Nickserv
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NickServ is a powerful nickname manager that users can use to protect themselves against nick stealing. Each user has its own nickname group, that allows him to register as many nicks as he needs while still being able to take profit of his privileges and to modify his nick configuration. NickServ also has an optional password retrieval feature.
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User Commands
HELP
NickServ allows you to "register" a nickname and prevent others from using it. The following commands allow for registration and maintenance of nicknames; to use them, type /msg NickServ command. For more information on a specific command, type /msg NickServ HELP command.
REGISTER
Syntax: /msg NickServ REGISTER password [email]
Registers your nickname in the NickServ database. Once your nick is registered, you can use the SET and ACCESS commands to configure your nick's settings as you like them. Make sure you remember the password you use when registering - you'll need it to make changes to your nick later. (Note that case matters! ANOPE, Anope, and anope are all different passwords!)
Guidelines on choosing passwords:
Passwords should not be easily guessable. For example, using your real name as a password is a bad idea. Using your nickname as a password is a much worse idea ;) and, in fact, NickServ will not allow it. Also, short passwords are vulnerable to trial-and-error searches, so you should choose a password at least 5 characters long. Finally, the space character cannot be used in passwords.
The parameter email is optional and will set the email for your nick immediately. However, it may be required on certain networks. Your privacy is respected; this e-mail won't be given to any third-party person.
This command also creates a new group for your nickname, that will allow you to register other nicks later sharing the same configuration, the same set of memos and the same channel privileges. For more information on this feature, type /msg NickServ HELP GROUP.
GROUP
Syntax: /msg NickServ GROUP target password
This command makes your nickname join the target nickname's group. password is the password of the target nickname.
Joining a group will allow you to share your configuration, memos, and channel privileges with all the nicknames in the group, and much more!
A group exists as long as it is useful. This means that even if a nick of the group is dropped, you won't lose the shared things described above, as long as there is at least one nick remaining in the group.
You can use this command even if you have not registered your nick yet. If your nick is already registered, you'll need to identify yourself before using this command. Type /msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY for more information. This last may be not possible on your IRC network.
It is recommended to use this command with a non-registered nick because it will be registered automatically when using this command. You may use it with a registered nick (to change your group) only if your network administrators allowed it.
You can only be in one group at a time. Group merging is not possible.
Note: all the nicknames of a group have the same password.
IDENTIFY
Syntax: /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password
Tells NickServ that you are really the owner of this nick. Many commands require you to authenticate yourself with this command before you use them. The password should be the same one you sent with the REGISTER command.
LOGOUT
Syntax: /msg NickServ LOGOUT
This reverses the effect of the IDENTIFY command, i.e. make you not recognized as the real owner of the nick anymore. Note, however, that you won't be asked to reidentify yourself.
DROP
Syntax: /msg NickServ DROP [nickname]
Drops your nickname from the NickServ database. A nick that has been dropped is free for anyone to re-register.
You may drop a nick within your group by passing it as the nick parameter.
In order to use this command, you must first identify with your password (/msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY for more information).
ACCESS
Syntax: /msg NickServ ACCESS ADD|DEL mask
and /msg NickServ ACCESS LIST
Modifies or displays the access list for your nick. This is the list of addresses which will be automatically recognized by NickServ as allowed to use the nick. If you want to use the nick from a different address, you need to send an IDENTIFY command to make NickServ recognize you.
Examples:
ACCESS ADD anyone@*.bepeg.com
Allows access to user anyone from any machine in
the bepeg.com domain.
ACCESS DEL anyone@*.bepeg.com
Reverses the previous command.
ACCESS LIST
Displays the current access list.
SET
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET option parameters
Sets various nickname options. option can be one of:
DISPLAY Set the display of your group in Services
PASSWORD Set your nickname password
LANGUAGE Set the language Services will use when sending messages to you
URL Associate a URL with your nickname
EMAIL Associate an E-mail address with your nickname
ICQ Associate an ICQ number with your nickname
GREET Associate a greet message with your nickname
KILL Turn protection on or off
SECURE Turn nickname security on or off
PRIVATE Prevent your nickname from appearing in a /msg NickServ LIST
HIDE Hide certain pieces of nickname information
MSG Change the communication method of Services
AUTOOP Should services op you automatically.
In order to use this command, you must first identify with your password (/msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY for more information).
Type /msg NickServ HELP SET option for more information on a specific option.
SET DISPLAY
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET DISPLAY new-display
Changes the display used to refer to your nickname group in Services. The new display MUST be a nick of your group.
SET PASSWORD
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET PASSWORD new-password
Changes the password used to identify you as the nick's owner.
SET LANGUAGE
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET LANGUAGE number
Changes the language Services uses when sending messages to you (for example, when responding to a command you send). number should be chosen from the following list of supported languages:
SET URL
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET URL url
Associates the given URL with your nickname. This URL will be displayed whenever someone requests information on your nick with the INFO command.
