DALnet
Services Help FAQ - Version 1.2
By:
Datalife
Updated
by: Surel (July 1, 2000)
AOP
on #DALnetHelp and Founder of #DALnetServ
Hello,
and welcome to DALnet! The
most friendly IRC network out there!
The
help file you have before you has been created to help familiarize
yourself
with the three DALnet services that make DALnet so unique and
give
us that edge over the other IRC networks.
NickServ
- Allows DALnet users to register nicknames.
ChanServ
- Allows DALnet users to register chat channels under their
registered nicknames.
MemoServ
- Allows DALnet users to send memos to other registered users,
even if they aren't online!
Now
that you have a brief understanding of the DALnet services, let
the fun
begin!
Section
I: Services
1.1
- Services in more detail
1.2
- NickServ: How do I register my nick?
1.3
- NickServ: How do I stop others from using my registered
nickname?
1.4
- NickServ: How do I get rid of my ghost?
1.5
- NickServ: How do I access information on a registered nick
1.6
- NickServ: How do I change my registered nick password?
1.7
- NickServ: How do I prevent MemoServ memos from being sent to my
nick?
1.8
- NickServ: How can I confirm someone's legality though NickServ?
1.9
- NickServ: How do I delete my registered nick?
1.10
- ChanServ: How do I register my channel?
1.11
- ChanServ: How do I permanently set channel modes?
1.12
- ChanServ: How do I add aop/sop's?
1.13
- ChanServ: How do I delete aop's/sop's?
1.14
- ChanServ: How do I change my registered channel's password?
1.15
- ChanServ: How do I delete my registered channel?
1.16
- ChanServ: How do I access information on a registered channel?
1.17
- MemoServ: How do I send memos?
1.18
- MemoServ: How do I send memos to groups, such as channel
aop/sops?
1.19
- MemoServ: How do I read my memos?
1.20
- MemoServ: How do I delete memos?
1.21
- MemoServ: Can I delete my memos in groups or all at once?
Section
II: Other Useful and Helpful Information
2.0
- What's a aop and a sop?
2.1
- Other useful channels on DALnet
2.2
- Other areas and sources of information
2.3
- If you forgot your ChanServ or NickServ passwords
2.4
- Can I get a copy of the DALnet services?
2.5
- How many nicks can I register?
2.6
- How many channels can I register?
2.7
- Other important notes on the DALnet help channels.
2.8
- Why won't services talk to me?
Section
III: Thanks, thanks, and more thanks!
3.0
- Thanks
IMPORTANT
NOTE: Most examples
will have the symbols < > around commands.
Don't type this brackets in when using the DALnet services.
If you do, you will get a improper syntax error.
Thanks!
The
/ChanServ and /NickServ commands are two shortcuts (or aliases)
for
the
commands /msg ChanServ and /msg NickServ.
If your IRC client does not
support
them, or shows something like:
ChanServ Unknown command
NickServ Unknown command
Use
/msg ChanServ or /quote ChanServ instead of /ChanServ,
and
/msg NickServ or /quote NickServ instead of /NickServ.
It
is much better to use /ChanServ and /NickServ because a mistyped
/msg
command
may accidentally go to another user.
Section
I: Services
1.1
- Services in more detail
Services
are what gives DALnet the edge over most other IRC networks.
The
DALnet services allow users to actually own and control their
nicknames
and
channels via NickServ and ChanServ.
As well, users can send memos to
other
users via MemoServ.
The
current email address of the DALnet services is service@DAL.net
The
current mailing list of the DALnet services is
dalnet-services@dal.net
NickServ
provides nickname registration and enforcement/protection.
The
owner
of a registered nickname can manually kill anyone using his or her
nickname
or configure NickServ to do it automatically.
However to use the
other
DALnet services ChanServ and MemoServ, you must have your nick
registered
with NickServ.
ChanServ
provides channel registration.
