NickServ
NickServ handles operations involving nicknames
- Registration
- Login
- VHosts
Generally nick registration is recommended as it enables you to register channels, get/set flags, etc.. via ChanServ and keeps your nick safe. A valid email is not required. To reset or change your nickserv password without a valid email please ask in #help for assistance
Registration
Registering your nickname on ouch is simple and does not require a valid email address.
/msg NickServ REGISTER bar foo@bar.com
Will register nick bar
with email foo@bar.com
If using a fake email address you must ping an oper in #help or #ouch to get your nick verified.
Otherwise you will recieve an email for verification.
Login
The two most common ways to login to nickserv upon connection on OUCH are SASL and password forwarding
It is recommended to use SASL
SASL
To use SASL ensure you are using TLS and set your client to use SASL with your nickname and nickserv password
Password Forwarding
To use password forwarding ensure you are using TLS and set the server password to your nickserv password. OUCH servers will forward the password to NickServ
Manual
To manually identify once connected with your nickname use:
/msg NickServ identify <nick> {password}
nick is optional as long as your current nick matches your nickserv account
Enforce
To Enable nick enforcement (not allowing someone to use your nick if you are not online) enable the ENFORCE flag.
/msg NickServ set enforce on
Once enabled if someone connects and uses your nick, they have 30 seconds to login or their nick will be force changed