[IRCServices] Services and nick changes

Andrew Church achurch at achurch.org
Mon Dec 3 15:15:48 PST 2007


>When you identify to NickServ and when you change your nick,  ChanServ 
>does not keep track of nick changes and you are not able to use the 
>commands like op deop.
>
>This is when you change your nick as normal - not on the link list.
>
>Is this by design that Services do not keep track of nick changes?

This is by design; you're only given privileges for the nickname you're
currently using, not for any nickname you may happen to have identified
to.  For a short explanation, see "Allow identification to multiple
nicknames" in section 11-2-7 of the technical manual:
    http://www.ircservices.za.net/docs/tech/11.html#s2-7

  --Andrew Church
    achurch at achurch.org
    http://achurch.org/