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Nickserv Guide
- Introduction
to NickServ
- General
Nickname Commands
- Whois
/ Whowas
- Info
- Status
- How
to register Nicknames / Nickname Passwords
- Using your
already registrated Nickname
- Managing
the Nickname Access list
- Linking Nicknames
with each other
- Additional
Options for registrated Nicks
- Set
Password
- Set
Language
- Set
URL
- Set
EMail
- Set
Kill
- Set
Secure
- Set
Private
- Set
PrivMsg
- Set
Hide
- Removing a
Nickname Registration
- Manually
killing your registrated Nickname in case of take-over or
Connection Lost
- Forgotten
Nickname Passwords
1.
Introduction to NickServ
NickServ is, like the other Services (ChanServ, MemoServ),
basically a Bot who assists you while you are using the Chat.
NickServ especially takes care of all Nickname
Operations like registrating, setting Options, adding Hostmasks
to the Nickname Accesslist and many other things which I want
to describe here in this Document. NickServ is always present
on the Network so you are able to use it whenever you log
on. If you need help while using NickServ you can either use
the Command /nickserv help in your IRC Client or you
can check in #irc-help where the IRC Operators are
present to assist you with any Problems or Questions which
might arise.
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2. General
Nickname Commands
In this Section I want to list
a few Nickname related Commands you will most likely encounter
more than one time during your daily activities on the chat:
2.1 WHOIS / WHOWAS - Example
: /WHOIS Nickname
This will give you a few more
Information about the Person behind the Nickname you entered.
It will only show additional Information if that Person
is online on the chat at the moment.
The Server will reply with the following Information : (as
Example I used Denise as Nickname - so /WHOIS Denise)
Denise is jirc@host * irc.susans.org
Denise on #Chat
Denise using irc.susans.org Susan's Place IRC Chat Server
Denise has been idle 3secs, signed on Sun Jun 26 21:00:29
Denise End of /WHOIS list.
As Hostmask you will see your
own because we restricted Access to seeing Hostmasks of
other Users on the chat due to security
reasons. Only IRC Operators are able to see the real Hostmask.
The first line is her Nick "Denise" then her identd "jirc"
(you can change that in your IRC Client) and after the *
additional Information (normally described as Full Name,
you can change this one in your IRC Client, too).
The second line you can see in which Channels Denise is right
now (as long as the Channel is not secure or private, then
it won't show up) and which Status he has in these Channels.
The @ means Channel Operator Status, the + means that he
is voiced in the Channel and if there is nothing given he
is a normal User with no special Status in this Channel.
The third line shows you the IRC Server Denise is currently
connected, too.
In the fourth line you can see how long Denise has been idle
(since he last said anything) and when he logged onto this
IRC Server. The Idle and Logon-time Information will automatically
show up if you are on the same IRC Server as the person
you did the WHOIS on.
If you are not on the same Server you can look it up, too
by writing /WHOIS Nickname Nickname. Simply put the
Nickname two times in the command line. It may take a bit
longer to get the Information then but it does work.
Two more lines will be visible of the person you did the
WHOIS on is an IRC Operator on the Stratics Network
:
Sandi is Sandy@host * Sandra
Sandi on @#Chat @#Help @#TGYouth @#TSTalk @#CDTalk @#SOTalk @#Gaming
Sandi using irc.susans.org Susan's Place IRC Chat Server
Sandi has identified for this nick
Sandi is an IRC Operator - Chat Administrator
Sandi looks very helpful.
Sandi has been idle 27secs, signed on Sun Jun 26 20:32:48
Sandi End of /WHOIS list.
This is the way you can identify
IRC Operators. The Title behind the "IRC Operator -" tells
you the Title and the Task of the IRCOp (This is only visible
if the IRCOp is on his/her registrated Nickname). WHOIS
works on all Nicks that are currently online even if they
are unregistered.
The WHOWAS Command is similar to WHOIS but
looks through the Memory of the irc server and tells you
if a person with this Nick was online before. The Information
you are getting from the Server are more scarce in this
case :
denise was jirc@host * irc.susans.org
denise using irc.susans.org Sat Jun 25 02:52:57 2005
I simply entered /whowas
Denise and it told me when this Person was online and
which Server he/she used but nothing else. This Command
works on both registered and unregistered Nicknames.
2.2 INFO
- Example : /nickserv INFO Nickname
This Command returns you more
Information about the person who registered the Nickname
:
-NickServ- Denise is irc.susans.org
-NickServ- Last seen time: Jun 26 21:30:57 2005 CDT
-NickServ- Time registered: May 15 21:33:56 2004 CDT
-NickServ- Last quit message: Quit: Bye bye
-NickServ- Options: Kill protection
If the user is online you will
see the following information
-NickServ- Sandi is Sandra
-NickServ- Sandi is currently online.
