAULT,"m_helpop: Helpop file not Specified.");
-				return;
+				HelpopException e("Missing helpop file");
+				throw(e);
 			}
 
 			helpop = new ConfigReader(h_file);
@@ -201,8 +210,8 @@ class ModuleHelpop : public Module
 				(helpop->ReadValue("nohelpo", "line1", 0) == "") ||
 				(helpop->ReadValue("start",   "line1", 0) == ""))
 			{
-				log(DEFAULT,"m_helpop: Helpop file is missing important entries. Please check the example conf.");
-				return;
+				HelpopException e("m_helpop: Helpop file is missing important entries. Please check the example conf.");
+				throw(e);
 			}
 		}