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-.\" $Id: ngircd.conf.5,v 1.15 2005/03/02 16:07:31 alex Exp $
+.\" $Id: ngircd.conf.5,v 1.18 2005/06/04 13:39:20 alex Exp $
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-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "February 2005" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Juni 2005" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual"
.SH NAME
ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
Section and parameter names are not case sensitive.
.SH "SECTION OVERVIEW"
-The file is separated in four blocks: [Global], [Operator], [Server],
+The file can contain blocks of four types: [Global], [Operator], [Server],
and [Channel].
.PP
In the
.I [Global]
section, there is the main configuration like the server name and the
-ports, on which the server should be listening. IRC operators of this
+ports on which the server should be listening. IRC operators of this
server are defined in
.I [Operator]
blocks.
is the section where server links are configured. And
.I [Channel]
blocks are used to configure pre-defined ("persistent") IRC channels.
+.PP
+There can be more than one [Operator], [Server] and [Channel] sections
+per configuration file, but only one [Global] section.
.SH [GLOBAL]
The
.I [Global]
separated with ','. Default: 6667.
.TP
\fBListen\fR
-The ip address on which the server should listen. Default is empty, so
-the server listens on all configured ip addresses and interfaces.
+The IP address on which the server should listen. Default is empty, so
+the server listens on all configured IP addresses and interfaces.
.TP
\fBMotdFile\fR
Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will be shown
to all users connecting to the server.
.TP
\fBMotdPhrase\fR
-A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
+A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a MOTD file.
If it is set no MotdFile will be read at all.
.TP
\fBServerUID\fR
Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if they are
not(!) channel-operators? Default: no.
.TP
+\fBOperServerMode\fR
+If OperCanUseMode is enabled, this may lead the compatibility problems with
+Servers that run the ircd-irc2 Software. This Option "masks" mode requests
+by non-chanops as if they were coming from the server. Default: no.
+.TP
\fBMaxConnections\fR
Maximum number of simultaneous connection the server is allowed to accept
(<=0: unlimited). Default: -1.