X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/irc/freenode/web-7.0.git/blobdiff_plain/849bdd6fcf742e61b375b8548ec648aa90622273..729d64c7169da3a942199eb700e1a52f30e9e601:/content/news/2015-09-18-services-database-purge.md diff --git a/content/news/2015-09-18-services-database-purge.md b/content/news/2015-09-18-services-database-purge.md index 2830b0a2b..e08386c40 100644 --- a/content/news/2015-09-18-services-database-purge.md +++ b/content/news/2015-09-18-services-database-purge.md @@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ author: mrmist date: 2015-09-18 08:58:13+00:00 slug: services-database-purge title: Services database purge -categories: -- freenode -- infrastructure -tags: -- expiry -- nicks +category: freenode +category: infrastructure +tag: expiry +tag: nicks --- - On or around Friday, October 2nd, we shall be cleaning up the services database. This involves the bulk removal of expired nicks, channels and accounts. + Therefore, please remember to identify to services when you connect ( /msg nickserv help identify ) and to use your grouped nicks whilst identified - remember, they all expire separately. + Nicks that are past the expiry threshold of 120 days unidentified on October 2nd will be freed from the database and available for others to register. + If you have a nick grouped to your account that you'd prefer to use as your main nick, you can change your account name - see /msg nickserv help set accountname for information. + Remember you can use sendpass to recover lost passwords - see /msg nickserv help sendpass.