From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: david@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) Subject: Re: IRC Channel Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:15 -0500 Message-ID: <877ige1d70.fsf@adboyd.com> References: <20080306183846.GB21833@odin.demosthenes.org> <87od9rzk8l.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <20080306202401.GD21833@odin.demosthenes.org> <874pbjha4l.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <20080306224903.GE21833@odin.demosthenes.org> <873ar2zwfr.fsf@shellarchive.co.uk> <87d4q63e47.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87y78uacm2.fsf@shellarchive.co.uk> <87hcfi7hzb.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <2f1c7d020803070638l531bb4bas3e3c823d95e3580c@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JXjLu-0007bP-60 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:38 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JXjLs-0007am-Qb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:37 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JXjLs-0007ab-KC for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:36 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JXjLr-00048L-Rz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:39:36 -0500 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1JXjLj-0000r6-13 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:39:28 +0000 Received: from 72.186.72.129 ([72.186.72.129]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:39:27 +0000 Received: from david by 72.186.72.129 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:39:27 +0000 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Here's the ChanServ help, that makes it all pretty clear: ChanServ allows you to register and control various aspects of channels. ChanServ can often prevent malicious users from "taking over" channels by limiting who is allowed channel operator priviliges. Any channel which is not used for 120 days will be expired and may be dropped. ChanServ's commands are listed below. For more information on a specific command, type /msg ChanServ help . REGISTER Register a channel DROP Cancel the registration of a channel IDENTIFY Identify yourself with your password SET Set various channel options ACCESS Modify the list of privileged users AUTOREM Maintain the AutoRemove list LEVEL Change the level required for functions LIST Display list of channels matching a pattern INFO Display information for a channel GETKEY Retrieve the key (+k) to a channel INVITE Invite yourself to a channel OP Op yourself on a channel VOICE Voice yourself on a channel UNBAN Unban yourself on a channel CLEAR Clear various channel modes Syntax: REGISTER [password] Registers in ChanServ's database. [password] is used via ChanServ IDENTIFY to identify the channel contact for some functions. If no password is specified, only the channel contact nick can use ChanServ IDENTIFY. Guidelines for running a freenode channel are found here: http://freenode.net/channel_guidelines.shtml Pick someone to register your project channel who is around frequently. If your channel contact's nick expires, ChanServ will drop their channel when NickServ drops their nick. Consider setting an ALTERNATE (/msg ChanServ HELP SET ALTERNATE) to avoid this situation. Give channel staffers the ability to maintain your channel via the ACCESS command (/msg ChanServ HELP ACCESS). Level '10' lets them gain ops, voice and devoice users, etc. Try to ensure your channel has 24-hour coverage. Staffers should IDENTIFY to NickServ so that their nicks don't expire, and so that ChanServ will recognize them. If no one on a channel's ACCESS list enters the channel within 120 days, the channel will be considered expired and may be dropped. Syntax: DROP [password] Cancels the registration of . Only a channel contact may DROP a channel. Also, the contact must IDENTIFY before using this command, or supply the correct channel password. Syntax: IDENTIFY [password] Identifies you as the channel contact for . Some ChanServ commands require that you IDENTIFY before using them. If you are the contact (your master nick is equal to the stored contact nick), you need not use the channel password, otherwise you have to. If there is no channel password, only the contact nick can use this command. Syntax: SET