ngircd: change MOTD file handling

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#
# This is a sample configuration file for the ngIRCd IRC daemon, which must
# be customized to the local preferences and needs.
#
# Comments are started with "#" or ";".
#
# A lot of configuration options in this file start with a ";". You have
# to remove the ";" in front of each variable to actually set a value!
# The disabled variables are shown with example values for completeness only
# and the daemon is using compiled-in default settings.
#
# Use "ngircd --configtest" (see manual page ngircd(8)) to validate that the
# server interprets the configuration file as expected!
#
# Please see ngircd.conf(5) for a complete list of configuration options.
#

[Global]
        # The [Global] section of this file is used to define the main
        # configuration of the server, like the server name and the ports
        # on which the server should be listening.

        # Server name in the IRC network, must contain at least one dot
        # (".") and be unique in the IRC network. Required!
        Name = irc.the.net

        # Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and
        # LINKS requests for example.
        Info = Server Info Text

        # Global password for all users needed to connect to the server.
        # (Default: not set)
        ;Password = abc

        # Password required for using the WEBIRC command used by some
        # Web-to-IRC gateways. If not set/empty, the WEBIRC command can't
        # be used. (Default: not set)
        ;WebircPassword = xyz

        # Information about the server and the administrator, used by the
        # ADMIN command. Not required by server but by RFC!
        ;AdminInfo1 = Description
        ;AdminInfo2 = Location
        ;AdminEMail = admin@irc.server
 
        # Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than
        # one port, separated with ",". (Default: 6667)
        ;Ports = 6667, 6668, 6669

        # Additional Listen Ports that expect SSL/TLS encrypted connections
        ;SSLPorts = 6697, 9999

        # SSL Server Key
        ;SSLKeyFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ssl/server-key.pem

        # password to decrypt SSLKeyFile (OpenSSL only)
        ;SSLKeyFilePassword = secret

        # SSL Server Key Certificate
        ;SSLCertFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ssl/server-cert.pem

        # Diffie-Hellman parameters
        ;SSLDHFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd/ssl/dhparams.pem

        # comma separated list of IP addresses on which the server should
        # listen. Default values are:
        # "0.0.0.0" or (if compiled with IPv6 support) "::,0.0.0.0"
        # so the server listens on all IP addresses of the system by default.
        ;Listen = 127.0.0.1,192.168.0.1

        # Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will
        # be shown to all users connecting to the server:
        ;MotdFile = /usr/local/etc/ngircd.motd

        # A simple Phrase (<256 chars) if you don't want to use a motd file.
        ;MotdPhrase = "Hello world!"

        # User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name
        # of the user or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
        # server must have been started with root privileges! In addition,
        # the configuration and MOTD files must be readable by this user,
        # otherwise RESTART and REHASH won't work!
        ;ServerUID = 65534

        # Group ID under which the ngircd should run; you can use the name
        # of the group or the numerical ID. ATTENTION: For this to work the
        # server must have been started with root privileges!
        ;ServerGID = 65534

        # A directory to chroot in when everything is initialized. It
        # doesn't need to be populated if ngIRCd is compiled as a static
        # binary. By default ngIRCd won't use the chroot() feature.
        # ATTENTION: For this to work the server must have been started
        # with root privileges!
        ;ChrootDir = /var/empty

        # This tells ngircd to write its current process id to a file.
        # Note that the pidfile is written AFTER chroot and switching uid,
        # i. e. the Directory the pidfile resides in must be writeable by
        # the ngircd user and exist in the chroot directory.
        ;PidFile = /var/run/ngircd/ngircd.pid

        # After <PingTimeout> seconds of inactivity the server will send a
        # PING to the peer to test whether it is alive or not.
        ;PingTimeout = 120

        # If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
        # seconds, it will be disconnected by the server.
        ;PongTimeout = 20

        # The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link
        # to not yet (or no longer) connected servers.
        ;ConnectRetry = 60

        # Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if
        # they are not(!) channel-operators?
        ;OperCanUseMode = no

        # Mask IRC Operator mode requests as if they were coming from the
        # server? (This is a compatibility hack for ircd-irc2 servers)
        ;OperServerMode = no

