content/news/2008-05-29-services-migration.markdown

   1 author: Martinp23
   2 date: 2008-05-29 15:06:27+00:00
   3 slug: services-migration
   4 title: Services Migration
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   7 The time has come for freenode to migrate from our old, legacy services                 package to a much newer, actively maintained package known as           [Atheme](http://www.atheme.net/), developed by the              [Atheme Project](http://www.atheme.org/).  Although we,                 with the help of the Atheme developers, have tried to make the          migration process as painless as possible, there are still a            few interface differences that you will need to be aware of.            This guide, prepared by tomaw, will attempt to walk you through the main changes, grouped by service.
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  10 ## NickServ
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  17   * NickServ will now require a valid, verified email                   address to register new nicks.  Because of this the                     registration command has changed to
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  23 You will the receive a confirmation email with                  instructions on how to confirm your account                     registration.  Accounts that have been migrated from                    theia that did not have an email address set will find                  that their address is set to 'nomail'.  **These users                   should set an email address as soon as possible.**
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  26   * New NickServ accounts that are registered but not                   confirmed will be **automatically** dropped after 24                    hours.
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  29   * What was Nick Linking has now been replaced with                    Nick Grouping.  This means that you have just one                       account (including one password, one email address etc.)                        but potentially multiple Nicks associated with that                     account.   For more information please issue the                        following command:
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  35 Migrated accounts will have the password associated to                  the master nick, but will have the first valid email                    address found when searching all linked nicks.
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  38   * SET UNFILTERED has been removed and the global                      block on messages from users that have not identified                   to NickServ has been removed.  This was only ever                       intended to be a temporary measure to combat spam and                   we're hopeful that we can deal with those events in                     different, less intrusive ways.  UMODE +E remains an                    alternative for any users who wish to block such messages.
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  41   * SET GSM, PHONE, and the like have been removed and                          replaced with a SET PROPERTY feature.  For more information,                    see:
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  50   * INFO will no long return a list of channels where you have access.  Instead use:
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  59   * A new SET ENFORCE feature replaces the un-used SET KILL                     feature. For details, see
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  70 ## ChanServ
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  77   * Channel access is now controlled by a series of flags,                      rather than levels.  This will allow channel owners and                         Group Contacts to better control the access they grant                  users, and to see more clearly what access those users                  will have.  Channel Access now also includes a powerful                         templating system, making it easier to manage large and                         complicated access lists.  For more information on                      these features, please see:
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  80     /msg ChanServ HELP FLAGS
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  85     /msg ChanServ HELP TEMPLATE
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  96   * Channel access can now be manipulated using two                     different commands.
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  99     /msg ChanServ ACCESS #channel
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 102 behaves similarly to our previous services, but the                     standard Atheme command is to use
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 108 Note that viewing FLAGS                         requires you to have flag +A on the channel in                  question, but ACCESS does not.  This can be useful if                   you're trying to locate channel operators.
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 111   * ChanServ can no longer be used to OP or VOICE multiple users, though it is still possibly to OP/VOICE individual users:
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 120   * A new RECOVER command is now available, which                       can be used by the founder to regain control of a                       channel which has been "taken over".
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 123   * Channel passwords are no longer used for                    registration as all channel access is control by the                    access flags.
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 126   * LIST *pattern* has been replaced by a new service                   called ALIS.  See below for details.
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 131 ## ALIS
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 138   * ALIS provides a more useful channel list facility than what                 was previously available.  It will list matching channels, but          will filter out channels that are not currently in use.  Its            use is similar to the functionality that was previously built           into ChanServ:
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 149 ## MemoServ
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 156   * Memos can now be replied to and forwarded to other users
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 159   * Optional email forwarding to your registered email                  address.  To enable this feature, issue the following                   command:
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 168 Hopefully that covers most of the differences that you will             come across during day to day life on freenode.  Of course, if          you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel            free to drop by [#freenode](irc://irc.freenode.net/freenode), email support (at) freenode (dot) net             or message a member of staff.