What is ChanServ?

ChanServ is a service on IRC networks which supplies users with a way to secure their channels from takeovers. Founding a channel gives a user the right to add and remove ops and akicks, lock channel modes, etc. Features might differ per network

ChanServ Commands

Since ChanServ commands and features might differ per network, this summary might not be working on your network. Please remember you can always use ChanServ's help command: /chanserv help

Following info is based on DALnet's ChanServ

ChanServ Register

Info

When you register a channel with ChanServ, you don't need to worry about takeovers, or bots to keep a list of Ops. ChanServ does all of this and more. The founder is the person who does the registering. Make up a password to register with. The password is used so that only the founder can completely control the channel. The description is only used when a user asks ChanServ for information on a channel, and you make this up also.

Usage

/chanserv REGISTER <channel> <password> <description>

Examples

/Chanserv register #DragonRealm adminchannel Admin channel
/ChanServ register #Macintosh NeXTStep Macintosh channel

ChanServ Set

Info

Allows you to change your channel settings. These affect a registered channel's status and operation. Only the channel founder can use the SET commands.

Usage

/chanserv SET <channel> <command> [<value>]

Examples

none

ChanServ SOp

Info

Maintains the channel SuperOp list. All SOP commands are limited to the channel founder except the LIST command, which is available to all AutoOps or above. ADD adds a user to a channels SuperOp access list. DEL removes a user from a channel's SuperOp access list. LIST lists the SuperOp access list, with an index number. When LIST is used with a search pattern, only those entries to the SOp access list matching your search pattern will be shown to you. WIPE will totally clear the SOp list.

SOp lists are limited to 100 entries.

Usage

/chanserv SOP <channel> ADD <nick or mask>
/chanserv SOP <channel> DEL <index number or mask>
/chanserv SOP <channel> LIST [<search pattern>]
/chanserv SOP <channel> WIPE

Examples

/chanserv SOP #dragonrealm ADD dalvenjah
/chanserv SOP #dragonrealm ADD *!besmith@*.uncc.edu
/chanserv SOP #dragonrealm DEL 3
/chanserv SOP #dragonrealm LIST
/chanserv SOP #dragonrealm WIPE