The person who registers a channel
(known
as the "founder") can control what modes are allowed on
the channel,
who
are channel operators, as well as other easily customised options
and
settings.
MemoServ
allows registered users to send and receive memos from other
registered
users. MemoServ memos
are short in length and are stored for
retrieval.
HelpServ
provides the standard ircII help service.
Note that HelpServ cannot
be
accessed correctly by all chat clients.
DALnet
was the first IRC network to have such services (excluding
HelpServ).
Services
allows users of DALnet to stop or prevent channel takeovers,
nick
collides, and nickname ownership fights.
This allows the users of DALnet
to
better enjoy it's resources and lets the IRC operators to have
more time
for
their tasks.
Please
remember that DALnet services are unique to DALnet. Other IRC networks
might
claim to have the same services, but they are not the same;
DALnet's
services
are not on any other net. Other
similar services are only copycats.
1.2
- NickServ: How do I
register my nick?
To
register your nick, first think of a nick that best suits you and
one that
you
will use and like. Make
sure that the nick you choose is not registered
by
someone else.
/nickserv
info <nick>
To
change to the nick you want.
Type.......
/nick
<nick>
Example:
To change your nick to IconOfSin, type.....
/nick
IconOfSin
Once
your have selected your nick, to register it please type.....
/NickServ
register <password>
Please
do not type <password> for your password. Please select a word or a
number
that you will remember.
WRITE
DOWN AND REMEMBER YOUR NICKSERV PASSWORD!
For
example, to register the nick IconOfSin with the password
LaBlueGirl,
I
would type.....
/nick
IconOfSin
/NickServ
register LaBlueGirl
If
you run into the message, asking for you to identify yourself to
NickServ,
and
the nick you have chosen is registered.
Be calm, and simply change your
nick
to a new one. If you
need any more assistance, please join #dalnethelp
and
ask for some help. They
will be glad to assist you.
To
join #dalnethelp, type.....
/join #dalnethelp
1.3
- NickServ: How do I stop others from using my registered
nickname?
There
is a feature that NickServ has which automatically gives users
with
unfamiliar
domain address, to enter your NickServ password within a time
limit
of
60 secs or NickServ will automically disconnect them off DALnet.
Once,
your nick has been registered with NickServ.
Type
the following command to set nick enforce on, type.........
/msg
NickServ set enforce on
1.4
- NickServ: How do I get rid of my ghost?
A
"ghost" is what happens when a server thinks a user is
still on IRC even
after
they have left. Those
should get automatically disconnected with the
quit
message saying "ping timeout".
This will take a few minutes, so NickServ
has
a command for getting rid of your ghosts (for registered
nicknames).
To
do so, type......
/NickServ
ghost <nick> <password>
The
nick is the nickname of the ghost, and the password is your
current
NickServ
password.
1.5
- NickServ: How do I access information on a registered nick?
Looking
for information on a certain nickname?
If the nickname is registered
with
DALnet, you can access and view information on the nick.
To
do so, type......
/NickServ
info <nick>
Replace
<nick> with the nickname you wish to read about.
1.6
- NickServ: How do I change my registered nick password?
To
change your nick password you must first identify yourself with
NickServ.
To
do so,
type.....
/NickServ
identify <password>
Then
after you have done this, type the following to change your
password.
/NickServ
set passwd <new password>
REMEMBER
YOUR CHANGED PASSWORD. If
you have your password written down, make
a
note of the change.
1.7
- NickServ: How do I prevent MemoServ memos from being sent to my
nick?
You
can enable a feature which will stop any memos from MemoServ being
sent
to your registered nickname.
This feature is excellent for users
who
are going on vacation and would not like to have their MemoServ
list
build
up with memos.
To
enable this option, type....
/NickServ
set nomemo on
To
turn this feature off, type...
/NickServ
set nomemo off
1.8
- NickServ: How can I confirm someone's legality though NickServ?
NickServ
now has a command you can use to vertify someone though services.
