README

                                               Author: Jeff Trim
                                                       jtrim@orion.cair.du.edu
                                                 Date: Mar 23, 1989
                                        Last Modified: May 15, 1989


            Installing IRC - The Internet Relay Chat Program


System Requirements:
TCP/IP Sockets
BSD Unix [4.3]/[4.2], SUN Unix, HP Unix, Dec Ultrix, Most Socket Compat. Unix
Knowledge of UNIX/C Programming, helps ;-)

....if you don't have sockets (and a good way to know is if the UNIX TELNET(1)
and FTP(1) programs don't work at all) then you can't run IRC! ;-( DRAT!
Wouldn't it be great if all UNIX destributions had SOCKETS?


                        -=> To Install IRC <=-

This manual attempts to give you the ENTIRE installation procedure for IRC,
and I have made it so that you can skip over the parts you don't want to read
by looking at the NUMBERS located on the right side of the screen.  Here are
the CHAPTERS contained in this DOCUMENT:

  1) FTP - Getting the program files from "tolsun.oulu.fi" in Finland
  2) EDITING THE "struct.h" FILE - and what the various #define's do
  3) EDITING THE "Makefile" 
  4) HOW TO COMPILE AND INITIALIZE THE SOURCE FILES
  5) OVERVIEW - of the "irc.conf" file: an introduction to networking
  6) A TOUR OF THE /etc/hosts DATABASE - Brief description what it does
  7) SERVER CONNECTIONS - How to set up the "irc.conf" file for SERVERS
  8) DEFINING YOUR LOCAL HOST INFORMATION - and placing it in "irc.conf"
  9) CLIENT CONNECTIONS - How to allow Clients to connect to Servers
 10) OPERATOR PRIVILEDGES - How to make yourself an IRC Adminestrator
 11) ADMINESTRATOR COMMAND - Telling other IRC users about your site...
 12) REMOVING USERS COMPLETELY FROM IRC - How to remove errent users
 13) AN EXAMPLE "irc.conf" FILE - Shows you what one REALLY looks like!
 14) UPDATES TO THE PROGRAM:   - That effect the "irc.conf" file

 Appendix:

     A) ADDING SUBNETS: - Adding Multiple Unix Sites (V2.01.5+)

If you want to just view over a curtain chapter, take this file into VI and
use the VI SEARCH command to search for the NUMBER of your choice, like
"1)", "2)" and so forth - those numbers are unique to this table of contents
and the CHAPTER headings themselves.

Because we have provided you with this nice manual, DON'T BOTHER ME OR
ANYONE ELSE UNTIL YOU HAVE PERSONALLY WORKED ATLEAST 40 HOURS ON THE
PROGRAM YOURSELF.  That way when you do ask questions they'll be
intelligent questions ;-)

----------===========>>>>>>>> Begin Manual <<<<<<<==========-------------


1) FTP: Getting the program files and Unarchiveing them:

   First grab a copy of the program files from the anonymous FTP area of
   "tolsun.oulu.fi".  The files are usually COMPRESS(ed) and TAR(ed) into
   an ARCHIVE format so you will need to unarchive them.  To do this, first
   transfer the archive file on to your UNIX and make a SUBDRIECTORY to
   hold the files in -- usually "mkdir IRC".  Then place the IRC ARCHIVE into
   this new sub-directory.

   To uncompress the ARCHIVE type: "uncompress <archive_file>"
                      For example: "uncompress irc.v2.01.6.tar.Z"

   To UNARCHIVE the program files type: "tar -xf <archive_file>"
                           For example: "tar -xf irc.v2.01.6.tar"


2) EDIT: The "struct.h" file and make changes to the various #DEFINE's:
   
   a) Define what type of UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM your machine uses. IRC currently
      supports, BSD42, BSD43, APOLLO, SYSV.  To select the one you want, 
      replace the "0" with a "1" next to the choice you want.  All the other
      UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM DEFINES should be set to "0".

   b) Define DOMAINNAME, if your systems supports the "getdomainname()" system
      call.  You can check this by typing "domainname" at the UNIX prompt and
      seeing if anything appears.  IRC will attempt to add your UNIX Internet
      System Domain to your hostname if it is not currently present on your
      "hostname()".  You should define this if you do support getdomainame(). 
      
