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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\"
-.\" $Id: ngircd.conf.5.tmpl,v 1.5 2007/10/25 11:01:19 fw Exp $
+.\" $Id: ngircd.conf.5.tmpl,v 1.7 2007/11/23 16:26:03 fw Exp $
 .\"
-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "August 2005" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual"
+.TH ngircd.conf 5 "May 2008" ngircd "ngIRCd Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -26,19 +26,20 @@ Sections contain parameters of the form
 .RE
 .PP
 Empty lines and any line beginning with a semicolon (';') or a hash ('#')
-character is treated as a comment and will be ignored.
+character are treated as a comment and will be ignored. Leading and trailing
+whitespaces are trimmed before any processing takes place.
 .PP
-The file format is line-based - that means, each newline-terminated line
-represents either a comment, a section name or a parameter.
+The file format is line-based - that means, each non-empty newline-terminated
+line represents either a comment, a section name, or a parameter.
 .PP
 Section and parameter names are not case sensitive.
 .SH "SECTION OVERVIEW"
 The file can contain blocks of four types: [Global], [Operator], [Server],
 and [Channel].
 .PP
-In the
+The main configuration of the server is stored in the
 .I [Global]
-section, there is the main configuration like the server name and the
+section, like the server name, administrative information and the
 ports on which the server should be listening. IRC operators of this
 server are defined in
 .I [Operator]
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ section is used to define the server main configuration, like the server
 name and the ports on which the server should be listening.
 .TP
 \fBName\fR
-Server name in the IRC network
+Server name in the IRC network, must contain at least one dot (".").
 .TP
 \fBInfo\fR
 Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and LINKS requests for
@@ -71,9 +72,32 @@ 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
-The IP address on which the server should listen. Default is empty, so
-the server listens on all configured IP addresses and interfaces.
+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
+with IPv6 support, "::,0.0.0.0", so the server listens on all configured
+IP addresses and interfaces by default.
 .TP
 \fBMotdFile\fR
 Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will be shown
@@ -81,7 +105,8 @@ 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.
-If it is set no MotdFile will be read at all.
+If it is set no MotdFile will be read at all which can be handy if the
+daemon should run inside a chroot directory.
 .TP
 \fBServerUID\fR
 User ID under which the server should run; you can use the name of the user
@@ -153,14 +178,28 @@ 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.
+This allows use of ngircd in ipv6-only setups.
+Default: Yes.
+.TP
+\fBConnectIPv6\fR
+Set this to no if you do not want ngircd to connect to other irc servers using ipv6.
+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
@@ -170,6 +209,13 @@ the risk of denial of service attacks (DoS). Default: 5.
 \fBMaxJoins\fR
 Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (0: no limit).
 Default: 10.
+.TP
+\fBMaxNickLength\fR
+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
@@ -189,27 +235,34 @@ Example: nick!ident@*.example.com
 Other servers are configured in
 .I [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.
+tries to connect to to the other server on the given port (active);
+if not, it waits for the other server to connect (passive).
 .PP
-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 ngIRCd never tries to connect to two servers with the same group ID.
+ngIRCd supports "server groups": You can assign an "ID" to every server
+with which you want this ngIRCd to link, and the daemon ensures that at
+any given time only one direct link exists to servers with the same ID.
+So if a server of a group won't answer, ngIRCd tries to connect to the next
+server in the given group (="with the same ID"), but never tries to connect
+to more than one server of this group simultaneously.
 .PP
 There may be more than one
 .I [Server]
 block.
 .TP
 \fBName\fR
-IRC name of the server
+IRC name of the remote server.
 .TP
 \fBHost\fR
-Internet host name of the peer
+Internet host name (or IP address) of the peer.
+.TP
+\fBBind\fR
+IP address to use as source IP for the outgoing connection. Default ist
+to let the operating system decide.
 .TP
 \fBPort\fR
-Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you assign no port
-the ngIRCd waits for incoming connections.
+Port of the remote server to which ngIRCd should connect (active).
+If no port is assigned to a configured server, the daemon only waits for
+incoming connections (passive).
 .TP
 \fBMyPassword\fR
 Own password for this connection. This password has to be configured as
@@ -221,9 +274,20 @@ Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be configured as
 .TP
 \fBGroup\fR
 Group of this server (optional).
+.TP
 \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]
@@ -238,19 +302,19 @@ There may be more than one
 block.
 .TP
 \fBName\fR
-Name of the channel
+Name of the channel, including channel prefix ("#").
 .TP
 \fBTopic\fR
-Topic for this channel
+Topic for this channel.
 .TP
 \fBModes\fR
 Initial channel modes.
 .TP
 \fBKey\fR
-Sets initial channel key (only relevant if mode k is set)
+Sets initial channel key (only relevant if mode k is set).
 .TP
 \fBMaxUsers\fR
-Set maximum user limit for this channel (only relevant if mode l is set)
+Set maximum user limit for this channel (only relevant if mode l is set).
 .SH HINTS
 It's wise to use "ngircd --configtest" to validate the configuration file
 after changing it. See