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diff --git a/ngircd/man/Makefile.am b/ngircd/man/Makefile.am
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-#
-# ngIRCd -- The Next Generation IRC Daemon
-# Copyright (c)2001-2012 Alexander Barton (alex@barton.de) and Contributors
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-# Please read the file COPYING, README and AUTHORS for more information.
-#
-
-TEMPLATE_MANS = ngircd.conf.5.tmpl ngircd.8.tmpl
-
-SUFFIXES = .tmpl .
-
-.tmpl:
-	$(AM_V_GEN)sed \
-	    -e "s@:SBINDIR:@${sbindir}@" \
-	    -e "s@:BINDIR:@${bindir}@" \
-	    -e "s@:ETCDIR:@${sysconfdir}@" \
-	    <$< >$@
-
-man_MANS = ngircd.conf.5 ngircd.8
-
-CLEANFILES = $(man_MANS)
-
-EXTRA_DIST = $(TEMPLATE_MANS)
-
-maintainer-clean-local:
-	rm -f Makefile Makefile.in
-
-# -eof-
diff --git a/ngircd/man/ngircd.8.tmpl b/ngircd/man/ngircd.8.tmpl
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-.\"
-.\" ngircd(8) manual page template
-.\"
-.TH ngircd 8 "May 2024" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
-.SH NAME
-ngIRCd \- the "next generation" IRC daemon
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B ngircd
-[
-.I Options
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.BR ngIRCd
-is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server for small
-or private networks, developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
-.PP
-The server is quite easy to configure and runs as a single-node server or can
-be part of a network of ngIRCd servers in a LAN or across the internet. It
-optionally supports the IPv6 protocol, SSL/TLS-protected client-server and
-server-server links, the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) system for user
-authentication, IDENT requests, and character set conversion for legacy
-clients.
-.PP
-The name ngIRCd stands for
-.IR "next-generation IRC daemon",
-which is a little bit exaggerated:
-.IR "lightweight Internet Relay Chat server"
-most probably would have been a better name :-)
-.PP
-By default ngIRCd logs diagnostic and informational messages using the syslog
-mechanism, or writes directly to the console when running in the foreground
-(see below).
-.SH OPTIONS
-The default behavior of
-.BR ngircd
-is to read its standard configuration file (see below), to detach from the
-controlling terminal and to wait for clients.
-.PP
-You can use these options to modify this default:
-.TP
-\fB\-f\fR \fIfile\fR, \fB\-\-config\fR \fIfile\fR
-Use
-.I file
-as configuration file.
-.TP
-\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-nodaemon\fR
-Don't fork a child and don't detach from controlling terminal.
-All log messages go to the console and you can use CTRL-C to
-terminate the server.
-.TP
-\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-passive\fR
-Disable automatic connections to other servers. You can use the IRC command
-CONNECT later on as IRC Operator to link this ngIRCd to other servers.
-.TP
-\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-syslog\fR
-Write log messages to the syslog even when running in the foreground. This only
-makes sense when
-.I \-n/\-\-nodaemon
-was given on the command line
-.I before
-this option!
-.PP
-The following options prevent ngIRCd from starting regularly, but perform a
-specific action and then exit the daemon again:
-.TP
-\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
-Display a brief help text and exit.
-.TP
-\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-configtest\fR
-Read, validate and display the configuration; then exit.
-.TP
-\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
-Output version information and exit.
-.SH FILES
-.I :ETCDIR:/ngircd.conf
-.RS
-The system wide default configuration file.
-.RE
-.I :ETCDIR:/ngircd.motd
-.RS
-Default "message of the day" (MOTD).
-.RE
-.SH SIGNALS
-The daemon understands the following signals:
-.TP
-\fBTERM\fR
-Shut down all connections and terminate the daemon.
-.TP
-\fBHUP\fR
-Shut down all listening sockets, re-read the configuration file and
-re-initialize the daemon.
-.SH HINTS
-It is
-.I always wise
-to use "ngircd \-\-configtest" to validate the configuration of ngIRCd after
-making changes to the configuration files!
-.SH DEBUGGING
-ngIRCd can log additional debug messages, which can be enabled with the command
-line option \-\-debug (\-d) or by sending the USR1 signal to the running daemon.
