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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 privileges. Available commands are listed below; to use them, type /msg ChanServ command.
 

Notice: Any channel which is not used for 14 days (i.e. which no user on the channel's access list enters for that period of time) will be automatically dropped.

REGISTER channel password description
Registers a channel in the ChanServ database. In order to use this command, you must first be a channel operator on the channel you're trying to register. The password is used with the IDENTIFY command to allow you to make changes to the channel settings at a later time. The last parameter, which must be included, is a general description of the channel's purpose.

When you register a channel, you are recorded as the "founder" of the channel. The channel founder is allowed to change all of the channel settings for the channel; ChanServ will also automatically give the founder channel-operator privileges when s/he enters the channel. See the ACCESS command (/msg ChanServ HELP ACCESS ) for information on giving a subset of these privileges to other channel users.

NOTICE: In order to register a channel, you must have first registered your nickname. If you haven't, /msg NickServ HELP for information on how to do so.

IDENTIFY channel password
Authenticates you to ChanServ as the founder of the given channel. Many commands require you to use this command before using them. The password should be the same one you sent with the REGISTER command.

DROP channel
Unregisters the named channel. Can only be used by channel founder, who must use the IDENTIFY command first.
 

INFO channel [ALL]
Lists information about the named registered channel, including its founder, time of registration, last time used, description, and mode lock, if any. If you are identified as the founder of the channel you're getting information for and ALL is specified, the entry message and successor will also be displayed.

SET channel option parameters
Allows the channel founder to set various channel options and other information. The founder must use the IDENTIFY command before using SET.
Available options:

ACCESS channel ADD nick level
ACCESS channel DEL {nick | entry-num | list}
ACCESS channel LIST [mask | list]
ACCESS channel COUNT
Maintains the access list for a channel. The access list specifies which users are allowed chanop status or access to ChanServ commands on the channel. Different user levels allow for access to different subsets of privileges; /msg ChanServ HELP ACCESS LEVELS for more specific information. Any nick not on the access list has a user level of 0.

Note that the access list may also be manipulated with the SOP, AOP, and VOP commands, which correspond to levels of 10, 5, and 3 respectively.

The ACCESS ADD command adds the given nickname to the access list with the given user level; if the nick is already present on the list, its access level is changed to the level specified in the command. The level specified must be less than that of the user giving the command, and if the nick is already on the access list, the current access level of that nick must be less than the access level of the user giving the command.

The ACCESS DEL command removes the given nick from the access list. If a list of entry numbers is given, those entries are deleted. (See the example for LIST below.)

The ACCESS LIST command displays the access list. If a wildcard mask is given, only those entries matching the mask are displayed. If a list of entry numbers is given, only those entries are shown; for example:
ACCESS #channel LIST 2-5,7-9 Lists access entries numbered 2 through 5 and 7 through 9.

The ACCESS COUNT command returns the number of entries there are on the access list.

SOP channel ADD nick
SOP channel DEL nick
SOP channel LIST [mask | list]
SOP channel COUNT
Maintains the SuperOp (SOP) list for a channel. Users with SOP status are automatically opped (set mode +o) when they join the channel.
An SOP can modify the AOP and VOP lists. Only a channel's founder can modify the SOP list.

The SOP LIST command displays the SOP list. If a wildcard mask is given, only those entries matching the mask are displayed. If a list of entry numbers is given, only those entries are shown; for example:

SOP #channel LIST 2-5,7-9       Lists SOP list entries numbered 2 through 5 and 7 through 9.

The SOP COUNT command returns the number of entries there are on the SOP list.

AOP channel ADD nick
AOP channel DEL nick
AOP channel LIST [mask | list]
AOP channel COUNT

Maintains the AutoOp (AOP) list for a channel. Users with AOP status are automatically opped (set mode +o) when they join the channel. An AOP can modify the VOP list.

