New configuration option "NoIdent" to disable IDENT lookups

[ngircd-alex.git] / man / ngircd.conf.5.tmpl

diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index 7c9ce3163e4f8b0b69b0cca9cecd66bf993199f7..0848c36bffaa76aedd13a0faa6a5f0f6330b136f 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -72,6 +72,27 @@ command.
 Ports on which the server should listen. There may be more than one port,
 separated with ','. Default: 6667.
 .TP
+\fBSSLPorts\fR
+Same as \fBPorts\fR , except that ngircd will expect incoming connections
+to be SSL/TLS encrypted. Default: None
+.TP
+\fBSSLKeyFile\fR
+Filename of SSL Server Key to be used for SSL connections. This is required for
+SSL/TLS support.
+.TP
+\fBSSLKeyFilePassword\fR
+(OpenSSL only:) Password to decrypt private key.
+.TP
+\fBSSLCertFile\fR
+Certificate of the private key
+.TP
+\fBSSLDHFile\fR
+Name of the Diffie-Hellman Parameter file.  Can be created with gnutls "certtool --generate-dh-params" or "openssl dhparam".
+If this file is not present, it will be generated on startup when ngircd
+was compiled with gnutls support (this may take some time). If ngircd
+was compiled with OpenSSL, then (Ephemeral)-Diffie-Hellman Key Exchanges and several
+Cipher Suites will not be available.
+.TP
 \fBListen\fR
 A comma seperated list of IP address on which the server should listen.
 If unset, the defaults value is "0.0.0.0", or, if ngircd was compiled
@@ -157,10 +178,15 @@ the config file.
 Default: No.
 .TP
 \fBNoDNS\fR
-If enabled, ngircd will not make DNS lookups when clients connect.
+If set to true, ngircd will not make DNS lookups when clients connect.
 If you configure ngircd to connect to other servers, ngircd may still
 perform a DNS lookup if required.
-Default: No.
+Default: false.
+.TP
+\fBNoIdent\fR
+If ngircd is compiled with IDENT support this can be used to disable IDENT
+lookups at run time.
+Default: false.
 .TP
 \fBConnectIPv4\fR
 Set this to no if you do not want ngircd to connect to other irc servers using ipv4.
@@ -172,8 +198,8 @@ Set this to no if you do not want ngircd to connect to other irc servers using i
 Default: Yes.
 .TP
 \fBMaxConnections\fR
-Maximum number of simultaneous connection the server is allowed to accept
-(0: unlimited). Default: 0.
+Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the server is
+allowed to accept (0: unlimited). Default: 0.
 .TP
 \fBMaxConnectionsIP\fR
 Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address that
@@ -188,6 +214,8 @@ Default: 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!
+\fBSSLConnect\fR
+Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
 .SH [OPERATOR]
 .I [Operator]
 sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be more than one
@@ -250,6 +278,16 @@ Group of this server (optional).
 \fBPassive\fR
 Disable automatic connection even if port value is specified. Default: false.
 You can use the IRC Operator command CONNECT later on to create the link.
+.TP
+\fBServiceMask\fR
+Define a (case insensitive) mask matching nick names that sould 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).
+.PP
+.RS
+When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server and which use
+"virtual users" to communicate with, for example "NickServ" amd "ChanServ",
+you should set this parameter to something like "*Serv".
 .SH [CHANNEL]
 Pre-defined channels can be configured in
 .I [Channel]