Nickserv Commands
From Foonetic
This article will discuss the different commands that can be used with Nickserv.
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Registering Nicknames
To register your nickname you can use the following syntax:
/msg NickServ REGISTER <password> <email>
An email containing an authentication code will be sent to the specified email address. Once you have received this email you can authenticate your email address with the following syntax:
/msg NickServ AUTH <auth_code>
Authentication must be completed within 24 hours or the nickname will be removed. If your authentication code does not get sent to your email address you can try resending it with the following syntax:
/msg NickServ SENDAUTH
NOTE: Before trying the SENDAUTH command make sure that your authentication code is not in your spam folder.
Please note, authenticated nicknames may be removed from the database if they remain inactive for a period exceeding 60 days.
Once you have successfully registered your nickname and authenticated your email address, you can identify yourself to NickServ each time you log on.
Identifying & Retrieving a password
In order to use a registered nickname, and before you can perform any ChanServ functions, you will be required to identify yourself with NickServ. You can use the following syntax to do so:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY <password>
If you want to make sure you identified yourself, you can whois your self by typing the following syntax:
/whois <your_nickname>
You should get the following line in your whois:
- test: is a registered nick
If you forgot your password you may use the REAUTH command from NickServ to have your authencation code sent to the email address associated with your nickname. You can use the following syntax to do so:
/msg NickServ REAUTH
Then use the following syntax to change your password:
/msg NickServ SET PASSWORD <your_new_password>
Drop a Nickname
If you wish to drop a nickname you will be de-registering it from NickServ. This means that once a nickname is dropped it is free for anyone to re-register. To drop a nickname use the following syntax:
/msg NickServ DROP <password>
Note that once you drop a nickname all nicknames linked to it will be dropped as well.
Linking Nicknames
Unregistered nicknames can be linked to previously registered nicknames without needing to register them. Linked nicknames inherit the access levels and other network services from the original nickname. The following syntax can be used to link a nickname:
/msg NickServ LINK <nickname>
To unlink a nickname use the following syntax:
/msg NickServ UNLINK <nickname>
To view the list of currently linked nicknames use the following syntax:
/msg NickServ LISTLINKS
Auto Join
NickServ can help you automatically join the channels you use regularly. Adding a channel to the auto join list can be done with the following syntax:
/msg NickServ AJOIN ADD <channel>
Removing a channel is done with:
/msg NickServ AJOIN DEL <channel>
You can also list the channels you are currently automatically joining with:
/msg NickServ AJOIN LIST
NOTE: Before any of these commands are available, you first need to identify yourself to NickServ.
Nickname Options
NickServ offers a variety of options which you can set for your nick name. If you would like to set an option you can enter the following syntax:
/msg NickServ SET <option> <parameters>
Some of the options include:
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
INFO: Set text to be shown with the INFO command
KILL: Turn kill 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
TIMEZONE: Set the time zone to use for displaying times
MAINNICK: Set the nickname shown in channel access lists. In order to use this command, you must first identify
If you like more information on one of the options type the following syntax:
/msg NickServ HELP SET <option>
If you are not happy with the URL or the text you associated with your nickname you may remove them but entering the following syntax:
/msg NickServ UNSET <URL | Info>
Ghost, Release, and Recover
When you perform the Ghost command on a nickname it terminates the session using your nickname. This happens when the server still believes that you are connected, when you are not. This usually occurs when your modem, router, or computer loses connection to the internet. To terminate a ghost session on your nickname type the following syntax:
/msg NickServ GHOST <nickname> <password>
Note: It will also work if you identify to a nickname that is linked to the nickname that is in a ghost session.
Note: You can also perform the Recover and Release command on your nickname if someone else is using it. Type the following syntax for help on the Recover command:
/msg NickServ help RECOVER
To execute the command type the following:
/msg NickServ RECOVER <nickname> <password>
Type the following syntax for help on the Release command:
/msg NickServ help RELEASE
To execute the command type the following:
/msg NickServ RELEASE <nickname> <password>
Nickname Information
Nickname information offers details about a chosen nick. It tells you the nickname owner, last seen address, time, and their options. To get information on a nickname type the following syntax:
/msg NickServ INFO <nickname>
If you are identified for the nickname you are getting information on and you specify "all" then you will be shown all information whether or not you have it set as hidden. To get all the information on your nickname type the following syntax:
/msg NickServ INFO <your_nick> ALL
If you would like to see which channels you own, you may type the following syntax:
/msg NickServ LISTCHANS
This will display the all the total number of channels you own, and their names.
