Nick Services

Overview

CuckooNET intends to support Nick Services which will, among other things, protect your nick from unauthorized use. This is done by password-protecting a nick. Users who attempt to use a protected nick are required to supply that password to the services bot.

CuckooNET Nick Services are in alpha testing. They are just barely functional and it's not recommended that you register your nick unless you're willing to put up with some difficulty. Current limitations include:

You cannot change your password
If you lose your password, you're out of luck
Nick Challenges can be very frequent. If you're not prepared to script the response, it'll be a royal pain.

Sample Scripts

Below are some sample scripts for the most popular IRC clients which will automate the challenge/response process. Submissions to nugget@slacker.com.

mIRC

on 1:TEXT:CHALLENGE*:?:if ($nick == services) msg $nick PASSWORD _YOUR PASSWORD HERE_

BitchX

assign SERVICESIDENT services@irc.cuckoo.com
assign SERVICESPW [Your Password Here]

alias services {
  ^assign SERVICESPARM $*
  userhost services -cmd {
    if ( rmatch( $3@$4 $SERVICESIDENT) ) {
      ^msg services $SERVICESPARM
    } {
      echo ERROR: services identity conflict ::$3@$4::
    }
  }
}

^on -msg "services CHALLENGE *" services PASSWORD $SERVICESPW