Syntax: /msg NickServ REGISTER password [email]

Registers your nickname in the NickServ database.  Once
your nick is registered, you can use the SET and ACCESS
commands to configure your nick's settings as you like
them.  Make sure you remember the password you use when
registering - you'll need it to make changes to your nick
later.  (Note that case matters!  ANOPE, Anope, and
anope are all different passwords!)

Guidelines on choosing passwords:

Passwords should not be easily guessable.  For example,
using your real name as a password is a bad idea.  Using
your nickname as a password is a much worse idea ;) and,
in fact, NickServ will not allow it.  Also, short
passwords are vulnerable to trial-and-error searches, so
you should choose a password at least 5 characters long.
Finally, the space character cannot be used in passwords.

The parameter email is optional and will set the email
for your nick immediately. However, it may be required
on certain networks.
Your privacy is respected; this e-mail won't be given to
any third-party person.

This command also creates a new group for your nickname,
that will allow you to register other nicks later sharing
the same configuration, the same set of memos and the
same channel privileges. For more information on this
feature, type /msg NickServ HELP GROUP.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  GROUP target password

This command makes your nickname join the target nickname's
group. password is the password of the target nickname.

Joining a group will allow you to share your configuration,
memos, and channel privileges with all the nicknames in the
group, and much more!

A group exists as long as it is useful. This means that even
if a nick of the group is dropped, you won't lose the
shared things described above, as long as there is at
least one nick remaining in the group.

You can use this command even if you have not registered
your nick yet. If your nick is already registered, you'll
need to identify yourself before using this command. Type
/msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY for more information. This
last may be not possible on your IRC network.

It is recommended to use this command with a non-registered
nick because it will be registered automatically when
using this command. You may use it with a registered nick (to
change your group) only if your network administrators allowed
it.

You can only be in one group at a time. Group merging is
not possible.

Note: all the nicknames of a group have the same password.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  IDENTIFY password

Tells NickServ that you are really the owner of this
nick.  Many commands require you to authenticate yourself
with this command before you use them.  The password
should be the same one you sent with the REGISTER
command.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  LOGOUT

This reverses the effect of the IDENTIFY command, i.e.
make you not recognized as the real owner of the nick
anymore. Note, however, that you won't be asked to reidentify
yourself.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  DROP [nickname]

Drops your nickname from the NickServ database.  A nick
that has been dropped is free for anyone to re-register.

You may drop a nick within your group by passing it
as the nick parameter.

In order to use this command, you must first identify
with your password (/msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY for more
information).

Syntax: /msg NickServ  ACCESS ADD mask
        ACCESS DEL mask
        ACCESS LIST

Modifies or displays the access list for your nick.  This
is the list of addresses which will be automatically
recognized by NickServ as allowed to use the nick.  If
you want to use the nick from a different address, you
need to send an IDENTIFY command to make NickServ
recognize you.

Examples:

    ACCESS ADD anyone@*.bepeg.com
        Allows access to user anyone from any machine in
        the bepeg.com domain.

    ACCESS DEL anyone@*.bepeg.com
        Reverses the previous command.

    ACCESS LIST
        Displays the current access list.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  SET option parameters

Sets various nickname options.  option can be one of:

	

    
DISPLAY
		
Set the display of your group in Services
    
PASSWORD
		
Set your nickname password
    
LANGUAGE
		
Set the language Services will use when sending messages to you
    
URL
			
Associate a URL with your nickname
    
EMAIL
		
Associate an E-mail address with your nickname
    
ICQ
			
Associate an ICQ number with your nickname
    
GREET
		
Associate a greet message with your nickname
    
KILL
			
Turn protection on or off
    
SECURE
		
Turn nickname security on or off
    
PRIVATE
		
Prevent your nickname from appearing in a /msg NickServ LIST
    
HIDE
			
Hide certain pieces of nickname information
    
MSG
			
Change the communication method of Services
    
AUTOOP
		
Should services op you automatically.
	

