NickServ allows you to “register” a nickname and

prevent others from using it. The following

commands allow for registration and maintenance of

nicknames; to use them, type /msg NickServ command.

For more information on a specific command, type

/msg NickServ HELP command.

REGISTER Register a nickname

GROUP Join a group

IDENTIFY Identify yourself with your password

ACCESS Modify the list of authorized addresses

SET Set options, including kill protection

DROP Cancel the registration of a nickname

RECOVER Kill another user who has taken your nick

RELEASE Regain custody of your nick after RECOVER

SENDPASS Forgot your password? Try this

Other commands: GHOST, GLIST, INFO, LIST, LOGOUT, STATUS

NOTICE: This service is intended to provide a way for

IRC users to ensure their identity is not compromised.

It is NOT intended to facilitate “stealing” of

nicknames or other malicious actions. Abuse of NickServ

will result in, at minimum, loss of the abused

nickname(s).

Nicknames that are not used anymore are subject to

the automatic expiration, i.e. they will be deleted

after 21 days if not used.

The following commands are available to Services admins:

GETPASS Retrieve the password for a nickname

(only if encryption is disabled)

FORBID Prevent a nickname from being used

Services admins can also drop any nickname without needing

to identify for the nick, and may view the access list for

any nickname (/msg NickServ ACCESS LIST nick).