DELTAANIME NICKSERV SERVICES

NickServ allows you to register a nickname and prevent others from using it. The following commands allow for registration and maintenance of nicknames.

• 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   Register a nickname
       GROUP      Join a group
       IDENTIFY   Identify yourself with your password
       ACCESS     Modify the list of authorized addresses
       SET        Set options, including kill protection
       DROP       Cancel the registration of a nickname
       RECOVER    Kill another user who has taken your nick
       RELEASE    Regain custody of your nick after RECOVER
       SENDPASS   Forgot your password? Try this
   
   Other commands: GHOST, ALIST, GLIST, INFO, LIST, LOGOUT, 
                   STATUS, UPDATE
   
   NOTICE: This service is intended to provide a way for
   IRC users to ensure their identity is not compromised.
   It is NOT intended to facilitate "stealing" of
   nicknames or other malicious actions.  Abuse of NickServ
   will result in, at minimum, loss of the abused
   nickname(s).
   
  

• 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 priviledges 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 mask
           ACCESS DEL mask
           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
   
   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.)
  
  

• 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).
   
  

• 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.
  
  

• 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.
  
  

• SERVADMIN HELP
  

   
   The following commands are available to Services admins:
   
       GETPASS    Retrieve the password for a nickname
                      (only if encryption is disabled)
       GETEMAIL   Matches and returns all users that
                      registered using given email
       FORBID     Prevents a nickname from being registered
   
   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 SET
  

   
   Services admins can also set the option NOEXPIRE, with
   which nicknames can be prevented from expiring.
   Additionally, Services admins can set options for any
   nickname without entering a password, using the format
   SET nickname option parameters.
  
  

• SERVADMIN SET NOEXPIRE
  

   Syntax: /msg NickServ  SET [nickname] NOEXPIRE {ON | OFF}
   
   Sets whether the given nickname will expire.  Setting this
   to ON prevents the nickname from expiring.  If no
   nickname is given, sets the no-expire flag for your nick.
   
   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 gien 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.
  
  

• NickServ
• • About NickServ
• • Help
• • Register
• • Group
• • Identify
• • Logout
• • Drop
• • Access
• • Set
• • Display
• • Password
• • Language
• • URL
• • E-Mail
• • ICQ
• • Greet
• • Kill
• • Secure
• • Private
• • Hide
• • MSG
• • Hide
• • Update
• • Recover
• • Release
• • Ghost
• • Info
• • AList
• • GList
• • Status
• • SendPass
• • Expires
• • ServerAdmin
• • Drop
• • Logout
• • Set
• • No Expire
• • List
• • AList
• • GList
• • Forbid
• • Info