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Admin: /* NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH */

2013-01-05T05:52:32Z

NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH

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	==NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH==		==NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpleitable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| integer		\| integer

Admin: /* DEFAULT_LIST_PARAM */

2013-01-05T05:51:37Z

DEFAULT_LIST_PARAM

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	==DEFAULT_LIST_PARAM==		==DEFAULT_LIST_PARAM==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| string		\| string
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	\|}		\|}

-	The LIST command takes a single optional argument. If given, that argument is either a channel or a filter. If that argument is not given, then by default, <code>/LIST</code> will list all channels on the network. Needless to say, this can generate a large amount of data on large networks with many channels, as well as chewing up a lot of CPU time. ~~Server administrators can therefore~~ set a default filter to be applied to the channel list if the optional argument to LIST is omitted.	+	The LIST command takes a single optional argument. If given, that argument is either a channel or a filter. If that argument is not given, then by default, <code>/LIST</code> will list all channels on the network. Needless to say, this can generate a large amount of data on large networks with many channels, as well as chewing up a lot of CPU time. Therefore, you may set a default filter to be applied to the channel list if the optional argument to LIST is omitted.

	==NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH==		==NICKNAMEHISTORYLENGTH==

Admin: /* RANDOM_SEED */

2013-01-05T05:50:03Z

RANDOM_SEED

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	==RANDOM_SEED==		==RANDOM_SEED==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| string		\| string
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	\|}		\|}

-	When a client connects, the server sends the client a "cookie," consisting of a random number. The client must return the cookie to the server verbatim. This is done to prevent IP spoofing. The cookie is generated by a pseudorandom number generator included in ircd. This generator must be seeded with a phrase that is kept secret, to ensure that the numbers it generates are not easily guessed.	+	When a client connects, the server sends the client a "cookie," consisting of a random number. The client must return the cookie to the server verbatim. This is done to prevent IP spoofing. The cookie is generated by a pseudorandom number generator included in ircd-darenet. This generator must be seeded with a phrase that is kept secret, to ensure that the numbers it generates are not easily guessed.

-	The value given to RANDOM_SEED may be a string of any length.It should not contain any characters that are considered special by the configuration file system, such as ":" or "#"; the string should be at least 8 characters long, but longer strings are better. The RANDOM_SEED may not be retrieved online.	+	The value given to <code>RANDOM_SEED</code> may be a string of any length. It should not contain any characters that are considered special by the configuration file system, such as ":" or "#"; the string should be at least 8 characters long, but longer strings are better. The <code>RANDOM_SEED</code> may not be retrieved online.

	==DEFAULT_LIST_PARAM==		==DEFAULT_LIST_PARAM==

Admin: /* NODNS */

2013-01-05T05:48:03Z

NODNS

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	==NODNS==		==NODNS==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| boolean		\| boolean
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	\|}		\|}

-	If you are playing with the server off-line, and no DNS is available, then long delays occur before the server starts up because it tries to resolve the name given on the ~~M-line~~ (which usually isn't given in /etc/hosts) and for each connecting client. If you specify "TRUE" here, then a ~~call to gethostbyname()~~ will be done only for the real hostname, and the server will not try to resolve clients that connect to "localhost."	+	If you are playing with the server off-line, and no DNS is available, then long delays occur before the server starts up because it tries to resolve the name given in the General block (which usually isn't given in /etc/hosts) and for each connecting client. If you specify "TRUE" here, then a DNS lookup will be done only for the real hostname, and the server will not try to resolve clients that connect to "localhost." Note that other DNS lookups are still done for outbound connections.
-		+
-	Note that other ~~calls to gethostbyname()~~ are still done ~~if you use VIRTUAL_HOST; also note that the server still tries to resolve clients that connect to the real IP address of the server~~.	+

	==RANDOM_SEED==		==RANDOM_SEED==

Admin: /* WALLOPS_OPER_ONLY */

2013-01-05T05:46:30Z

WALLOPS_OPER_ONLY

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	==WALLOPS_OPER_ONLY==		==WALLOPS_OPER_ONLY==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| boolean		\| boolean

Admin: /* HUB */

2013-01-05T05:45:46Z

HUB

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	==HUB==		==HUB==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| boolean		\| boolean

Admin: /* IDLE_FROM_MSG */

2013-01-05T05:44:49Z

IDLE_FROM_MSG

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	==IDLE_FROM_MSG==		==IDLE_FROM_MSG==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| boolean		\| boolean

Admin: /* KILL_IPMISMATCH */

2013-01-05T05:44:11Z

KILL_IPMISMATCH

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	==KILL_IPMISMATCH==		==KILL_IPMISMATCH==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| boolean		\| boolean
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	\|}		\|}

-	When a client connects to your server, the IP address of the client is reverse-resolved to obtain a hostname. Then that hostname is resolved to an IP address and compared with the IP address of the client. If they don't match, the client will appear with the IP address instead of the hostname, unless KILL_IPMISMATCH is "TRUE," in which case the client is simply disconnected.	+	When a client connects to your server, the IP address of the client is reverse-resolved to obtain a hostname. Then that hostname is resolved to an IP address and compared with the IP address of the client. If they don't match, the client will appear with the IP address instead of the hostname, unless <code>KILL_IPMISMATCH</code> is "TRUE," in which case the client is simply disconnected.

	==IDLE_FROM_MSG==		==IDLE_FROM_MSG==

Admin: /* GEO_LOCATION */

2013-01-05T05:43:24Z

GEO_LOCATION

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	==GEO_LOCATION==		==GEO_LOCATION==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| string		\| string
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	\|}		\|}

-	This string as added to the 003 numeric, is used for providing the location of the ~~server~~, e.g. "Los Angeles, CA, ~~United States.~~"	+	This string is added to the 003 numeric, used for providing the location of the servers, e.g. "Los Angeles, CA, USA".

	==KILL_IPMISMATCH==		==KILL_IPMISMATCH==

Admin: /* PROVIDER */

2013-01-05T05:42:09Z

PROVIDER

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	==PROVIDER==		==PROVIDER==
-	{\| class="~~wikitable~~"	+	{\| class="simpletable"
	\| '''Type'''		\| '''Type'''
	\| string		\| string
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	\|}		\|}

-	This string is added to the 001 numeric prefixed with "via" before the ~~nick~~. It's used for providing promotional space to providers.	+	This string is added to the 001 numeric prefixed with "via" before the string. It's used for providing promotional space to providers.

	==GEO_LOCATION==		==GEO_LOCATION==