In order to use this command, you must first identify
with your password (/msg NickServ HELP IDENTIFY for more
information).

Type /msg NickServ HELP SET option for more information
on a specific option.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  UPDATE
Updates your current status, i.e. it checks for new memos,
sets needed chanmodes (ModeonID) and updates your vhost and
your userflags (lastseentime, etc).

Syntax: /msg NickServ  RECOVER nickname [password]

Allows you to recover your nickname if someone else has
taken it; this does the same thing that NickServ does
automatically if someone tries to use a kill-protected
nick.

When you give this command, NickServ will bring a fake
user online with the same nickname as the user you're
trying to recover your nick from.  This causes the IRC
servers to disconnect the other user.  This fake user will
remain online for NickServ to ensure that the other
user does not immediately reconnect; after that time, you
can reclaim your nick.  Alternatively, use the RELEASE
command (/msg NickServ HELP RELEASE) to get the nick
back sooner.

In order to use the RECOVER command for a nick, your
current address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that nick's
access list, you must be identified and in the group of
that nick, or you must supply the correct password for
the nickname.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  RELEASE nickname [password]

Instructs NickServ to remove any hold on your nickname
caused by automatic kill protection or use of the RECOVER
command.  This holds lasts for NickServ;
this command gets rid of them sooner.

In order to use the RELEASE command for a nick, your
current address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that nick's
access list, you must be identified and in the group of
that nick, or you must supply the correct password for
the nickname.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  GHOST nickname [password]

Terminates a "ghost" IRC session using your nick.  A
"ghost" session is one which is not actually connected,
but which the IRC server believes is still online for one
reason or another.  Typically, this happens if your
computer crashes or your Internet or modem connection
goes down while you're on IRC.

In order to use the GHOST command for a nick, your
current address as shown in /WHOIS must be on that nick's
access list, you must be identified and in the group of
that nick, or you must supply the correct password for
the nickname.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  INFO nickname [ALL]

Displays information about the given nickname, such as
the nick's owner, last seen address and time, and nick
options. If you are identified for the nick you're
getting information for and ALL is specified, you will
be shown all the information; regardless of whether
it's hidden or not.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  LIST pattern

Lists all registered nicknames which match the given
pattern, in nick!user@host format.  Nicks with the
PRIVATE option set will not be displayed.

Examples:

    LIST *!joeuser@foo.com
        Lists all nicks owned by joeuser@foo.com.

    LIST *Bot*!*@*
        Lists all registered nicks with Bot in their
        names (case insensitive).

    LIST *!*@*.bar.org
        Lists all nicks owned by users in the bar.org
        domain.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  ALIST [level]

Lists all channels you have access on. Optionally, you can specify
a level in XOP or ACCESS format. The resulting list will only
include channels where you have the given level of access.

Examples:
    ALIST Founder
        Lists all channels where you have Founder
        access.

    ALIST AOP
        Lists all channels where you have AOP
        access or greater.

    ALIST 10
        Lists all channels where you have level 10
        access or greater.

Channels that have the NOEXPIRE option set will be
prefixed by an exclamation mark.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  GLIST

Lists all nicks in your group.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  STATUS nickname...

Returns whether the user using the given nickname is
recognized as the owner of the nickname.  The response has
this format:

    nickname status-code

where nickname is the nickname sent with the command, and
status-code is one of the following:

    0 - no such user online or nickname not registered
    1 - user not recognized as nickname's owner
    2 - user recognized as owner via access list only
    3 - user recognized as owner via password identification

Up to sixteen nicknames may be sent with each command; the
rest will be ignored. If no nickname is given, your status
will be returned.

Syntax: /msg NickServ  SENDPASS nickname

Send the password of the given nickname to the e-mail address
set in the nickname record. This command is really useful
to deal with lost passwords.

May be limited to IRC operators on certain networks.