This
command is knows as "acc" and depending on the sitution
can provide you
with
four different access levels.
Each access level will be explained in a
easy
to read table. Please note, the nickname are you vertifying must
be
registered
with NickServ. To use
the acc command, type...
/NickServ
acc <registered nickname>
NickServ
should reply to you with this via notice:
-NickServ-
ACC <nickname> <access level>
There
are only four possible number replies you can get from this
command.
Below
is a list of each one and what they exactly mean.
0
= no such nick registered
1
= not identified with NickServ or not online
2
= identified through access mask list
3
= identified with password
1.9
- NickServ: How Do I delete my registered nick?
First
you must identify yourself to NickServ, to do this, type...
/msg
NickServ identify <password>
After
that, type....
/msg
NickServ drop <nick>
Please
note that once you have dropped or deleted your nick, it's up for
grabs
via new ownership by anyone.
1.10
- ChanServ: How do I register my channel?
First
off, you must join the channel you want to register. There are
three
requirements
that must be met to register a channel:
1.
Channel not currently registered
2.
User's current nickname must be registered with NickServ
3.
User must have channel operator status
Once
all three requirements have been met, you can registered your
channel
by
typing this.....
/msg
ChanServ register #<channelname> <password>
<channel description>
<channelname>
should be replaced with the name of the channel you wish to
register
wish to register with NickServ.
<password> is the password you
wish
to use for your channel registration.
And <channel description> is a
brief
description that describes your channel.
For
example, to register the channel #PlanetDALnet with the password
1234,
and
the channel description "PlanetDALnet is here", you
would type.......
/msg
ChanServ #PlanetDALnet 1234 PlanetDALnet is here
1.11
- ChanServ: How do I permanently set channel modes?
Channel
modes are modes that allow the current channel operator to
customize
the
channel environment to his/her liking.
However, when all users have left
the
channel, the channel modes are deleted from memory and must be
re-set when
a
channel operator joins. To
fix this problem, ChanServ has the feature mlock.
To
use mode lock, simply type.....
/msg
ChanServ set #<channelname> mlock +<modes>
For
example, to set the channel, #PlanetDALnet with the modes +n and
+t,
you
would type.....
/msg
ChanServ set #PlanetDALnet mlock +tn
For
more information on channel modes type /msg helpserv mode or /help
mode
if you have mIRC. Or you can also visit #dalnethelp for more information
on channel modes.
1.12
- ChanServ: How do I add aop's/sop's?
To
add automatic channel operators or super channel operators, you
must
first
identify yourself to ChanServ, by
typing.....
/ChanServ
identify #<channelname> <Channel password>
After
you have done this, type the following to add a aop to your
channel.
/ChanServ
AOP #<channelname> ADD <registered nick or domain>
For
example, to add someone to the #PlanetDALnet aop list, I would
type......
/ChanServ
AOP #PlanetDALnet ADD IconOfSin
To
add someone to the channel sop list,
type.......
/ChanServ
SOP #<channelname> ADD <registered nick or domain>
The
same example applies to the sop, just replace the aop with sop.
1.13
- ChanServ: How do I delete aop's and sop's?
This
one will take some time to learn, however once you have learned
it,
it's
*very* easy. First,
you must list your aop's or sop's depending on
which
kind of operator you wish to delete.
To
list your registered channels aop's,
type.....
/ChanServ
AOP #<channelname> LIST
To
list your registered channels sop's, type......
/ChanServ
SOP #<channelname> LIST
You
should get a list like the following.......
-ChanServ-
AutoOp search results for channel #PlanetDALnet
-ChanServ-
5 webcat (overall@kelly.teleport.com)
-ChanServ-
4 MaidMoron (maidm@king.cts.com)
-ChanServ-
3 Ultimate (forestt@mark205.fn.net)
-ChanServ-
2 Alaranth (Rogue@sd0.dreamscape.com)
-ChanServ-
1 MrPuppy (dkm3@Port9.TS1.MsState.Edu)
-ChanServ- [5 match(es) found]
Now,
you once you have your list simply, type the following command and
replace
the # with the number of the aop or sop you wish to delete from
your
list.