The AOP LIST command displays the AOP list. If a wildcard mask is given, only those entries matching the mask are displayed. If a list of entry numbers is given, only those entries are shown; for example:

AOP #channel LIST 2-5,7-9    Lists AOP list entries numbered 2 through 5 and 7 through 9.

The AOP COUNT command returns the number of entries there are on the AOP list.

VOP channel ADD nick
VOP channel DEL nick
VOP channel LIST [mask | list]
VOP channel COUNT
Maintains the VoiceOp (VOP) list for a channel. Users with VOP status are automatically voiced (set mode +v) when they join the channel.

The VOP LIST command displays the VOP list. If a wildcard mask is given, only those entries matching the mask are displayed. If a list of entry numbers is given, only those entries are shown; for example:

VOP #channel LIST 2-5,7-9     Lists VOP list entries numbered 2 through 5 and 7 through 9.

The VOP COUNT command returns the number of entries there are on the VOP list.

AKICK channel ADD mask [reason]
AKICK channel DEL mask
AKICK channel LIST [mask | list]
AKICK channel VIEW [mask | list]
AKICK channel ENFORCE
AKICK channel COUNT
Maintains the AutoKick list for a channel. If a user on the AutoKick list attempts to join the channel, ChanServ will ban that user from the channel, then kick the user.

The AKICK ADD command adds the given nick or usermask to the AutoKick list. If a reason is given with the command, that reason will be used when the user is kicked; if not, the default reason is "You have been banned from the channel".

The AKICK DEL command removes the given nick or mask from the AutoKick list. It does not, however, remove any bans placed by an AutoKick; those must be removed manually.

The AKICK LIST command displays the AutoKick list, or optionally only those AutoKick entries which match the given mask. AKICK VIEW simply shows more details.

The AKICK ENFORCE command causes ChanServ to enforce the current AKICK list by removing those users who match an AKICK mask.

The AKICK COUNT command returns how many entries there are on the AutoKick list.

UNSET channel {SUCCESSOR | URL | EMAIL | ENTRYMSG}
Clears the given setting for a channel.

LIST pattern
Lists all registered channels matching the given pattern. (Channels with the PRIVATE option set are not listed.)

INVITE channel
Tells ChanServ to invite you into the given channel. By default, only works if your access level on that channel is at least 5.

UNBAN channel
Tells ChanServ to remove all bans preventing you from entering the given channel. By default, only works if your access level on that channel is at least 5.

CLEAR channel what
Tells ChanServ to clear certain settings on a channel. what can be any of the following:

By default, your access level on the channel must be at least 10 to use this command.

LEVELS channel SET type level
LEVELS channel {DIS | DISABLE} type
LEVELS channel LIST
LEVELS channel RESET

The LEVELS command allows fine control over the meaning of the numeric access levels used by the ACCESS command. With this command, you can define the access level required for most of ChanServ's functions. (The SET FOUNDER and SET PASSWORD commands, as well as this command, are always restricted to the channel founder.)
Caution: This command is for advanced users only! Changing level settings with this command may cause the SOP, AOP, and VOP commands to stop working correctly.

LEVELS SET allows the access level for a function or group of functions to be changed.
LEVELS DISABLE (or DIS for short) disables an automatic feature or disallows access to a function by anyone other than the channel founder.
LEVELS LIST shows the current levels for each function or group of functions.
LEVELS RESET resets the levels to the default levels of a newly-created channel (see HELP ACCESS LEVELS).

For a list of the features and functions whose levels can be set, see HELP LEVELS DESC.

OP #channel nick
Ops a selected nick on a channel. By default, limited to those with level 5 access and above on the channel.

DEOP #channel nick
Deops a selected nick on a channel. By default, limited to those with level 5 access and above on the channel.

VOICE #channel nick
Voices a selected nick on a channel. By default, limited to those with level 3 access and above on the channel.

DEVOICE #channel nick
Devoices a selected nick on a channel. By default, limited to those with level 3 access and above on the channel.