NickServ

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NickServ will allow you to register a nickname to make sure no-one else steals it on you. The Register Command is

/msg nickserv register password email

You replace the password with a password and email with a VALID email address. Its very important that the email address is valid as some IRC networks will ask you to confirm your registration through a link on a email they send you. When you connect to that network again you will be asked to identify yourself, which basically means give a password, this is done with the syntax...

/msg nickserv identify password

replace password with the password you registered with.

/msg nickserv Ghost <stolenname> <password>

The GHOST Command will Regain your nick from malicious users and ping timeout. GHOST command was introduced to KILL the user or the connection in an effort to get control of your nick. When This Command is Engaged, The User Will be killed by NickServ stating that a GHOST command is used by the rightful user.

/msg NickServ GROUP

GROUP registers your current nickname to your account. This means that NickServ protects this nickname the same way as it protects your account name. Most services commands will accept the new nickname as an alias for your account name. Please note that grouped nicks expire separately from accounts. To prevent this, you must use them. Otherwise, all properties of the account are shared among all nicks registered to it.

/msg NickServ UNGROUP

UNGROUP unregisters the given nickname from your account. The nickname will be available for others to register. This will not affect your channel access or memos. If you do not specify a nickname, your current nickname will be ungrouped. You cannot ungroup your account name.

/msg NickServ LISTCHANS

Lists channels that you have access to.

/msg NickServ LOGOUT

The LOGOUT command will essentially do the reverse effect of the IDENTIFY command. It will make you not unrecognized.

Note: You won't be asked to re-identify yourself.

/msg NickServ DROP [nickname]

The DROP command will remove your nickname from the NickServ database. Once you drop a nick, anyone is free to re-register it.

/msg NickServ RELEASE nick [password]

RELEASE removes an enforcer for your nick or changes the nick of a user that is using your nick. Enforcers are created when someone uses your nick without identifying and prevent all use of it. If you are logged in to the nick, you need not specify a password, otherwise you have to.

/msg NickServ SET PASSWORD [new-password]

This changes the password used to identify you.

/msg NickServ SET EMAIL [address]

This command associates the set email address with your nick. The set address is displayed whenever someone requests info on your nick with the info command.

/msg NickServ HELP

This command will display a short help notice, and also a list of other commands that are useable with NickServ.