   c) Define NOTTY if you want the IRCD to run as a DAEMON.  As a Daemon it
      will sit in Unix Background and run independant of any Terminal or TTY.
      If you want to run IRCD in FOREGROUND and attached to a TTY, undefine
      this option.  NORMALLY you will want to DEFINE this option and run IRCD
      in Unix Background. 

   d) Define MYNAME to be the Unix Directory path (pwd) to the "ircd"   

   e) Define CONFIGFILE to the Unix Directory path to the "irc.conf"
      password file.  The Format of this file will be discussed later.

   f) Define PORTNUM alters the Internet Socket Port for IRC.  IRC will use 
      this port to accept connections from other IRCD Servers and IRC Clients.
      The current ports being used for IRC are Internet Ports "6667" and "6666"
      although these are not OFFICIALLY reserved for IRC, they are the ports
      we have unofficially claimed for the program.  I recommend you set your
      program to use port "6667".

   g) Define LOGFILE should be set to "/dev/null" unless you plan to DEBUG
      the program.  You should be aware that the logfile grows very quickly
      so unless you really need a LOGFILE it should be set to "/dev/null".

   h) Define TIMESEC to be the amount of IDLE time you will allow your server
      to WAIT before attempting to request status of your neighboring servers.
      After TIMESEC seconds have passed and no activity has occured on IRC,
      IRC will enter a routine where it will send a PING message to all of
      the servers connected to your IRCD.  It will send one PING to every
      server and will expect the other servers to send a PONG message back
      saying that they are "okay and functioning".  The program has a built
      in time stamp that tells IRC the last time that something was received
      from a curtain server.  PINGFREQUENCY refers to the amount of time
      you will allow server connections to be IDLE.  After this IDLE time
      has expired (IE the server has been IDLE for PINGFREQUENCY seconds)
      the program will PING that particular server and will expect a PONG
      message response from that server.  If no reply to a PING message is
      received in 2 * PINGFREQUENCY seconds the connection will be closed,
      and reconnection attempts can be made by your IRCD or the remote IRCD
      depending upon which server connects to whom.

   i) Define PINGFREQUENCY - (see "h" above)

   j) Define CONNECTFREQUENCY - will define the number of SECONDS for your
      server to wait before it attempts reconnection at it's neighboring
      IRC hosts.  The default value is 20 minutes (1200 seconds) and that
      is generally pretty good for RECONNECTION time.  You should probably
      not change this Define.

   k) Define MAXUSERSPERCHANNEL - Defines the maximum allowed users per 
      channel in IRC.  This effects the number of users that can all talk
      at once in a given channel and it should be left at 10 unless you 
      have at first consulted with an authorized IRC Adminestrator about
      it.  DO NOT CHANGE THIS DEFINE UNLESS YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO DO SO.
      It should be defined to "10" users.

   l) Define WRITEDELAY effects the UNIX Socket command WRITE() which is used
      to write socket information to the IRCD socket.. and beyond!  Sometimes
      a socket can become very crowded (if say 10-20 people were using IRC)
      and it will lock up the users keyboard until it can get a return value
      from the socket, which tells IRC some information about the WRITE() call.
      To BREAK this lockup, you need to specify the number of seconds you'll
      allow the SOCKET to stay locked up before you'll BREAK the lock - this
      typically is 15 seconds and that is a pretty good number for it.  I
      recommend you leave it DEFAULT value.

           --> Shouldn't have to change anything else! < --

3) EDIT Makefile:

   Take the file "Makefile" into a text editor and DEFINE (IE remove the "#")
   from the Machine type that is yours.  Currently the Makefile supports
   Berkeley Unix 4.2/4.3, System V and Hewlett Packard Unix.  The following
   example shows the Makefile defined for Berkeley Unix:

       #            
       # SYS = sysv
       # SYS = hpux
       SYS = bsd

   .. all the other machine types should be UNCOMMENTED (IE should have "#"
   in front of them).