-Some of those messages may leak personal information, be very technical and can
-be very verbose. Therefore the debug mode is meant for troubleshooting only and
-should definitely be disabled during normal operation!
-.PP
-In addition, a "protocol sniffer" can be enabled on build time by passing the
-"\-\-enable\-sniffer" option to the ./configure script which enables the
-"\-\-sniffer" (\-s) command line option (which is not available by default):
-this "sniffer" logs all incoming and outgoing IRC commands on all connections,
-which can be handy to debug problems with the daemon itself or IRC clients.
-.PP
-Both modes are indicated in the version string shown by the IRC "VERSION"
-command: if the version ends in a dot (like in "26.1."), the daemon operates in
-"normal" mode (the version used in the example is "26.1"). If it ends in ".1"
-(like in "26.1.1") the "debug-mode" is enabled; and if it ends in ".2" (like in
-"26.1.2") the "IRC sniffer" is enabled, too.
-.PP
-\fBOptions:\fR
-.TP
-\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
-Enable debug mode and log extra messages.
-.TP
-\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sniffer\fR
-Enable IRC protocol sniffer, which logs all sent and received IRC commands to
-the console/syslog. This option requires that ngIRCd has been ./configure'd
-with "\-\-enable\-sniffer" and enables debug mode automatically, too.
-.PP
-\fBSignals:\fR
-.PP
-Note: Usage of these signals is broadcasted to all users with the +s ("receive
-server notices") mode set!
-.TP
-\fBUSR1\fR
-Toggle debug mode on and off during runtime.
-.TP
-\fBUSR2\fR
-Dump internal server state to the console/syslog when debug mode is on (use
-command line option \-\-debug or signal USR1).
-.SH AUTHORS
-Alexander Barton, <alex@barton.de>
-.br
-Florian Westphal, <fw@strlen.de>
-.PP
-Homepage: http://ngircd.barton.de/
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR ngircd.conf (5),
-.BR ircd (8)
-.\"
-.\" -eof-
diff --git a/ngircd/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/ngircd/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
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-.\"
-.\" ngircd.conf(5) manual page template
-.\"
-.TH ngircd.conf 5 "Sep 2025" ngIRCd "ngIRCd Manual"
-.SH NAME
-ngircd.conf \- configuration file of ngIRCd
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B :ETCDIR:/ngircd.conf
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.BR ngircd.conf
-is the configuration file of the
-.BR ngircd (8)
-Internet Relay Chat (IRC) daemon, which must be customized to the local
-preferences and needs.
-.PP
-Most variables can be modified while the ngIRCd daemon is already running:
-It will reload its configuration file when a HUP signal or REHASH command
-is received.
-.SH "FILE FORMAT"
-The file consists of sections and parameters. A section begins with the name
-of the section in square brackets and continues until the next section
-begins.
-.PP
-Sections contain parameters of the form
-.PP
-.RS
-.I name
-=
-.I value
-.RE
-.PP
-Empty lines and any line beginning with a semicolon (';') or a hash ('#')
-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 non-empty newline-terminated
-line represents either a comment, a section name, or a parameter.
-.PP
-Section and parameter names are not case sensitive.
-.PP
-There are three types of variables:
-.I booleans,
-.I text strings,
-and
-.I numbers.
-Boolean values are
-.I true
-if they are "yes", "true", or any non-null integer. Text strings are used 1:1
-without leading and following spaces; there is no way to quote strings. And
-for numbers all decimal integer values are valid.
-.PP
-In addition, some string or numerical variables accept lists of values,
-separated by commas (",").
-.SH "SECTION OVERVIEW"
-The file can contain blocks of seven types: [Global], [Limits], [Options],
-[SSL], [Operator], [Server], and [Channel].
-.PP
-The main configuration of the server is stored in the
-.I [Global]
-section, like the server name, administrative information and the ports on
-which the server should be listening. The variables in this section have to be
-adjusted to the local requirements most of the time, whereas all the variables
-in the other sections can be left on their defaults very often.
-.PP
-Options in the
-.I [Limits]
-block are used to tweak different limits and timeouts of the daemon, like the
-maximum number of clients allowed to connect to this server. Variables in the
-.I [Options]
-section can be used to enable or disable specific features of ngIRCd, like
-support for IDENT, PAM, IPv6, and protocol and cloaking features. The
-.I [SSL]
-block contains all SSL-related configuration variables. These three sections
-are all optional.