/ChanServ
AOP #<channelname> DEL <number>
For
example, to delete Ultimate from the #PlanetDALnet channel list,
I
would
type...... /ChanServ
AOP #PlanetDALnet DEL 3
Do
the same set of instructions in deleting sop's. Just replace the
word
aop
with sop.
1.14
- ChanServ: How do I change my registered channel's password?
To
change your channel password you must first get identified founder
access
on
the channel.
To
do so, type.....
/ChanServ
identify #channelname <password>
Then
after you have done this, type the following to change your
password.
/ChanServ
set #channelname passwd <new password>
REMEMBER
YOUR CHANGED PASSWORD. If
you have your password written down, make
a
note of the change.
1.15
- ChanServ: How do I drop my registered channel?
First
you must identify yourself with ChanServ as being the channel
founder.
To
do this, type......
/ChanServ
identify #<channelname> <password>
After
doing this, type this and can we say "Sayanora,
Channel!?"
/ChanServ
drop #<channelname>
Please
note that once you have dropped or deleted your channel, it's up
for
grabs via new ownership by anyone.
1.16
- ChanServ: How do I access information on a registered channel?
To
access information on a registered channel.
Simply
type......
/ChanServ
info #<channelname>
To
get information on the channel, say, #PlanetDALnet, I would
type.....
/ChanServ
info #PlanetDALnet
1.17
- MemoServ: How do I send memos?
To
send memos via MemoServ both users need to have their nicknames
registered.
To
check if a user's nick is registered.....
/NickServ
info <nick>
If
you get information on the nick you entered from NickServ then
they
are registered and you can send memos to them.
If they aren't,
please
tell them to register their nickname.
To
send a memo to another registered user, type.....
/MemoServ
send <nick> <memo body>
For
example, to send a memo to the user IconOfSin about a meeting at
#PlanetDALnet,
you would type.....
/MemoServ
send IconOfSin Hey, meet me at #PlanetDALnet at 7:00pm, later.
1.18
- MemoServ: How do I send memos to groups, such as channel
aop/sops?
You
can send channel-wide memos to your aop/sops.
MemoServ is robust enough
to
allow either a channel-wide memo to all aops, sops and the channel
founder
or
only the channel founder and channel sops.
To
send a channel-wide memo to the channel founder and all aops and
sops.
Type....
/MemoServ
send #<channelname> <memo body>
Please
note, to send a channel-wide memo to a channel, you must be a aop,
sop
or the channel founder of that channel.
This command will not work
if
you are not.
To
send a channel memo to only the channel founder and all sops.
Type....
/MemoServ
sendsop #<channelname> <memo body>
Please
note, to use the sendsop command, you must be a aop, sop or the
channel
founder of that channel. This
command will not work if you are not.
1.19
- *MemoServ: How do I read my memos?
First,
you will have to list your memos, to do so, type......
/MemoServ
list
Once
doing this, you should get a listing like this.....
-MemoServ-
Memo list for IconOfSin: To read, use command: READ <num>
-MemoServ-
*6 Jokke
Wed 10/02/96 11:20:32 CDT
-MemoServ-
5 Merlyn
Mon 09/30/96 09:14:53 CDT
-MemoServ-
4 AngelicPraise Sun
09/29/96 15:32:06 CDT
-MemoServ-
3 Kriss
Sun 09/29/96 15:31:22 CDT
-MemoServ-
2 LaBlueGirl
Sun 09/29/96 11:09:08 CDT
-MemoServ-
1 Cabal95
Sun 09/29/96 11:08:32 CDT
-MemoServ-
End of list
Any
numbers or memos with a * by them means that memo has not been
read yet.
To
read it, type..... /MemoServ
read <number>
For
example, for me to read my new memo from Jokke, I would type.....
