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-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Mar 2012" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Feb 2013" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
.SH NAME
ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
.SH SYNOPSIS
Information about the server and the administrator, used by the ADMIN
command. This information is not required by the server but by RFC!
.TP
+\fBHelpFile\fR (string)
+Text file which contains the ngIRCd help text. This file is required
+to display help texts when using the "HELP <cmd>" command.
+Please note: Changes made to this file take effect when ngircd starts up
+or is instructed to re-read its configuration file.
+.TP
\fBInfo\fR (string)
Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and LINKS requests for
example.
The server tries every <ConnectRetry> seconds to establish a link to not yet
(or no longer) connected servers. Default: 60.
.TP
+\fBIdleTimeout\fR (number)
+Number of seconds after which the whole daemon should shutdown when no
+connections are left active after handling at least one client (0: never). This
+can be useful for testing or when ngIRCd is started using "socket activation"
+with systemd(8), for example. Default: 0.
+.TP
\fBMaxConnections\fR (number)
Maximum number of simultaneous in- and outbound connections the server is
allowed to accept (0: unlimited). Default: 0.
Default: 10.
.TP
\fBMaxNickLength\fR (number)
-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
+Maximum length of an user nickname (Default: 9, as in RFC 2812). Please
+note that all servers in an IRC network MUST use the same maximum nickname
length!
.TP
+\fBMaxListSize\fR (number)
+Maximum number of channels returned in response to a LIST command. Default: 100.
+.TP
\fBPingTimeout\fR (number)
After <PingTimeout> seconds of inactivity the server will send a PING to
the peer to test whether it is alive or not. Default: 120.
generated after each server start.
.TP
\fBCloakUserToNick\fR (boolean)
-Set every clients' user name to their nick name and hide the one supplied
+Set every clients' user name to their nickname and hide the one supplied
by the IRC client. Default: no.
.TP
\fBConnectIPv4\fR (boolean)
Should IRC Operators be allowed to use the MODE command even if they are
not(!) channel-operators? Default: no.
.TP
+\fBOperChanPAutoOp\fR (boolean)
+Should IRC Operators get AutoOp (+o) in persistent (+P) channels?
+Default: yes.
+.TP
\fBOperServerMode\fR (boolean)
If \fBOperCanUseMode\fR is enabled, this may lead the compatibility problems
with Servers that run the ircd-irc2 Software. This Option "masks" mode
block, one for each local operator.
.TP
\fBName\fR (string)
-ID of the operator (may be different of the nick name).
+ID of the operator (may be different of the nickname).
.TP
\fBPassword\fR (string)
Password of the IRC operator.
Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL. Default: false.
.TP
\fBServiceMask\fR (string)
-Define a (case insensitive) list of masks matching nick names that should be
+Define a (case insensitive) list of masks matching nicknames that should be
treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote server, separated
by commas (","). REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED this parameter, so leave it empty
(which is the default).