-.PP
-IRC operators of this server are defined in
-.I [Operator]
-blocks. Links to remote servers are configured in
-.I [Server]
-sections. And
-.I [Channel]
-blocks are used to configure pre-defined ("persistent") IRC channels.
-.PP
-There can be more than one [Operator], [Server] and [Channel] section per
-configuration file, one for each operator, server, and channel. [Global],
-[Limits], [Options], and [SSL] sections can occur multiple times, too, but
-each variable overwrites itself, only the last assignment is relevant.
-.SH [GLOBAL]
-The
-.I [Global]
-section is used to define the main configuration of the server,
-like the server name and the ports on which the server should be listening.
-These settings depend on your personal preferences, so you should make sure
-that they correspond to your installation and setup!
-.TP
-\fBName\fR (string)
-Server name in the IRC network. This is an individual name of the IRC
-server, it is not related to the DNS host name. It must be unique in the
-IRC network and must contain at least one dot (".") character. When not set,
-ngIRCd tries to deduce a valid IRC server name from the local host name.
-.TP
-\fBAdminInfo1\fR, \fBAdminInfo2\fR, \fBAdminEMail\fR (string)
-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. Default: a built-in
-standard path.
-.TP
-\fBInfo\fR (string)
-Info text of the server. This will be shown by WHOIS and LINKS requests for
-example. Set to the server software name and version by default.
-.TP
-\fBListen\fR (list of strings)
-A comma separated 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 (string)
-Text file with the "message of the day" (MOTD). This message will be shown to
-all users connecting to the server. Please note: Changes made to this file
-take effect when ngircd starts up or is instructed to re-read its
-configuration file. Default: a built-in standard path.
-.TP
-\fBMotdPhrase\fR (string)
-A simple Phrase (<127 chars) if you don't want to use a MOTD file.
-.TP
-\fBNetwork\fR (string)
-The name of the IRC network to which this server belongs. This name is
-optional, should only contain ASCII characters, and can't contain spaces.
-It is only used to inform clients. The default is empty, so no network
-name is announced to clients.
-.TP
-\fBPassword\fR (string)
-Global password for all users needed to connect to the server. The default is
-empty, so no password is required. Please note: This feature is not available
-if ngIRCd is using PAM!
-.TP
-\fBPidFile\fR (string)
-This tells ngIRCd to write its current process ID to a file. Note that the
-"PID file" is written AFTER chroot and switching the user ID, therefore the
-directory the file resides in must be writable by the ngIRCd user and exist
-in the chroot directory (if configured, see above).
-.TP
-\fBPorts\fR (list of numbers)
-Port number(s) on which the server should listen for unencrypted connections.
-There may be more than one port, separated with commas (","). Default: 6667.
-.TP
-\fBServerGID\fR (string or number)
-Group ID under which the ngIRCd daemon should run; you can use the name of the
-group or the numerical ID.
-.PP
-.RS
-.B Attention:
-.br
-For this to work the server must have been started with root privileges!
-.RE
-.TP
-\fBServerUID\fR (string or number)
-User ID under which the ngIRCd daemon should run; you can use the name of the
-user or the numerical ID.
-.PP
-.RS
-.B Attention:
-.br
-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!
-.RE
-.SH [LIMITS]
-This section is used to define some limits and timeouts for this ngIRCd
-instance. Default values should be safe, but it is wise to double-check :-)
-.TP
-\fBConnectRetry\fR (number)
-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.
-.TP
-\fBMaxConnectionsIP\fR (number)
-Maximum number of simultaneous connections from a single IP address that
-the server will accept (0: unlimited). This configuration options lowers
-the risk of denial of service attacks (DoS). Default: 5.
-.TP
-\fBMaxJoins\fR (number)
-Maximum number of channels a user can be member of (0: no limit).
-Default: 10.
-.TP
-\fBMaxNickLength\fR (number)
-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
-\fBMaxPenaltyTime\fR (number)
-Maximum penalty time increase in seconds, per penalty event. Set to -1 for no
-limit (the default), 0 to disable penalties altogether. ngIRCd doesn't use
-penalty increases higher than 2 seconds during normal operation, so values
-greater than 1 rarely make sense.
