NickOP is the services registration bot, which permits users to register their nicks, and keep that nick, exclusively for them. If you find others are using your registered nickname, you may use the Kill command, which ensures that your nickname is then available for your use.
You are only permitted to register 4 nicks per person. Additional nickname registrations may result in your nicks being ignored or nicks being deleted by a member of ASD.
ASD will award disputed nicknames to the user who originally registered the nick, not the person who also has the password and identifies as it.
For further details concerning the ability to register your nickname, /msg nickop help register.
!!Important!! Nicknames expire after not being identified for three weeks.
Further information about NickOP, can be found by using the /msg NickOP help command.
NickOP Topics
Drop
Host
Info
Identify
Kill
Register
Set
Link
Access
Command Drop
Use this command if you want to give up any ownership of your currently used nickname. When your nickname has been dropped, all records of registration are dropped. It then becomes available for anyone to register. Do not drop your nickname if you do not want others to use it.
!!Important!! ASD can not take the nickname off someone else who has registered and give it back to you, if you dropped it off your own accord. If your nickname has been stolen and dropped, you need to speak to an ASD Operator for assistance.
Syntax : DROP
Examples: /msg nickop DROP password
Command Host
This command is used to maintain your access list which services recognises you from. The main uses of this list is to avoid a forced nick change when the option is turned on if you haven`t yet identified; to get AutoOped in channels based on hostmask; to set up nickname linking, and for other things like locating protect matches, ban checks etc.
Syntax: HOST ADD|DEL|LIST mask
Example: /msg nickop HOST LIST
(Will list all your current hosts)
/msg nickop HOST DEL *!*ensign@*.fl.net.au
(Will delete *!*ensign@*.fl.net.au from hostlist)
/msg nickop HOST ADD *!myother@shell.com.au
(Will add *!myother@shell.com.au to hostlist)
Command Info
Use the INFO command to display information concerning the registration and configuration of a nickname. This also reports when this nickname was used last, and from what address. It is also a good way of showing when someone was last online when they identified.
Syntax: INFO nickname
Example: /msg nickop INFO PublicRelations
Display information on PublicRelations
*** Information about PublicRelations [667] ***
Last V-Addr : erg@vw-20124.austnet.org
Last online : Mon May 1 15:46:48 2006 AWST
Registered : Tue Oct 21 21:15:49 1997 AWST
Current Time: Wed Apr 25 20:24:37 2007 AWST
Language : English – Plain
Options Set : Ownership enforcement, AutoOps without Identify, NOTICE Interface
*** End of Information ***
Command Identify
The IDENTIFY command is used to authenticate yourself to the nickname server, thus giving you completely control over the nickname. In order to configure nickname options, or accept channel access, send a NoteOP or enter certain channels, you must now identify to NickOP.
Syntax: IDENTIFY password
Example: /msg nickop@austnet.org IDENTIFY mYPasSWord
( will identify you to services )
There is further information in detail on how to identify in this post.
Command Kill
This command is used to remove your registered nickname from the IRC network. If the password matches the nickname specified, then that nickname is disconnected from the network.
Syntax: KILL nickname password
Example: /msg nickop@austnet.org KILL YrNickName Yrp4sw0rd
Command Register
You need to think of a unique password that no one will guess when you register your nick. It is very important you remember the following:
• Do not share your nickname password with anyone
• Do not share your nickname with other users.
The password needs to be a mixture of letter and number combinations It needs to be between 6-10 characters and can be comprised of a combination of letters (upper/lower case are seen as different), numbers and /or valid characters such as: !@#$%^&*()_+|-=\?,./
Please be sure you will REMEMBER your password. If you do write it down, keep it in a SECURE and SECRET location. If you forget your password, you should have used a real email address too. We do not use or sell your email address to any 3rd party providers. It is secure.
Syntax: REGISTER password email address
Example: /msg nickop REGISTER MypWd! YourEmail@mustbereal.com
Additional information can be found here.
Command Set
Using the SET command allows you to configure your settings for your registered nickname. Settings such as: Autokill, Email Address, your Auto-op status, and more. The information you specify here can be seen by any AUSTnet user doing /msg nickop INFO command.
Command Settings
Password:
Modifies your authentication password
Kill:
Removes anyone else attempting to use your nick
Email:
Specify your internet e-mail address.
URL:
Specify your web page URL (address).
AOP:
Auto-op you on channels without the need for dentification to NickOP first if ON.
Showemail:
Will display your email address to everyone in the INFO command if ON.
Showhost:
Will display your REAL host to everyone in the command if ON. If OFF will display your Virtual World address. We strongly recommend you do not use this command for your own security.
Autoadd:
Will automatically add you to a channel without need for confirmation from you if set to ON.
Usemsg:
you will get PRIVMSG from services, not NOTICE’s
Syntax: SET setting variable | on | off
Examples: /msg nickop SET KILL ON
/msg nickop SET EMAIL dlombard@artist-bros.org
/msg nickop SET URL http://www.austnet.org/
/msg nickop SET USEMSG OFF
/msg nickop SET AOP ON
/msg nickop SET SHOWEMAIL OFF
/msg nickop SET SHOWHOST OFF
/msg nickop SET AUTOADD ON
/msg nickop SET PASSWORD new password
Command Link
This command is useful for those who have several registered nicks and these nicks have access on other channels. If you add nicks to your link nick, the moment you identify, any nicks in your link list are also automatically identified. This will mean if you are an owner on another channel with a different nick, you will get access to that channel.
!!Important!! Each nickname you are linking, you need to ensure you have a matching host, so before linking, firstly use the HOST ADD command for every nickname. This will ensure you do not get the “not configured” error message.
If another user is linked to your nickname, and you are worried if they can drop your channel, it can`t happen. NickOP recognises that it is a linked nickname.
Syntax: LINK LIST | ADD | DEL | REMOVE nick nickpassword
Examples: /msg nickop LINK LIST
( Will list all your current linked nicks)
/msg nickop LINK DEL freakout
(Will delete freakout from link list)
/msg nickop LINK ADD freakout zenpword
(Will add freakout to my linklist if password matches)
/msg nickop LINK REMOVE freakout
(Would remove my nick from freakout’s link nick list).
When linking, change to nickname1, type the command to link with nickname1`s password, then change to nickname2, type the command to link with nickname2`s password.
Command Access
This command is used to check what nicknames the specified client has identified as. It is a way of authenticating someone is who they are.
Syntax: ACCESS [nickname]
Access: No access required
Examples: o /MSG NickOP ACCESS RogerY
(Will list all nicks RogerY has identified as)
/MSG NickOP ACCESS
(Shows a list of all nicks you are identified as)
