FAQ

   1 X3 Frequently Asked Questions
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   4 This FAQ assumes that your services are named NickServ, ChanServ and
   5 OpServ respectively.
   6
   7 Q1) How do I set up X3?
   8 A1) Read the README and INSTALL files, especially INSTALL.
   9
  10 Q2) How do I set up my IRC server so X3 talks to it?
  11 A2) That depends on which IRC server you use.  Check its
  12 documentation.  Essentially you add a connect block for X3 in
  13 ircd.conf and point to that at the top of x3.conf. You'll also
  14 need a UWORLD block etc.
  15
  16 Q3) I get "You must first authenticate with NickServ", help!
  17 A3) To register an account, /msg NickServ@services.example.com
  18 register YourName Password.  You must be a global IRC operator to
  19 register the first account; X3 gives the first account "root" level
  20 (1000) access.  To log in afterwards, use the "auth" command instead
  21 of "register".
  22
  23 Q4) I do not like having to type "/msg NickServ@services.example.com"
  24 for all of my commands.  How can I change that?
  25 A4) If you want to disable that for the auth command, use "/msg OpServ
  26 modcmd NickServ.auth flags -qualified".  However, that is a BAD idea:
  27 if you have an auto-perform to log in, and you connect to some other
  28 IRC network, you will send your password to whoever or whatever is
  29 named NickServ on that network.
  30
  31 Q5) How do I restrict all users from registering channels?
  32 A5) /msg opserv modcmd ChanServ.register flags +helping
  33 This will allow only network staff to register channels.  For IRC
  34 operators and network helpers (users with account flag +H), security
  35 override can be enabled by sending "/msg ChanServ god on".  For
  36 support helpers (users with account flag +h), security override is
  37 enabled when the user is in the configured support channel.
  38
  39 Q6) How do I enable HelpServ?
  40 A6) When you run the "configure" script, you must enable the helpserv
  41 module; for example, "./configure --enable-modules=helpserv".  After
  42 you compile and start X3 with that option, "/msg OpServ bind OpServ
  43 helpserv *helpserv.helpserv".  After that, you can use "/msg OpServ
  44 helpserv help" and "/msg OpServ helpserv register"; the "helpserv"
  45 command acts as a gateway into the HelpServ system.
  46
  47 Q7) How do I enable MemoServ?
  48 A7) When you run the "configure" script, you must enable the MemoServ
  49 module; for example, "./configure --enable-modules=memoserv".  Then
  50 see the comment near the start of src/mod-memoserv.c for configuration
  51 options.
  52
  53 Q8) How do I enable both HelpServ and MemoServ?
  54 A8) In addition to the post-install configuration steps above, you
  55 must mention both when you run the configure script.  For example, run
  56 it using "./configure --enable-modules=memoserv,helpserv".  (You may
  57 add the snoop and/or sockcheck modules as well; separate the module
  58 names with commas.)