-.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.
-.TP
-\fBPongTimeout\fR (number)
-If a client fails to answer a PING with a PONG within <PongTimeout>
-seconds, it will be disconnected by the server. Default: 20.
-.SH [OPTIONS]
-Optional features and configuration options to further tweak the behavior of
-ngIRCd are configured in this section. If you want to get started quickly, you
-most probably don't have to make changes here -- they are all optional.
-.TP
-\fBAllowedChannelTypes\fR (string)
-List of allowed channel types (channel prefixes) for newly created channels
-on the local server. By default, all supported channel types are allowed.
-Set this variable to the empty string to disallow creation of new channels
-by local clients at all. Default: #&+
-.TP
-\fBAllowRemoteOper\fR (boolean)
-If this option is active, IRC operators connected to remote servers are allowed
-to control this local server using administrative commands, for example like
-CONNECT, DIE, SQUIT etc. Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBChrootDir\fR (string)
-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.
-.PP
-.RS
-.B Attention:
-.br
-For this to work the server must have been started with root privileges!
-.RE
-.TP
-\fBCloakHost\fR (string)
-Set this hostname for every client instead of the real one. Default: empty,
-don't change. Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
-.TP
-\fBCloakHostModeX\fR (string)
-Use this hostname for hostname cloaking on clients that have the user mode
-"+x" set, instead of the name of the server. Default: empty, use the name
-of the server. Use %x to add the hashed value of the original hostname.
-If this variable is empty, regular users cannot set mode "+x" themselves.
-.TP
-\fBCloakHostSalt\fR (string)
-The Salt for cloaked hostname hashing. When undefined a random hash is
-generated after each server start.
-.TP
-\fBCloakUserToNick\fR (boolean)
-Set every clients' user name and real name to their nickname and hide the one
-supplied by the IRC client. Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBConnectIPv4\fR (boolean)
-Set this to no if you do not want ngIRCd to connect to other IRC servers using
-the IPv4 protocol. This allows the usage of ngIRCd in IPv6-only setups.
-Default: yes.
-.TP
-\fBConnectIPv6\fR (boolean)
-Set this to no if you do not want ngIRCd to connect to other IRC servers using
-the IPv6 protocol.
-Default: yes.
-.TP
-\fBDefaultUserModes\fR (string)
-Default user mode(s) to set on new local clients. Please note that only modes
-can be set that the client could set using regular MODE commands, you can't
-set "a" (away) for example!
-Default: none.
-.TP
-\fBDNS\fR (boolean)
-If set to false, ngIRCd will not make any DNS lookups when clients connect.
-If you configure the daemon to connect to other servers, ngIRCd may still
-perform a DNS lookup if required.
-Default: yes.
-.TP
-\fBIdent\fR (boolean)
-If ngIRCd is compiled with IDENT support this can be used to disable IDENT
-lookups at run time.
-Users identified using IDENT are registered without the "~" character
-prepended to their user name.
-Default: yes.
-.TP
-\fBIncludeDir\fR (string)
-Directory containing configuration snippets (*.conf), that should be read in
-after parsing the current configuration file.
-Default: a built-in directory name when no configuration file was explicitly
-given on the command line (check "ngircd --configtest"), none (empty)
-otherwise.
-.PP
-.RS
-This way no default include directory is used when a possibly non-default
-configuration file was explicitly specified using "--config"/"-f" on the
-command line which (intentionally) did not specify an
-.I "IncludeDir"
-directive.
-.RE
-.TP
-\fBMorePrivacy\fR (boolean)
-This will cause ngIRCd to censor user idle time, logon time as well as the
-PART/QUIT messages (that are sometimes used to inform everyone about which
-client software is being used). WHOWAS requests are also silently ignored,
-and NAMES output doesn't list any clients for non-members.
-This option is most useful when ngIRCd is being used together with
-anonymizing software such as TOR or I2P and one does not wish to make it
-too easy to collect statistics on the users.
-Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBNoticeBeforeRegistration\fR (boolean)
-Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is registered.
-Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE *" messages to clients
-while connecting. Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBOperCanUseMode\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
-requests by non-chanops as if they were coming from the server. Default: no;
-only enable it if you have ircd-irc2 servers in your IRC network.
