Services & Bots

Overview

Our network provides service bots for registration, channel management and protection.

M – Account & Channel Service

• /msg M showcommands – List commands
• /msg M hello <email> <email> – Register
• /msg M newpass <old> <new> <new> – Change password

NickServ – Nickname Management

• /msg NickServ RESERVE <nick> – Reserve an additional nickname for your account
• /msg NickServ UNRESERVE <nick> – Remove a nickname reservation
• /msg NickServ LISTRESERVE – List all your reserved nicknames

R – Request Service

• /msg R requestbot #channel – Invite M to channel (need owner)
• /msg R requestspamscan #channel – Request SpamScan

S – SpamScan / Security

Checks new users for known patterns. Settings currently global; contact admin if issues.

H – Hostserv (vHost Service)

/msg H vhost <ident> <host>

Best Practices

• Start channel without unnecessary modes
• Enable moderation (+m) only when needed
• Spot spam: repeated links, mass joins, identical messages

Service Command Samples

• List M channelservice commands: /msg M showcommands
• Request bot for channel you own: /msg R requestbot #channel
• Request spam scanner: /msg R requestspamscan #channel
• Change password via service: /msg M newpass
• Request password reminder: /msg M requestpassword
• Reserve additional nickname: /msg NickServ RESERVE MyAltNick
• Remove nickname reservation: /msg NickServ UNRESERVE MyAltNick
• List all reserved nicknames: /msg NickServ LISTRESERVE