NickServ Help
***** NickServ Help *****
NickServ permits users to 'register' a nickname, and stop others from using that nick. NickServ allows the owner of a nick to disconnect a user using the owners registered nick. If a registered nick is not used by the owner for 20 days, NickServ will drop it, leaving it up for grabs by another user. Please do NOT register more nicks than you will actively use! =) For more information on a command /msg NickServ help [command] Core Commands:
REGISTER - Register a nickname SET - Change settings, including the KILL option ACCESS - Change the list of addresses allowed to use a nick IDENTIFY - Authorise yourself using a password RECOVER - Stop someone from using your registered nick GHOST - Terminate a ghosted nickname DROP - Drop a registered nickname Other Commands: RELEASE INFO ACC


This will register your current nickname with NickServ. This means that only you can have access to this nickname, unless you give access to others. The password is a case-sensative password that you make up. Please write down or memorize your password! You will need it later to change settings. When you register a nickname, an entry is added to your access list based on your current address. Examples: /msg NickServ REGISTER AnyGoodPassword If Drakkaro's user@host mask was Drakkaro@123.221.231.132, then Drakkaro@123.221.231.* would have been added to his access list. Lets you change your nickname settings. These are several options here, but to use any of them, your nickname MUST be registered. For more information on a command, /msg NickServ help SET [command] Available SET Commands: PASSWD - Lets you change your nickname's password KILL - Forcibly prevent people from using your nick URL - Attaches a Uniform Resource Locator to your nick NOMEMO - Disables ALL memos to your nick NOOP - Stops users from adding you to AOp/SOp lists Usage - ACCESS LIST - ACCESS ADD {user@host mask} - ACCESS DEL {user@host mask} allows you to list, add, or delete user@host masks from your access list. If your address matches a mask in this list, you will not need to IDENTIFY to NickServ to use your nick. Examples: /msg NickServ ACCESS ADD calvin@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu /msg NickServ ACCESS DEL birdman@alcatraz.com NickServ- Usage - IDENTIFY [password] This tells NickServ that you are the owner of a certain nickname. After you have identified, you have full access to the nickname. Example: /msg NickServ IDENTIFY HiNellieBell* *= is your password Usage - RECOVER {nick} [password] If you haven't set your nick kill switch to on, then this is the manual version of preventing someone from using your nickname. You only need to send the password with this command if your current address doesn't match the nick's access list. This will forcibly stop them from using your nick. A check in this command prevents you from killing yourself. :) Example: /msg NickServ RECOVER Drakkaro AnyGoodPassword Usage - GHOST {nick} [password] If, for some reason, your Internet connection fails, then your client may not log off IRC properly. This is called a ghost. With this command,you can remove your ghost.If you're not in the access list for the nick, you must use the password. Example: /msg NickServ GHOST Drakkaro AnyGoodPassword Usage - DROP Using this command makes NickServ stop watching your nick, and will remove it from services' database. If a nick is dropped, anyone else can register it. You must use the NickServ IDENTIFY command before doing this. Example: /msg NickServ DROP Drakkaro
Usage - RELEASE {nick} [password] If you used the recover command to stop another user from using your nick, then NickServ won't let go of the nick for 2 minutes. This command overrides that, telling NickServ to release the nick now. If you're not in the access list for the nick you want to release, then you will need to include the password. Example: /msg NickServ RELEASE Drakkaro AnyGoodPassword Usage - INFO {nick} If a nick is registered, this command shows certain info about it, such as the owner, when it was registered, when it was last recognised by NickServ, and what options the owner has set. Example: /msg NickServ INFO Drakkaro Usage - ACC {nick} This can be used by bots to determine if the person using the nick is the real owner. The reply will be given in a notice: ACC {nick} {access level} The returned access level is a number from 0 to 3: 0 = No such registered nick. 1 = User is not online or is not recognized by NickServ as the true owner. 2 = User has access to a nick by matching a mask in the nick's access list. 3 = User is identified by password to NickServ. Example: /msg NickServ ACC dalvenjah
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