-.TP
-\fBPAM\fR (boolean)
-If ngIRCd is compiled with PAM support this can be used to disable all calls
-to the PAM library at runtime; all users connecting without password are
-allowed to connect, all passwords given will fail.
-Users identified using PAM are registered without the "~" character
-prepended to their user name.
-Default: yes.
-.TP
-\fBPAMIsOptional\fR (boolean)
-When PAM is enabled, all clients are required to be authenticated using PAM;
-connecting to the server without successful PAM authentication isn't possible.
-If this option is set, clients not sending a password are still allowed to
-connect: they won't become "identified" and keep the "~" character prepended
-to their supplied user name.
-Please note:
-To make some use of this behavior, it most probably isn't useful to enable
-"Ident", "PAM" and "PAMIsOptional" at the same time, because you wouldn't be
-able to distinguish between Ident'ified and PAM-authenticated users: both
-don't have a "~" character prepended to their respective user names!
-Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBPAMServiceName\fR (string)
-When PAM is enabled, this value determines the used PAM configuration.
-This setting allows running multiple ngIRCd instances with different
-PAM configurations on each instance. If you set it to "ngircd-foo",
-PAM will use /etc/pam.d/ngircd-foo instead of the default
-/etc/pam.d/ngircd.
-Default: ngircd.
-.TP
-\fBRequireAuthPing\fR (boolean)
-Let ngIRCd send an "authentication PING" when a new client connects, and
-register this client only after receiving the corresponding "PONG" reply.
-Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBScrubCTCP\fR (boolean)
-If set to true, ngIRCd will silently drop all CTCP requests sent to it from
-both clients and servers. It will also not forward CTCP requests to any
-other servers. CTCP requests can be used to query user clients about which
-software they are using and which versions said software is. CTCP can also be
-used to reveal clients IP numbers. ACTION CTCP requests are not blocked,
-this means that /me commands will not be dropped, but please note that
-blocking CTCP will disable file sharing between users!
-Default: no.
-.TP
-\fBSyslogFacility\fR (string)
-Syslog "facility" to which ngIRCd should send log messages. Possible
-values are system dependent, but most probably "auth", "daemon", "user"
-and "local1" through "local7" are possible values; see syslog(3).
-Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
-change this to "daemon", for example.
-.TP
-\fBWebircPassword\fR (string)
-Password required for using the WEBIRC command used by some Web-to-IRC
-gateways. If not set or empty, the WEBIRC command can't be used.
-Default: not set.
-.SH [SSL]
-All SSL-related configuration variables are located in the
-.I [SSL]
-section. Please note that this whole section is only recognized by ngIRCd
-when it is compiled with support for SSL using OpenSSL or GnuTLS!
-.TP
-\fBCAFile\fR (string)
-Filename pointing to the Trusted CA Certificates. This is required for
-verifying peer certificates. Default: not set, so no certificates are trusted.
-.TP
-\fBCertFile\fR (string)
-SSL Certificate file of the private server key.
-.TP
-\fBCipherList\fR (string)
-Select cipher suites allowed for SSL/TLS connections.  This defaults to
-"HIGH:!aNULL:@STRENGTH:!SSLv3" (OpenSSL) or "SECURE128:-VERS-SSL3.0" (GnuTLS).
-Please see 'man 1ssl ciphers' (OpenSSL) and 'man 3 gnutls_priority_init'
-(GnuTLS) for details.
-.TP
-\fBCRLFile\fR (string)
-Filename of Certificate Revocation List.
-.TP
-\fBDHFile\fR (string)
-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
-\fBKeyFile\fR (string)
-Filename of SSL Server Key to be used for SSL connections. This is required
-for SSL/TLS support.
-.TP
-\fBKeyFilePassword\fR (string)
-OpenSSL only: Password to decrypt the private key file.
-.TP
-\fBPorts\fR (list of numbers)
-Same as \fBPorts\fR , except that ngIRCd will expect incoming connections
-to be SSL/TLS encrypted. Common port numbers for SSL-encrypted IRC are 6669
-and 6697. Default: none.
-.SH [OPERATOR]
-.I [Operator]
-sections are used to define IRC Operators. There may be more than one
-.I [Operator]
-block, one for each local operator.
