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  • August 14, 2025
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jschuele
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When I look at my Slack Channels some have “FC:” in the front of then name (e.g. FC:F063A1D5X9A:Test). What does FC mean? 

I was able to figure out that “DM” = direct message and “MPDM” = multi person direct message. I don’t see these defined in any Netskope documents though..

Best answer by Astin

 

The meaning of each prefix I researched is as follows. I hope this helps.

 

Prefix Full Name Description
FC Federated Channel / Shared Channel A channel that is connected and shared between two separate Slack workspaces (companies).
C Public Channel A standard public channel within a single workspace.
G Private Channel A standard private channel within a single workspace.
DM Direct Message A one-on-one conversation.
MPDM Multi-Person Direct Message A private group conversation (up to 9 people).

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jschuele
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  • August 25, 2025

Any idea from Netskope? Thx


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  • October 2, 2025

 

The meaning of each prefix I researched is as follows. I hope this helps.

 

Prefix Full Name Description
FC Federated Channel / Shared Channel A channel that is connected and shared between two separate Slack workspaces (companies).
C Public Channel A standard public channel within a single workspace.
G Private Channel A standard private channel within a single workspace.
DM Direct Message A one-on-one conversation.
MPDM Multi-Person Direct Message A private group conversation (up to 9 people).

jschuele
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  • October 2, 2025

Thats awesome, thx.