+# NICKNAME VALIDATION OPTIONS
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# OPTION: NICKNAME_VALIDATE
+# If True then user nicknames will be validated according to
+# the configuration below, otherwise they will be passed
+# directly to the ircd.
+NICKNAME_VALIDATE = True
+
+# OPTION: NICKNAME_VALID_FIRST_CHAR
+# A string containing valid characters for the first letter of
+# a nickname.
+# Default is as in RFC1459.
+import string
+NICKNAME_VALID_FIRST_CHAR = string.letters + "_[]{}`^\\|"
+
+# OPTION: NICKNAME_VALID_SUBSEQUENT_CHAR
+# A string containing valid characters for the rest of the
+# nickname.
+NICKNAME_VALID_SUBSEQUENT_CHARS = NICKNAME_VALID_FIRST_CHAR + string.digits + "-"
+
+# OPTION: NICKNAME_MINIMUM_LENGTH
+# Minimum characters permitted in a nickname on your network.
+NICKNAME_MINIMUM_LENGTH = 2
+
+# OPTION: NICKNAME_MAXIMUM_LENGTH
+# Maximum characters permitted in a nickname on your network.
+# Ideally we'd extract this from the ircd, but we need to know
+# before we connect.
+NICKNAME_MAXIMUM_LENGTH = 15