sample-ngircd.conf & ngircd.conf(5): document "ServiceMask" option.

diff --git a/doc/sample-ngircd.conf b/doc/sample-ngircd.conf
index ba2d477b10d99d2f91753ae46c000bfe08b81adb..665edae72dbbb76cbfece09cd004e7749bc426ef 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/sample-ngircd.conf
+++ b/doc/sample-ngircd.conf
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@
        # this server should establish the connection).
        ;Host = connect-to-host.the.net
 
-       # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if unspecified,
-       # ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
+       # IP address to use as _source_ address for the connection. if
+       # unspecified, ngircd will let the operating system pick an address.
        ;Bind = 10.0.0.1
 
        # Port of the server to which the ngIRCd should connect. If you
@@ -201,14 +201,24 @@
 
        # Set the "Passive" option to "yes" if you don't want this ngIRCd to
        # connect to the configured peer (same as leaving the "Port" variable
-       # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually configure
-       # a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to manually connect
-       # this specific server later.
+       # empty). The advantage of this option is that you can actually
+       # configure a port an use the IRC command CONNECT more easily to
+       # manually connect this specific server later.
        ;Passive = no
 
        # Connect to the remote server using TLS/SSL (Default: false)
        ; SSLConnect = yes
 
+       # Define a (case insensitive) mask matching nick names that sould be
+       # treated as IRC services when introduced via this remote server.
+       # REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED this parameter, so leave it empty
+       # (which is the default).
+       # When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server
+       # and which use "virtual users" to communicate with, for example
+       # "NickServ" amd "ChanServ", you should set this parameter to
+       # something like "*Serv".
+       ;ServiceMask = *Serv
+
 [Server]
        # More [Server] sections, if you like ...
 

diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index 61e2f5fe0ec28a88acaa8371aac1a3903f443629..cdf4a4256df61406bede865a7fd749194b8e284e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -273,6 +273,16 @@ Group of this server (optional).
 \fBPassive\fR
 Disable automatic connection even if port value is specified. Default: false.
 You can use the IRC Operator command CONNECT later on to create the link.
+.TP
+\fBServiceMask\fR
+Define a (case insensitive) mask matching nick names that sould be treated as
+IRC services when introduced via this remote server. REGULAR SERVERS DON'T NEED
+this parameter, so leave it empty (which is the default).
+.PP
+.RS
+When you are connecting IRC services which mask as a IRC server and which use
+"virtual users" to communicate with, for example "NickServ" amd "ChanServ",
+you should set this parameter to something like "*Serv".
 .SH [CHANNEL]
 Pre-defined channels can be configured in
 .I [Channel]