-.TP
-\fBName\fR (string)
-ID of the operator (may be different of the nickname).
-.TP
-\fBPassword\fR (string)
-Password of the IRC operator.
-.TP
-\fBMask\fR (string)
-Mask that is to be checked before an /OPER for this account is accepted.
-Example: nick!ident@*.example.com
-.SH [SERVER]
-Other servers are configured in
-.I [Server]
-sections. If you configure a port for the connection, then this ngIRCd
-tries to connect to the other server on the given port (active);
-if not, it waits for the other server to connect (passive).
-.PP
-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 (string)
-IRC name of the remote server.
-.TP
-\fBHost\fR (string)
-Internet host name (or IP address) of the peer.
-.TP
-\fBBind\fR (string)
-IP address to use as source IP for the outgoing connection. Default is
-to let the operating system decide.
-.TP
-\fBPort\fR (number)
-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, default).
-.TP
-\fBMyPassword\fR (string)
-Own password for this connection. This password has to be configured as
-\fBPeerPassword\fR on the other server. Must not have ':' as first character.
-.TP
-\fBPeerPassword\fR (string)
-Foreign password for this connection. This password has to be configured as
-\fBMyPassword\fR on the other server.
-.TP
-\fBGroup\fR (number)
-Group of this server (optional).
-.TP
-\fBPassive\fR (boolean)
-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
-\fBSSLConnect\fR (boolean)
-Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL. Default: false.
-.TP
-\fBSSLVerify\fR (boolean)
-Verify the TLS certificate presented by the remote server. Default: yes.
-.TP
-\fBServiceMask\fR (string)
-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).
-.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" and "ChanServ",
-you should set this parameter to something like "*Serv", "*Serv,OtherNick",
-or "NickServ,ChanServ,XyzServ".
-.SH [CHANNEL]
-Pre-defined channels can be configured in
-.I [Channel]
-sections. Such channels are created by the server when starting up and even
-persist when there are no more members left.
-.PP
-Persistent channels are marked with the mode 'P', which can be set and unset
-by IRC operators like other modes on the fly.
-.PP
-There may be more than one
-.I [Channel]
-block.
-.TP
-\fBName\fR (string)
-Name of the channel, including channel prefix ("#" or "&").
-.TP
-\fBTopic\fR (string)
-Topic for this channel.
-.TP
-\fBModes\fR (string)
-Initial channel modes, as used in "MODE" commands. Modifying lists (ban list,
-invite list, exception list) is supported.
-.PP
-.RS
-This option can be specified multiple times, evaluated top to bottom.
-.RE
-.TP
-\fBAutojoin\fR (boolean)
-Should ngIRCd automatically join ("autojoin") all users to this channel on
-connect? Note: The users must have permissions to access the channel, otherwise
-joining them will fail!
-.TP
-\fBKeyFile\fR (string)
-Path and file name of a "key file" containing individual channel keys for
-different users. The file consists of plain text lines with the following
-syntax (without spaces!):
-.PP
-.RS
-.RS
-.I user
-:
-.I nick
-:
-.I key
-.RE
-.PP
-.I user
-and
-.I nick
-can contain the wildcard character "*".
-.br
-.I key
-is an arbitrary password.
-.PP
-Valid examples are:
-.PP
-.RS
-*:*:KeY
-.br
-*:nick:123
-.br
-~user:*:xyz
-.RE
-.PP
-The key file is read on each JOIN command when this channel has a key
-(channel mode +k). Access is granted, if a) the channel key set using the
-MODE +k command or b) one of the lines in the key file match.
-.PP
-.B Please note:
-.br
-The file is not reopened on each access, so you can modify and overwrite it
-without problems, but moving or deleting the file will have not effect until
-the daemon re-reads its configuration!
-.RE
-.SH HINTS
-It's wise to use "ngircd \-\-configtest" to validate the configuration file
-after changing it. See
-.BR ngircd (8)
-for details.
-.SH AUTHOR
-Alexander Barton, <alex@barton.de>
-.br
-Florian Westphal, <fw@strlen.de>
-.PP
-Homepage: http://ngircd.barton.de/
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR ngircd (8)
-.\"
-.\" -eof-