/MemoServ
read 6
1.20
- MemoServ: How do I delete memos?
To
delete memos, first you must select which memos are to be mark for
deletion.
To do so, type....
/MemoServ
del # (# = Number of
memo)
then
to delete the marked memos,
type..
/MemoServ
purge
1.21
- MemoServ: Can I delete my memos in groups or all at once?
Yes,
you can. MemoServ
contains a feature which allows you to
mark
all your memos for deletion and then purge them.
To
do so, type....
/MemoServ
del all
Please
note, this command will purge all your memos without asking you
beforehand.
Once a memo is purged, it cannot be undeleted by any means.
Keep
this note in mind when using this command.
Section
II: Other Useful and Helpful Information
2.0
- What's a aop and a sop?
A
aop stands for Auto OP who are users that will get automatically
opped by
ChanServ
as soon as they join your channel, if you choose to add them to
your
aop
list. Aop's have
basic channel operator status.
However, they can't add
aop's
or sop's or add users to the AKICK list.
A
sop stands for Super OP who are users that will get automatically
opped by
ChanServ
as soon as they join your channel, if you choose to add them to
your
sop
list. Sop's have
basic channel operator status as well the ability to add
new
aop's and to add users to the AKICK list.
Remember,
please be very careful with whom you trust with operator status.
2.1
- How to get help on DALnet
For
help with the DALnet services, general help with IRC and DALnet:
#dalnethelp
For
help with IRC on macintosh based systems:
#ircle
or #macintosh
For
help with flooding, user harassment and other similar problems:
#operhelp
For
help with mIRC and/or mIRC scripting:
#mIRC,
#mIRC_Scripts, #helpdesk
For
help with mIRC sounds and/or wavs:
#mIRC_Wavsurfer
For
fun, friendly chat:
#wasteland,
#funfactory, #DALusers, #teen
If
you are new to IRC:
#newbies,
#new2irc, #wasteland,
#DALnetnewbies
To
join any of the above channels, type.....
/join
#<channelname>
To
get instant online help with services,
try....
MemoServ:
/MemoServ help or /msg MemoServ help <command>
ChanServ:
/ChanServ help or /msg ChanServ help <command>
NickServ:
/NickServ help or /msg NickServ help <command>
2.2
- Other areas and sources of information
If
you want more information on DALnet,
IRC
and it's services, visit the DALnet world web site at
http://www.dal.net
For
information on DALnet services, visit.
http://www.dal.net/services
To
download software to connect to DALnet and other stuff.
Access the DALnet
ftp
site at:
ftp://ftp.dal.net
(Main FTP site)
ftp://ftp.dal.net/dalnet/clients
(Client Software Directory)
2.3
- What do I do if I forgot my nick or channel password?
First
make sure you do not know it. Remember that passwords are CaSe
SeNsitive
(SiLLy is not the same as silly). And if you used <> or
"" or
any
special characters around your password when you registered, use
them
again
in the identify command.
If
none of that works, please visit #Operhelp and ask for a csop when
a
chanop
modes you +v. To get a listing of current csop's, type.....
/motd
services.*
All
CSops are IRC operators. If
you are unsure whether the person is really
a
CSop, you can verify if they are IRC operators with the /whois
command,
which
will display something similar to this in addition to all the
other
info:
<nickname>
is an IRC operator
If
this doesn't show them as IRC operators but they claim to be, you
should
politely
ask them to turn on their IRC operator status so you can verify it
with
the /whois command.
2.4
- Can I get a copy of the DALnet services?
No,
DALnet services are not freeware or shareware in any shape or
form.
Services
are programs written by the DALnet services programming team for
DALnet.
It is not something the DALnet team wishes to sell or give
out.
2.5
- How many nicks can I register?
You
can register as many nicks via NickServ as you need. Unused nicknames
will
only take up storage space and bog down services. Please don't abuse
this
right for the sake of every user on DALnet, so register only those
nicknames
you will really use. If you register an excessive amount, you
may
find an Oper asking you to drop some. If you abuse services with
enormous
amounts of registrations you may lose all of your nicks.
