# #
<server
- # name: Hostname of your server. Does not need to be valid.
+ # name: Hostname of your server. Does not need to resolve, but
+ # does need to be correct syntax (something.somethingelse.tld).
name="penguin.omega.org.za"
# description: Server description. Spaces are allowed.
<bind
# address: IP address to bind to if the box that you are hosting
# on has more than one IP, else the ircd will try to bind to all
- # IP's on the box if this is not defined
+ # IP's on the box if this is not defined.
address=""
- # port: Port for users and/or servers to be able to connect to.
+ # port: Port for users or servers to be able to connect to.
# you can select multiple ports by separating them
# with a - character like the example below.
port="6697"
# ssl: If you want this bind section to use SSL, define either
# gnutls or openssl here. The appropriate SSL modules must be loaded
# for ssl to work. If you do not want this bind section to support ssl,
- # just remove this option.
+ # just remove or comment out this option.
ssl="gnutls">
<bind address="" port="6660-6669" type="clients">
# When linking servers, the openssl and gnutls transports are largely
-# link-compatible and can be used alongside each other or either/or
+# link-compatible and can be used alongside each other
# on each end of the link without any significant issues.
# Transports can only be used on server blocks.
# Supported Transports are: "zip", "openssl" and "gnutls".
# send /nick, /user or /pass)
timeout="60"
- # pingfreq: How often the server tries to ping connecting clients/servers.
+ # pingfreq: How often (in seconds) the server tries to ping connecting clients.
pingfreq="120"
# sendq: Amount of data that the server is allowed to send to the user
# Note that any disabled commands take effect only after the user has #
# 'registered' (e.g. after the initial USER/NICK/PASS on connection) #
# so for example disabling NICK will not cripple your network. #
+# #
+# You can also define if you want to disable any channelmodes #
+# or usermodes from your users. #
# #
# `fakenonexistant' will make the ircd pretend that nonexistant #
# commands simply don't exist to non-opers ("no such command"). #
suffixpart="\""
# syntaxhints: If enabled, if a user fails to send the correct parameters
- # for a command, the ircd will give back soome help text of what
- # the correct parameters are
+ # for a command, the ircd will give back some help text of what
+ # the correct parameters are.
syntaxhints="no"
# cyclehosts: If enabled, when a user gets a host set, it will cycle
# ircumsgprefix: Use undernet-style message prefixing for NOTICE and
# PRIVMSG. If enabled, it will add users' prefix to the line, if not,
- # it will just message the user.
+ # it will just message the user normally.
ircumsgprefix="no"
# announcets: If set to yes, when the TS on a channel changes, all users
moronbanner="You're banned! Email haha@abuse.com with the ERROR line below for help."
# exemptchanops: Defines what channel modes channel operators are
- # exempt from. Supported modes are +SfFgNc. Defaults to off.
+ # exempt from. Supported modes are +TCGfcSFBgN. Defaults to off.
exemptchanops=""
# invitebypassmodes: This allows /invite to bypass other channel modes.
# bots like BOPM during netsplits.
quietbursts="yes"
- # nouserdns: If enabled, no user DNS lookups will be performed on
+ # nouserdns: If enabled, no DNS lookups will be performed on
# connecting users. This can save a lot of resources on very busy servers.
nouserdns="no">
# as it may break some functionality in popular clients such as mIRC.
hidemodes="eI"
- # disablehmac: If you are linking your InspIRCd to versions older
- # than 1.1.6 (NOT RECOMMENDED), then you can specify this option and
- # set it to yes. 1.1.6 and above support HMAC and challenge-response
- # for password authentication. These can greatly enhance security of your
- # server-to-server connections when you are not using SSL.
- # It is highly recommended to keep this set to no.
- disablehmac="no"
-
- # hideulines: If this value is set to yes, U-lined server will
+ # hideulines: If this value is set to yes, U-lined servers will
# be hidden from non-opers in /links and /map.
hideulines="no"
# hidebans: If this value is set to yes, when a user is banned ([gkz]lined)
# only opers will see the ban message when the user is removed
- # from the server..
+ # from the server.
hidebans="no"
# hidekills: If defined, replaces who set a /kill with a custom string.
# the ircd. This may be set for security reasons or vanity reasons.
customversion=""
- # operspywhois: If this is set, when a oper /whois 's a user,
+ # operspywhois: If this is set to yes, when a oper /whois 's a user,
# it will show all channels the user is in including +s and +p
# channels.
operspywhois="no"
# NOT SUPPORTED/NEEDED UNDER WINDOWS.
#runasgroup=""
- # restrictbannedusers: If this is set, InspIRCd will not allow users
+ # restrictbannedusers: If this is set to yes, InspIRCd will not allow users
# banned on a channel to change nickname or message channels they are
# banned on.
restrictbannedusers="yes"
- # genericoper: Setting this value makes all opers on this server
+ # genericoper: Setting this value to yes makes all opers on this server
# appear as 'is an IRC operator' in their WHOIS, regardless of their
# oper type, however oper types are still used internally. This only
# affects the display in WHOIS.
# #
<insane
- # hostmasks: Allow bans with insane hostmasks (over-reaching bans)
+ # hostmasks: Allow bans with insane hostmasks. (over-reaching bans)
hostmasks="no"
- # ipmasks: Allow bans with insane ipmasks (over-reaching bans)
+ # ipmasks: Allow bans with insane ipmasks. (over-reaching bans)
ipmasks="no"
- # nickmasks: Allow bans with insane nickmasks (over-reaching bans)
+ # nickmasks: Allow bans with insane nickmasks. (over-reaching bans)
nickmasks="no"
# trigger: What percentage of users on the network to trigger
# provide almost all the features of InspIRCd. :) #
# #
# The default does nothing -- we include it for simplicity for you. #
-<include file="modules.conf">
+<include file="modules.conf.example">
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