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NickServ
NickServ allows you to "register" a nickname and prevent others from using it. NickServ is controlled through various commands which allow for registration and maintenance of nicknames. For a list of commands, type /msg NickServ HELP COMMANDS; to use a command, type /msg NickServ command, and for more information on a specific command, type /msg NickServ HELP command. If a registered nickname is not used for 30 days, the registration will expire and the nickname will be available for anyone to use.
| NickServ Commands | ||||
| REGISTER | AUTH | SENDAUTH | IDENTIFY | SENDPASS |
| DROP | LINK | UNLINK | LISTLINKS | ACCESS |
| SET PASSWORD | SET LANGUAGE | SET URL | SET EMAIL | SET INFO |
| SET KILL | SET SECURE | SET PRIVATE | SET HIDE | SET TIMEZONE |
| SET MAINNICK | UNSET | RECOVER | RELEASE | GHOST |
| INFO | LISTCHANS | LIST | STATUS | USERMODES |
| REGISTER | |
| This command lets you register the current nickname you are using. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV REGISTER password email
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV REGISTER 123456 name@host.net
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| AUTH | |
| Authenticates registration or change of E-mail for a nickname. To ensure that your E-mail address is correct, NickServ will send an message containing an authentication code to the E-mail address given when you register your nickname or change your E-mail address with the SET EMAIL command. This command allows you to confirm that you have received the message and continue using your nickname normally. Replace code in the command with the nine-digit authentication code given in the E-mail message. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV AUTH code
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV AUTH 123456789
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| SENDAUTH | |
| Sends you a copy of the authentication code for your nickname after a REGISTER or SET EMAIL. If you accidentally delete or otherwise lose the message with the authorization code, you can use this command to have an extra copy sent to you.
To prevent abuse, this command may only be used once every 24 hours. |
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| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SENDAUTH
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SENDAUTH
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| IDENTIFY | |
| Tells NickServ that you are really the owner of this nickname. 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. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV IDENTIFY password
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV IDENTIFY changeme
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| SENDPASS | |
| Sends an E-mail message containing the given nickname's password to the E-mail address registered for the nickname. The address must have first been confirmed using the AUTH command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SENDPASS nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SENDPASS AfterX
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| DROP | |
| De-registers (drops) your nickname from the NickServ database. A nickname that has been dropped is free for anyone to re-register. Note that when you drop a nickname, all nicknames linked to it will be dropped as well. To remove a single linked nickname, use the UNLINK command. To prevent accidental use of this command, you must enter your password in order to drop your nickname. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV DROP password
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV DROP changeme
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| LINK | |
| Links a new nickname to the nickname you are currently using, creating a new "alias" for your nickname. The new nickname will be equivalent to your current nickname in terms of access privileges and memos; for example, you can read memos sent to one of your linked nicks from any other one, and if one of your nicks has auto-op privileges in a channel, you will get auto-opped no matter which linked nick you use. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV LINK nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV LINK newnick
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| UNLINK | |
| Removes a link (alias) to your nickname created with the LINK command. You cannot unlink the nickname you are currently using; change to another linked nick first before using this command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV UNLINK nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV UNLINK linkednick
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| LISTLINKS | |
| Lists all nicknames which are linked to your nick. The mainnickname for the group of linked nicks will be indicated by a "*" to the left of the nick. Services admins may list links for any nick by specifying the nick in the command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV LISTLINKS nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV LISTLINKS linkednick
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| ACCESS | |
| Modifies or displays the access list for your nickname. This is the list of user@host addresses which will be automatically recognized by NickServ as being allowed to use the nickname. If you connect to IRC with an address on this list, you will not be affected by the nick's SET KILL setting, and if the SECURE option is disabled, you will be able to receive auto-op and other privileges in channels without using the IDENTIFY command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV ACCESS ADD mask
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV ACCESS ADD achurch@*.dragonfire.net
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| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV ACCESS DEL mask
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV ACCESS DEL achurch@*.dragonfire.net
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| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV ACCESS LIST
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV ACCESS LIST
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| SET PASSWORD | |
| Changes the password used to identify you as the nickname's owner. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET PASSWORD new-password
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET PASSWORD ChangedMe
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| SET LANGUAGE | |