        # Are remote IRC operators allowed to control this server, e. g.
        # use commands like CONNECT, SQUIT, DIE, ...?
        ;AllowRemoteOper = no

        # Allow Pre-Defined Channels only (see Section [Channels])
        ;PredefChannelsOnly = no

        # Don't do any DNS lookups when a client connects to the server.
        ;NoDNS = no

        # Don't do any IDENT lookups, even if ngIRCd has been compiled
        # with support for it.
        ;NoIdent = no

        # Don't use PAM, even if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
        ;NoPAM = no

        # try to connect to other irc servers using ipv4 and ipv6, if possible
        ;ConnectIPv6 = yes
        ;ConnectIPv4 = yes

        # Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the
        # server is allowed to accept (0: unlimited):
        ;MaxConnections = 0

        # Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address
        # the server will accept (0: unlimited):
        ;MaxConnectionsIP = 5

        # Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (0: no limit):
        ;MaxJoins = 10

        # Maximum length of an user nick name (Default: 9, as in RFC 2812).
        # Please note that all servers in an IRC network MUST use the same
        # maximum nick name length!
        ;MaxNickLength = 9

[Operator]
        # [Operator] sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be
        # more than one [Operator] block, one for each local operator.

        # ID of the operator (may be different of the nick name)
        ;Name = TheOper

        # Password of the IRC operator
        ;Password = ThePwd

        # Optional Mask from which /OPER will be accepted
        ;Mask = *!ident@somewhere.example.com

[Operator]
        # More [Operator] sections, if you like ...

[Server]
        # Other servers are configured in [Server] sections. If you
        # configure a port for the connection, then this ngircd tries to
        # connect to to the other server on the given port; if not it waits
        # for the other server to connect.
        # There may be more than one server block, one for each server.
        #
        # Server Groups:
        # The ngIRCd allows "server groups": You can assign an "ID" to every
        # server with which you want this ngIRCd to link. If a server of a
        # group won't answer, the ngIRCd tries to connect to the next server
        # in the given group. But the ngircd never tries to connect to two
        # servers with the same group ID.

        # IRC name of the remote server, must match the "Name" variable in
        # the [Global] section of the other server (when using ngIRCd).
        ;Name = irc2.the.net

        # Internet host name or IP address of the peer (only required when
        # this server should establish the connection).
        ;Host = connect-to-host.the.net

        # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if
        # unspecified, ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
        ;Bind = 10.0.0.1

        # Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
        # assign no port the ngIRCd waits for incoming connections.
        ;Port = 6667

        # Own password for the connection. This password has to be configured
        # as "PeerPassword" on the other server.
        ;MyPassword = MySecret

        # Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be
        # configured as "MyPassword" on the other server.
        ;PeerPassword = PeerSecret

        # Group of this server (optional)
        ;Group = 123

        # Set the "Passive" option to "yes" if you don't want this ngIRCd to
        # connect to the configured peer (same as leaving the "Port" variable
        # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually
        # configure a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to
        # manually connect this specific server later.
        ;Passive = no

        # Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
        ;SSLConnect = yes

        # Define a (case insensitive) mask matching nick names that should be
        # treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote server.
        # REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED this parameter, so leave it empty
        # (which is the default).
        # When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server
        # and which use "virtual users" to communicate with, for example
        # "NickServ" and "ChanServ", you should set this parameter to
        # something like "*Serv".
        ;ServiceMask = *Serv

[Server]
        # More [Server] sections, if you like ...

[Channel]
        # Pre-defined channels can be configured in [Channel] sections.
        # Such channels are created by the server when starting up and even
        # persist when there are no more members left.
        # Persistent channels are marked with the mode 'P', which can be set
        # and unset by IRC operators like other modes on the fly.
        # There may be more than one [Channel] block, one for each channel.

        # Name of the channel
        ;Name = #TheName

        # Topic for this channel
        ;Topic = a great topic

        # Initial channel modes
        ;Modes = tnk

        # initial channel password (mode k)
        ;Key = Secret

        # Key file, syntax for each line: "<user>:<nick>:<key>".
        # Default: none.
        ;KeyFile = /etc/ngircd/#chan.key

        # maximum users per channel (mode l)
        ;MaxUsers = 23

[Channel]
        # More [Channel] sections, if you like ...

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