From 79deb67848ff8ed75deaba7c3b3b73a6ee3beb5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohammad Mahdi Mohammadi <mmm.6831.allah@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2024 20:08:30 +0330
Subject: [PATCH] Only send start message if the received message is from a
 private account

---
 Program.cs | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 96654d2..9132f2b 100755
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ public class MastodonBot
             {
                 await HandleDbBackup.HandleDbBackupAsync(bot, logger, config.DB_NAME, config.ADMIN_NUMID, db);
             }
-            else
+            // Send a message to prompt user to send /start and recieve their cat photo only if its from a telegram user and not a channel
+            else if (message.Chat.Type == ChatType.Private)
             {
-                // Send a help message to prompt user to send /start and recieve their cat photo
-                await bot.SendMessage(message.Chat.Id, "Send /start to get a random cat!");
+                await HandleStartMessage.HandleStartMessageAsync(message, bot, db, logger);
             }
         }