SET EMAIL
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET EMAIL address
Associates the given E-mail address with your nickname. This address will be displayed whenever someone requests information on the channel with the INFO command.
SET HIDE
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET HIDE {EMAIL | STATUS | USERMASK | QUIT} {ON | OFF}
Allows you to prevent certain pieces of information from being displayed when someone does a NickServ INFO on your nick. You can hide your E-mail address (EMAIL), last seen user@host mask (USERMASK), your services access status (STATUS) and last quit message (QUIT). The second parameter specifies whether the information should be displayed (OFF) or hidden (ON).
SET ICQ
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET ICQ number
Associates the given ICQ number with your nickname. This number will be displayed whenever someone requests information on your nick with the INFO command.
SET GREET
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET GREET message
Makes the given message the greet of your nickname, that will be displayed when joining a channel that has GREET option enabled, provided that you have the necessary access on it.
SET KILL
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET KILL {ON | QUICK | IMMED | OFF}
Turns the automatic protection option for your nick on or off. With protection on, if another user tries to take your nick, they will be given one minute to change to another nick, after which NickServ will forcibly change their nick.
If you select QUICK, the user will be given only 20 seconds to change nicks instead of the usual 60. If you select IMMED, user's nick will be changed immediately without being warned first or given a chance to change their nick; please do not use this option unless necessary. Also, your network's administrators may have disabled this option.
SET SECURE
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET SECURE {ON | OFF}
Turns NickServ's security features on or off for your nick. With SECURE set, you must enter your password before you will be recognized as the owner of the nick, regardless of whether your address is on the access list. However, if you are on the access list, NickServ will not auto-kill you regardless of the setting of the KILL option.
SET PRIVATE
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET PRIVATE {ON | OFF}
Turns NickServ's privacy option on or off for your nick. With PRIVATE set, your nickname will not appear in nickname lists generated with NickServ's LIST command. (However, anyone who knows your nickname can still get information on it using the INFO command.)
SET HIDE
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET HIDE {EMAIL | STATUS | USERMASK | QUIT} {ON | OFF}
Allows you to prevent certain pieces of information from being displayed when someone does a NickServ INFO on your nick. You can hide your E-mail address (EMAIL), last seen user@host mask (USERMASK), your services access status (STATUS) and last quit message (QUIT). The second parameter specifies whether the information should be displayed (OFF) or hidden (ON).
SET MSG
Syntax: /msg NickServ SET MSG {ON | OFF}
Allows you to choose the way Services are communicating with you. With MSG set, Services will use messages, else they'll use notices.
UPDATE
Syntax: /msg NickServ UPDATE
Updates your current status, i.e. it checks for new memos, sets needed chanmodes (ModeonID) and updates your vhost and your userflags (lastseentime, etc).
RECOVER
Syntax: /msg NickServ RECOVER nickname [password]
Allows you to recover your nickname if someone else has taken it; this does the same thing that NickServ does automatically if someone tries to use a kill-protected nick.
When you give this command, NickServ will bring a fake user online with the same nickname as the user you're trying to recover your nick from. This causes the IRC servers to disconnect the other user. This fake user will will remain online for one minute to ensure that the other user does not immediately reconnect; after that minute, you can reclaim your nick. Alternatively, use the RELEASE command (/msg NickServ HELP RELEASE) to get the nick back sooner.
In order to use the RECOVER command for a nick, your current address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that nick's access list, you must be identified and in the group of that nick, or you must supply the correct password for the nickname.
RELEASE
Syntax: /msg NickServ RELEASE nickname [password]
Instructs NickServ to remove any hold on your nickname caused by automatic kill protection or use of the RECOVER command. By default, such holds last for one minute; this command gets rid of them sooner.
In order to use the RELEASE command for a nick, your current address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that nick's access list, you must be identified and in the group of that nick, or you must supply the correct password for the nickname.
GHOST
Syntax: /msg NickServ GHOST nickname [password]
Terminates a "ghost" IRC session using your nick. A "ghost" session is one which is not actually connected, but which the IRC server believes is still online for one reason or another. Typically, this happens if your computer crashes or your Internet or modem connection goes down while you're on IRC.
In order to use the GHOST command for a nick, your current address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that nick's access list, you must be identified and in the group of that nick, or you must supply the correct password for the nickname.
INFO
Syntax: /msg NickServ INFO nickname [ALL]
Displays information about the given nickname, such as the nick's owner, last seen address and time, and nick options. If you are identified for the nick you're getting information for and ALL is specified, you will be shown all the information; regardless of whether it's hidden or not.