-NickServ- Time registered: Oct 29 13:37:59 2004 CDT
-NickServ- Last quit message: Quit: Regret the loss, but never let it make you bitter. Bitterness blackens the
soul.
-NickServ- Options: Kill protection
The information which is displayed
depends on the settings enabled by the nicknames owner.
The first line tells you the Nickname and the Name (which
may be changed in your IRC client), The Second line shows
you the date and time when this Person registered his/her
Nickname.
The Third line lists the last seen time. This tells you
the time the User was last online with thier Nickname.
The fourth line or Last Quit Message displays the the text
of the last quit message they used. This may be defined
in your IRC Client. or by using /quit *Message*
The fifth line lists the security options activated by the
nicknames owner. Please read further down for more Information
and how you can use these security options.
2.3 STATUS
- Example : /nickserv STATUS Nickname1 Nickname2...
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.
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3.
How to register Nicknames / Nickname Passwords
The most basic Feature of NickServ
and the most important is your Ability to register a special
Nickname for your own private use.If you register it no one
else is able to use it as long as they they do not know the
Password you selected.
To register nickname simply change your nick to the one you
want with /nick NewNickName
(if you are getting a NickServ Message that this Nick is already
registered someone was faster than you and you have to choose
another one) then use the Command /nickserv REGISTER password.
Now you will get a Message that the Nickname of your choice
has been registered and a confirmation for the Password you
used.
Nickname Denise registered
under your account: Denise@*.yourisp.com
Your password is FiDo1165 - remember this for later use.
(Note: Denise's password isn't really FiDo1165 this is just
an example.)
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 best passwords are a combination
of both letters and numbers and could also contain be mixed
case letters.
Once your nick is registered, you can use the SET 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 the password is case specific! FIDO1165,
Fido1165, FiDo1165, and fido are all different passwords!).
Also please note that registered Nicknames expire after 30days
with no activity.
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4. Using
a registrated Nickname
By Default your personal Hostmask
is added to the Access List of the Nickname so that you can
use the Nickname without having to enter the Password all
the time. However you must identify yourself with the Password
if you wish to customize the Nickname's Options or if you
want to be auto op'd onto a Channel with Secure Ops
turned on. (for more Information check the ChanServ Guide).
To identify yourself simply switch to your registrated Nickname
with /nick NewNickName. NickServ now tells you that
you have about one Minute or less (depending on the nick's
options) to identify yourself as the real owner of that NickName.
This Message only comes up if the Hostmasks on the nick's
accesslist does not match your current hostmask. (IE: You
are using a different Internet Service Provider, you are logging
on from another Computer, or your mirc ident has changed).
Now you have to enter the command, /nickserv identify YourPassword
in your IRC Client. This will submit the Password that you
entered to NickServ. If the submitted password matches the
registered one then NickServ will send you the following message.
Password accepted - you are
now recognized.
If it is not successful you receive the following error message
If the password was incorrect then you have time for a couple
more tries before NickServ automatically changes your current
Nick to Guest###### (###### = random Number).
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5.
Managing the Nickname Access list
The Access list of a Nickname
includes addresses which will be automatically recognized
by NickServ as allowed to use the Nickname. If you want to
use the Nick from a different address, you need to use the
IDENTIFY command described above. For certain features
NickServ will still ask you to identify before allowing you
to change them.
There are three Commands to manage the Nickname's Access list
: ADD, DEL, LIST Hostmasks.
Examples :
/nickserv ACCESS ADD jirc@*.crossdress.net
Allows access for user jirc
from any machine in the crossdress.net domain.
/nickserv ACCESS DEL jirc@*.crossdress.net
Reverses the previous command.
/nickserv ACCESS LIST
Displays the current access
list for the Nickname you are currently using.
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6. Linking
Nicknames with each other
You can link your Nickname to
another, effectively making the registered nick that you are
currently using an alias for the specified registered Nick.
When you use this Command, the Access list for the Nick you
are using is deleted and replaced by that of the Nick you
are linking to; all Memos (see the memoserv guide) for the
current Nick are added to the list of Memos for the Target
Nick (this may cause the Nick to exceed its limit of Memos,
in which case you will need to delete some before you can
receive more for either nick).
Example :
/nickserv LINK nick password
or
/nickserv LINK Sarah Dawnfire
This would link your current
Nickname to the Nick "Sarah" which uses the password "Dawnfire".
Once the link has been established,
your Nick will be transparently converted into the target
Nick everywhere in Services (ChanServ, MemoServ), except for
the NickServ UNLINK and DROP Commands.