| Changes the language Services uses when sending messages to you. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET LANGUAGE number
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET LANGUAGE 1
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| SET URL | |
| Associates the given URL with your nickname. This URL will be displayed whenever someone requests information on your nickname with the INFO command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET URL url-here
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET URL www.afterx.net
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| SET EMAIL | |
| Associates the given E-mail address with your nickname. This address will be displayed whenever someone requests information on your nickname with the INFO command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET EMAIL address
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET EMAIL me@yahoo.com
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| SET INFO | |
| Associates the given text with your nickname; it will be displayed whenever someone requests information on your nickname with the INFO command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET INFO text
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET INFO I am elite
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| SET KILL | |
| Turns the automatic kill protection option for your nickname on or off. With kill protection on, if another user tries to take your nick, they will be given one minute to change to another nick, after which they will be forcibly removed from IRC by NickServ. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET KILL {ON | QUICK | IMMED | OFF}
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET KILL ON
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| SET SECURE | |
| Turns NickServ's security features on or off for your nickname. 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. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET SECURE {ON | OFF}
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET SECURE ON
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| SET PRIVATE | |
| Turns NickServ's privacy option on or off for your nickname. With PRIVATE set, your nickname will not appear in nickname lists generated with NickServ's LIST command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET PRIVATE {ON | OFF}
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET PRIVATE ON
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| SET HIDE | |
| Allows you to prevent certain pieces of information from being displayed when someone does a NickServ INFO on your nickname. You can hide your E-mail address (EMAIL), last seen user@host mask (USERMASK), and last quit message (QUIT). The second parameter specifies whether the information should be displayed (OFF) or hidden (ON). | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET HIDE {EMAIL | USERMASK | QUIT} {ON | OFF}
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET HIDE EMAIL ON
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| SET TIMEZONE | |
| Sets the time zone to use for displaying times (such as a nickname or channel's last used time), instead of using thetime zone Services is operating in; the DEFAULT setting can be used to return to Services' time zone. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET TIMEZONE {UTC-offset | time-zone | DEFAULT}
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET TIMEZONE CST
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| SET MAINNICK | |
| When you have several nicknames linked together, allows you to select which one is displayed in channel access lists. If you later unlink this nick, then a different one will be selected automatically. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV SET MAINNICK nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV SET MAINNICK AfterX
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| UNSET | |
| Allows you to clear the URL (URL) or information text (INFO) associated with your nickname. Services admins may use the UNSET command on any nickname by including the nickname before the option name, as with the SET command. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV UNSET {URL | INFO}
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV UNSET INFO
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| RECOVER | |
| 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 nickname. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV RECOVER nickname password
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV RECOVER AfterX changeme
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| RELEASE | |
| 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 1 minute; this command gets rid of them sooner. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV RELEASE nickname password
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV RELEASE AfterX changeme
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| GHOST | |
| Terminates a "ghost" IRC session using your nickname. 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. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV GHOST nickname password
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV GHOST AfterX changeme
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| INFO | |
| Displays information about the given nickname, such as the nickname's owner, last seen address and time, and options. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV INFO nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV INFO AfterX
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| LISTCHANS | |
| Lists the names and the total number of channels you have registered under your nickname. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV LISTCHANS nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV LISTCHANS AfterX
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| LIST | |
| Lists all registered nicknames for which either the nickname itself or the last seen address (in user@host format) match the given pattern. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV LIST pattern
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV LIST *Bot*
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| STATUS | |
| Returns whether the user using the given nickname is recognized as the owner of the nickname. | |
| Syntax: |
/NICKSERV STATUS nickname
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| Example: |
/NICKSERV STATUS AfterX
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