LIST
Syntax: /msg NickServ LIST pattern
Lists all registered nicknames which match the given pattern, in nick!user@host format. Nicks with the PRIVATE option set will not be displayed.
Examples:
LIST *!joeuser@foo.com
Lists all nicks owned by joeuser@foo.com.
LIST *Bot*!*@*
Lists all registered nicks with Bot in their
names (case insensitive).
LIST *!*@*.bar.org
Lists all nicks owned by users in the bar.org
domain.
ALIST
Syntax: /msg NickServ ALIST [level]
Lists all channels you have access on. Optionally, you can specify a level in XOP or ACCESS format. The resulting list will only include channels where you have the given level of access.
Examples:
ALIST Founder
Lists all channels where you have Founder
access.
ALIST AOP
Lists all channels where you have AOP
access or greater.
ALIST 10
Lists all channels where you have level 10
access or greater.
Channels that have the NOEXPIRE option set will be prefixed by an exclamation mark.
GLIST
Syntax: /msg NickServ GLIST
Lists all nicks in your group.
STATUS
Syntax: /msg NickServ STATUS nickname...
Returns whether the user using the given nickname is recognized as the owner of the nickname. The response has this format:
nickname status-code
where nickname is the nickname sent with the command, and status-code is one of the following:
0 - no such user online or nickname not registered
1 - user not recognized as nickname's owner
2 - user recognized as owner via access list only
3 - user recognized as owner via password identification
Up to sixteen nicknames may be sent with each command; the rest will be ignored. If no nickname is given, your status will be returned.
SENDPASS
Syntax: /msg NickServ SENDPASS nickname
Send the password of the given nickname to the e-mail address set in the nickname record. This command is really useful to deal with lost passwords.
May be limited to IRC operators on certain networks.
This command is unavailable when encryption is enabled.
EXPIRES
Nicknames that are not used anymore are subject to the automatic expiration, i.e. they will be deleted after <num> days if not used.
Services Admin commands
SERVADMIN HELP
Services admins can also drop any nickname without needing to identify for the nick, and may view the access list for any nickname (/msg NickServ ACCESS LIST nick).
SERVADMIN LOGOUT
Syntax: /msg NickServ LOGOUT [nickname [REVALIDATE]]
Without a parameter, reverses the effect of the IDENTIFY command, i.e. make you not recognized as the real owner of the nick anymore. Note, however, that you won't be asked to reidentify yourself.
With a parameter, does the same for the given nick. If you specify REVALIDATE as well, Services will ask the given nick to re-identify. This use limited to Services admins.
SERVADMIN DROP
Syntax: /msg NickServ DROP [nickname]
Without a parameter, drops your nickname from the NickServ database.
With a parameter, drops the named nick from the database. You may drop any nick within your group without any special privileges. Dropping any nick is limited to Services admins.
SERVADMIN LIST
Syntax: /msg NickServ LIST pattern [FORBIDDEN] [NOEXPIRE] [UNCONFIRMED]
Lists all registered nicknames which match the given pattern, in nick!user@host format. Nicks with the PRIVATE option set will only be displayed to Services admins. Nicks with the NOEXPIRE option set will have a ! appended to the nickname for Services admins.
If the FORBIDDEN, NOEXPIRE or UNCONFIRMED options are given, only nicks which, respectively, are FORBIDden, UNCONFIRMED or have the NOEXPIRE flag set will be displayed. If all three options are given, all three types of nicks will be displayed. These options are limited to Services admins.
Examples:
LIST *!joeuser@foo.com
Lists all registered nicks owned by joeuser@foo.com.
LIST *Bot*!*@*
Lists all registered nicks with Bot in their
names (case insensitive).
LIST * NOEXPIRE
Lists all registered nicks which have been set to
not expire.
SERVADMIN ALIST
Syntax: /msg NickServ ALIST [nickname] [level]
With no parameters, lists channels you have access on. With one parameter, lists channels that nickname has access on. With two parameters lists channels that nickname has level access or greater on.
This use limited to Services admins.
SERVADMIN GLIST
Syntax: /msg NickServ GLIST [nickname]
Without a parameter, lists all nicknames that are in your group.
With a parameter, lists all nicknames that are in the group of the given nick. This use limited to Services admins.
SERVADMIN GETPASS
Syntax: /msg NickServ GETPASS nickname
Returns the password for the given nickname. Note that whenever this command is used, a message including the person who issued the command and the nickname it was used on will be logged and sent out as a WALLOPS/GLOBOPS.
Limited to Services admins.
This command is unavailable when encryption is enabled.
SERVADMIN FORBID
Syntax: /msg NickServ FORBID nickname [reason]
Disallows a nickname from being registered or used by anyone. May be cancelled by dropping the nick.
On certain networks, reason is required.
Limited to Services admins.
SERVADMIN INFO
Services admins may use the ALL parameter with any nick.