For example, you can use either nick to read the same set
of Memos (and Memos sent to either Nick will go into the same
list). If you identify for one Nick, you will automatically
be identified for the other as well. If either Nick is on
a Channel's Access list, then both Nicks will get the same
channel privileges.
In order to use this Command, you must identify for your current
Nick (using the IDENTIFY Command as described above)also
you must supply the Password for the Nick you wish to link
with as part of the LINK Command
To reverse the LINK Command you use UNLINK
Example :
/nickserv UNLINK nick password
or
/nickserv UNLINK Sarah Dawnfire
This would remove the link
between your current Nickname and the Nick "Sarah" which
uses the password "Dawnfire".
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7. Additional
Options for registrated Nicks
You can set these Options with
the SET Command after you registrated your Nickname
like shown above.
The following Commands/Options are accessable (you have to
identify yourself on this Nick before) :
7.1
PASSWORD - Example : /nickserv SET PASSWORD
NewPassword
Changes the Password which
is used to identify the Nick's Owner.
7.2
LANGUAGE - Example : /nickserv SET LANGUAGE
Number
Changes the Language Services
(ChanServ, MemoServ, NickServ) 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 :
- English
- Italian
- Japanese / JIS encoding
- Japanese / EUC encoding
- Japanese / SJIS encoding
- Protugues (Protuguese)
- Espaņol (Spanish)
- Turkce (Turkish)
7.3
URL - Example : /nickserv SET URL YourURL
Associates the given URL
with your Nickname. This URL will be displayed whenever
someone requests Information on your Nick with the INFO
Command.
7.4
EMAIL - Example : /nickserv SET EMAIL address
Associates the given E-Mail
Address with your Nickname. This Address will be displayed
whenever someone requests Information on your Nick with
the INFO Command.
7.5
KILL - Example : /nickserv SET KILL {ON |
QUICK | IMMED | OFF}
Turns the automatic Kill
Protection Option for your nick 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
their nickname will be changed by NickServ.
If you select QUICK, the User will be given only
20 Seconds to change Nicks instead of the usual 60.
If you select IMMED, the User will be killed immediatly
without being warned first or given a chance to
change their Nick; Please do not use this Option unless
necessary. (This option may be disabled)
7.6
SECURE - Example : /nickserv SET SEClist
NickServ will not auto-kill
you regardless of the setting of the KILL Option.
7.7
PRIVATE - Example : /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.
7.8
PRIVMSG - Example : /nickserv SET PRIVMSG
{ON | OFF}
Turns Services' private Message
Option on or off for your Nick. With PRIVMSG set
to on, Services will send you private Messages instead
of notices it would normally send. Means there is a Window
showing up where the Services Message from Chanserv, MemoServ
or NickServ will be shown. Normal notices are shown in
the Channel you currently look into.
7.9
HIDE - Example : /nickserv SET HIDE {EMAIL
| USERMASK | QUIT} {ON | OFF}
Allows yu to prevent certain
pieves 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), and the last Quit Message (QUIT).
The second parameter specifies whether the Information
should be displayed to others (OFF) or if it should
be hidden (ON).
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8. Removing
a Nickname Registration
You can also cancel the Registration
for a certain nickname if you have the password and are the
Owner of it. To do this you can use the DROP Command.
Example :
/nickserv DROP
This would drop your nickname
from the NickServ database.
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9. Manually
killing your registrated nickname in case of take-over or Connection
Lost
Sometimes you might lose connection to IRC and when you try to log
back in it says that your Nickname is already in use. There's
no need to worry because it is most likely only a Ghost-Connection
with the IRC Server which has not yet timed out (Ping Timeout).
So that you do not always have to wait for it to timeout and
so that you have a ability to stop someone from using your
Nick. NickServ offers you two Commands :
RECOVER or GHOST
/nickserv RECOVER Nickname
NicknamePassword
Allows you to recover your Nickname if someone else has
taken it. This does the same Kill 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 fake User will
remain online for one Minute to ensure that the other
User does not immediatly reconnect. After this Minute,
you can reclaim your Nick. Alternatively, use the RELEASE
Command (see below) to get the Nick back sooner.
RELEASE
/nickserv RELEASE Nickname
NicknamePassword
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 RECOVER,
GHOST, RELEASE Command for a Nick, your current
address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that Nick's Access
list, or you must supply the correct Password for the Nickname.
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10.
Forgotten Nickname Passwords
If you forgot your Nickname Password
you can join into #irc-help and ask the IRCOps there to retrieve
it for you. They will ask you a few Questions and will make
sure that you are the rightfull owner first before they are
giving it to you.
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