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USING NICKSERV NickServ allows you to "register" a nickname and prevent others from using it. If the nick is not used for 30 days, the registration will expire. COMMANDS
This enables you to register your nickname with a password and email so only you can use it. Please try to use obscure passwords that cannot be easily guessed. Passwords *ARE* case sensitive. Once you have registered a nickname, you can use the SET and ACCESS commands to configure it.
DROP allows you to cancel the registration of your nickname, thus allowing others to re-register it. If you have not IDENTIFY'd when you use the DROP command, you will need to supply your password; otherwise you do not need to.
Most commands require that you identify yourself, in order to use them. Also, nicknames which have kill protection will be killed if the user has not identified within one minute. If SET AUTOMASK is ON, and you IDENTIFY from a host which is not on your ACCESS list, the new hostmask will automatically be added to it.
The ACCESS command allows you to modify the list of recognized hostmasks for your nickname. If you use a hostmask that is not on your ACCESS list, you must IDENTIFY with NickServ. eg. /msg NickServ ACCESS ADD *hnet@*hashnet.org Gives users matching *hnet@*hashnet.org permission to use your nickname. /msg NickServ ACCESS DEL *hnet@*hashnet.org Opposite of previous command. /msg NickServ ACCESS LIST Displays list of authorized hostmasks for your nickname.
Configures various nickname options, which are:
If someone has stolen your nickname, you can use RECOVER to get it back. RECOVER performs a nick collide on {nickname} and enforces the nickname until you use the RELEASE command on it, or just wait until the release timeout. If you match a hostmask on {nickname}'s ACCESS list, and {nickname} has NOT SET SECURE ON, you do not need to supply a password. However, if {nickname} has SET SECURE ON, you will always need to supply the correct password.
If NickServ is enforcing your nickname, as it would after a RECOVER or if you didn't IDENTIFY in time, you can use RELEASE to regain control of your nickname. If you match a hostmask on {nickname}'s ACCESS list, and {nickname}'s SET SECURE is OFF, you do not need to supply a password. However, if {nickname}'s SET SECURE is ON, you will always need to supply the correct password.
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.
If you suddenly get disconnected from your isp or the irc server, sometimes a ghosted client will be left behind. This command can be used to kill the ghosted client so you can get your nickname back. If {nickname} has SET SECURE OFF, and you match a hostmask on {nickname}'s ACCESS LIST, then you do not need to supply a password.
Displays information for {nickname} such as time registered, SET options, whether they are online, etc.
This command will link your current nickname to {nickname}, assuming you have supplied the correct password for {nickname}. Once you have linked nicknames, your ACCESS list will be deleted, and you will share {nickname}'s access list. Your memos will also be added to {nickname}'s memos. If {nickname} was previously unlinked, it will become the master nickname for your link. When any nickname in your link gives a command to services, it will be processed as if it came from the master nickname, with the exception of DROP, UNLINK, SET PASSWORD, SET EMAIL, and SET URL. The advantage of linked nicknames is whenever you IDENTIFY for one nick, you will be identified for every nick in the link. Also, memos sent to any nickname will all be stored in the master nickname's record, for any nickname in the link to read. Furthermore, if any nickname in the link is on a channel's access list, all nicknames will receive the same access. eg. /msg NickServ GROUP CoolGuy CoolGuysPassword Links your nickname to "CoolGuy".
This command lists all nicks in your group.
This command displays information about the given nickname, such as the nicks`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. eg. /msg nickserv INFO nickname [ALL]
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.
e.g. /msg nickserv STATUS nickname This 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 nicknames`s owner 2 - user recognized as owner via acces 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. No error message is gernerated if no nickname is given. |
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