Floris
25th February 2007, 12:48 PM
Once you have a nickname you like you can choose to register it with the network. This way, other users can not "fake" being you, and we start remembering you each time you join the chat.
Another benefit a registered nickname has: You will have the privilege to register your own chat channels.
Our chat network has a high policy on abuse. With this I mean that we do not tolerate users faking each other. And as a measure to prevent this abuse we allow everybody to register their unique nicknames. This is a free service and we invite you to use it. The nickname service bot we run is called: NickServ and it helps you to register your nickname, to identify/authenticate to it and to help you get it back if someone pretends to be you.
For full help on the nickserv options you have as unregistered or registered user you can at any time type this on the chat:
/msg nickserv help
But to register your nickname you can type this:
/msg nickserv register mypass myemail@address.com
Syntax: 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.
For any more help feel free to reply to this thread or join the help channel: #help
Another benefit a registered nickname has: You will have the privilege to register your own chat channels.
Our chat network has a high policy on abuse. With this I mean that we do not tolerate users faking each other. And as a measure to prevent this abuse we allow everybody to register their unique nicknames. This is a free service and we invite you to use it. The nickname service bot we run is called: NickServ and it helps you to register your nickname, to identify/authenticate to it and to help you get it back if someone pretends to be you.
For full help on the nickserv options you have as unregistered or registered user you can at any time type this on the chat:
/msg nickserv help
But to register your nickname you can type this:
/msg nickserv register mypass myemail@address.com
Syntax: 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.
For any more help feel free to reply to this thread or join the help channel: #help