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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

OR

/ns help

REGISTER Registers your nick/name so others cannot use it (also see /ns identify)
Example:

/ns REGISTER password [email]

Example:

/ns register myname me@my_email.com

You MUST use a valid email address! It is validated by the system and is required if you ever forget your password.
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!)

GROUP Group Nicks together with the same status and password
Example:

 /ns group MAINNICK MAINPASS 

This command makes your nickname join the target nickname's group. MAINPASS is the password of the original registered nickname.
Joining a group will allow you to share your configuration,memos, and channel priviledges (founder, ops etc.) with all the nicknames in the group, and much more!
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).

IDENTIFY Identify yourself with your password

/ns identify password

ACCESS Modify the list of authorized addresses
Example:

/ns ACCESS ADD mask

or

/ns ACCESS DEL mask

or

/ns 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.

Example:

/ns ACCESS ADD anyone@*.bepeg.com

Allows access to user anyone from any machine in
the bepeg.com domain.

/ns ACCESS DEL anyone@*.bepeg.com

Reverses the previous command.

/ns ACCESS LIST

Displays the current access list.

SET Set options, including kill protection
Options can be one of:
Example:

 /ns SET option parameters

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 (

/ns HELP IDENTIFY

for more
information).

Type

/ns HELP SET

option for more information on a specific option.

DROP Cancel the registration of a nickname.
Example:

/ns DROP [nickname]

Without a parameter, drops your nickname from the NickServ database.
You may drop any nick within your group without any special privileges. Dropping any other person's nick is limited to Services admins.

RECOVER Kill another user who has taken your nick
Example:

/ns 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 Regain custody of your nick after RECOVER
Example:

/ns 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.

SENDPASS Forgot your password? Try this
Example:

/ns 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.

GHOST
Example:

/ns Syntax: 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.

ALIST Access list

Example:

/ns 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.)

GLIST Group list

Example:

/ns 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.)

INFO

Example: /ns 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. (Services admins may use the ALL parameter with any nick.)

LIST List Nicknames
Example:

/ns LIST pattern [FORBIDDEN] [NOEXPIRE]

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 ! prepended to the nickname for Services admins.

If the FORBIDDEN or NOEXPIRE options are given, only nicks which, respectively, are FORBIDden or have the NOEXPIRE flag set will be displayed. If both options are given, both types of nicks will be displayed. These options are limited to Services admins.
Examples:

/ns LIST *!joeuser@foo.com

Lists all registered nicks owned by joeuser@foo.com.

/ns LIST *Bot*!*@*

Lists all registered nicks with Bot in their names (case insensitive).

/ns LIST * NOEXPIRE

Lists all registered nicks which have been set to not expire.

LOGOUT

Example:

 /ns 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.)

STATUS Nickname status

Example:

/ns 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. No error message is generated if no nickname is given.


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).

Nicknames that are not used anymore are subject to automatic expiration,
i.e. they will be deleted after 21 days if not used.