2.6
- How many channels can I register?
You
can register as many channels via ChanServ as you wish. Unused
channels
will
only take up storage space and bog down services. Please don't abuse
this
right for the sake of every user on DALnet. See the information on
how
many nicks you can register.
2.7
- Other important notes on the DALnet help channels.
Please
note that the help channel #dalnethelp only deals with help on
with the
DALnet
services and general IRC help.
DALnethelp will not help users needing
help
with the World Wide Web, E-Mail, etc.
If you need help with mIRC, please
visit
#mIRC. Require
assistance with mIRC wavs? Drop
by #mIRC_Wavsurfer.
Want
to know how to use bots, write mIRC scripts, etc.
Join channels
#mIRC_Scripts
or #helpdesk.
As
well, remember at times we can become very busy, and it may take
time
to answer your question. Please
ask nicely, be patient and calm.
If
someone has not answered you in about 3 minutes. Please ask again.
Remember,
that channel operators and helpers will not answer msg's or DCC
chats.
We want other users to learn from the answers of others.
2.8
- Why won't services talk to me?
DALnet
services may not respond to you for many reasons. Here are the most
common
ones and how to correct them.
-
You may have misspelled /msg or
ChanServ/NickServ/MemoServ
-
If using mIRC, all message replies from
ChanServ/NickServ/MemoServ are
sent to your status window and not the window you are
currently using.
-
Services may be lagged on the server you are using.
If your chat software
supports CTCP pinging.
You can ping services to see how lagged they are.
Type /ping <service nickname>.
For example to ping NickServ type:
/ping NickServ. If you do not get a reply shortly after.
There is a good
chance that services are lagged.
Please try using Services on a different
server or wait until services response time improves.
-
Services may be down or being upgraded.
In both cases, they are temporarily
taken offline. In this case, any messages sent to services will result in
"service name: no suck nickname" or a similar
message. (The message
will
vary depending on what DALnet server you are on and what
services you
tried to message)
-
Services may be ignoring you.
DALnet has had its share of troublesome
users. To
protect registered channels and/or nicknames, services can
ignore such troublesome users.
If services seem to being ignoring you,
please e-mail kline@DAL.net.
-
Your chat client maybe setup to ignore the old EFnet
NickServ service.
Check your chat software ignore list and remove any
services nicks in
there. If you
are using mIRC. Try
typing /ignore -r <service name>.
ircII users can try typing /ignore NickServ none or /ignore
NickServ -all.
-
You may have a scripting program that automatically ignores
nicknames that
send you messages in quick succession (known as flooding).
If NickServ or
ChanServ are on your ignore list and keeping coming back
after you have
removed them, this could be your problem.
For more information on
disabling your flood protection scripts visit #helpdesk or
#dalnethelp.
And
remember if you have any problems with services. Please join #dalnethelp
and
we'll do our best to have you up and running in no time.
Thanks.
Section
III: Thanks, thanks and more thanks!
3.0
- Thanks
I
would like to thank the following people,
Cabal95
for taking the time to help me understand the inner works of IRCD
and
DALnet
a little better.
For
my parents for their support and for putting with me for the past
19
years :)
WC
for answering some of my questions
Mischief
for those amazing flood protection scripts
Handsommm
for always smiling, even during the toughest of splits! *smile* :)
Wizzu
for his eye for errors and spelling mistakes in my FAQ ;P
Gaz
for helping Wizzu spot the mistakes in the FAQ.
Kriss
for taking the time to answer some of my questions.
Merishel
and nsmf for their support during a diffcult time during my IRC
life.
Keeg,
Sinnie, Patman, CJB and Minxy for welcoming me into the Raptor
team for
now.
Thanks, team.
And
to all which I missed. (Hey, I'm human!
Gimme a break!) ;P
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