4) HOW TO COMPILE AND INITIALIZE THE SORUCE FILES:
  
   To compile everything type "make".  Make will compile all of the program
   files and produce two files for you:  "irc" and "ircd".  You will need to
   make sure that the "ircd" has the SETUID bit set on so that OTHER users
   besides you can boot server if it goes down and you aren't around to boot
   it yourself.  This will allow them to BOOT the server but it will run under
   *YOUR* UID so that you can kill it later if you need to.  To turn on the 
   SETUID bit for IRCD type:

        % chmod 4111 ircd

   then your directory files should look something like this:

       -rwx--x--x  1 wiz        142336 Mar 16 14:17 irc
       -rwx------  1 wiz           707 Mar 16 02:42 irc.conf
       -rws--x--x  1 wiz        110592 Mar 16 14:20 ircd
          ^
          |
   the SETUID also allows the "IRCD" to read the "irc.conf" file, because it
   would be accessed as USER instead of GROUP or OTHER.  You want to keep the
   "irc.conf" file PROTECTED because there are PASSWORD in it.   Keep your
   protection up on this file.

   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
   |            E N A B L I N G    / S U M M O N    M E S S A G E S        |
   +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

   *NOTE* You must have ROOT or special access to the GROUP tty ('/dev')
   to do this.  It is IMPORTANT that you do enable this option if at all
   possible!!!   The /SUMMON command is pretty important to your users
   as it allows them to be SUMMONED to IRC by other users inside of the
   IRC program.

   The "IRCD" program also needs access to the GROUP of '/dev'.   This
   directory is where user TTY's are stored (as UNIX treats each Terminal
   as a FILE! (which is a bit uncommon - but interesting!))   IRCD needs
   GROUP ACCESS to /dev so that users can be SUMMONED to the program
   by others users that are *in* the program.  This allows people from
   other Universities around the world to SUMMON your users to IRC so that
   they can chat with them.  Berkeley, SUN, HP-UX and most of the newer
   versions of UNIX check to see if a USER is accepting MESSAGES via the
   GROUP access rights on their TTY listing in the /dev directory.
   For example an entry in '/dev' looks like this:

  (Unix Path on BSD 4.3 UNIX is:  /dev/ttyp0)

        crw------- 1 jtrim     20,     0 Apr 29 10:35 ttyp0

   You will note that 'jtrim' OWNS this terminal and can READ/WRITE to this
   terminal as well (which makes sense because I am ENTERING DATA and
   RECEIVEING DATA back from the UNIX).  I logged into this particular
   UNIX on "April 29th" at "10:35am" and my TTY is "ttyp0".  But further
   of *note* is that I do not have my MESSAGES ON! (mesg n)  -- This is
   how my terminal would look with MESSAGES ON (mesg y):

        crw--w---- 1 jtrim     20,     0 Apr 29 10:35 ttyp0

   With my MESSAGES ON (mesg y) I can receive TALK(1) requests, use the 
   UNIX WRITE(1) command and other commands that allow users to talk
   to one another.  In IRC this would also allow me to get IRC /SUMMON
   messages.  To set up the "IRCD" program to work with /SUMMON type
   the following:  (using ROOT or an account that has access to '/dev').

       % chgrp tty ircd
       % chmod 6111 ircd 

   The above commands read: "Give IRCD access to GROUP tty (which is /dev)
   and then when ANYONE runs the IRCD allow SETUID and SETGID priviledges
   so that they can use the /SUMMON command.
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+      M A K I N G   T H E   I R C . C O N F    F I L E                    +
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

When you first look at this file it can be a bit confusing, so you should pay
close attention to the following.  I get a lot of messages from people telling
me how confusing this is so PLEASE - really read this:

5) OVERVIEW:   (difference bewtween NAME and NUMERIC Addresses)

   There are 2 different types of INETERNET addresses, NAME addresses and
   NUMERIC addresses.  NAME addresses look like ENGLISH words (and indeed
   they are ENGLISH words that refer to a given host).  A NAME address looks
   like "tolsun.oulu.fi" - and that particular address refers to the UNIX
   named TOLSUN in Finland.  It is a UNIQUE address because no other UNIX in
   the world has its NAME address the same as "tolsun.oulu.edu".  Anytime
   you say "telnet tolsun.oulu.fi" - you would always connect to TOLSUN in
   Finland.  NUMERIC addresses refer to those addresses that are made up of
   NUMBERS for example "128.214.5.6" is the NUMERIC address for TOLSUN.  This
   address is also UNIQUE in that no other UNIX in the would should be using 
   those NUMERIC numbers.  The NUMERIC address is sometimes more reliable than
   the NAME address because not all sites can recognize and translate the
   NAME address into it's numeric counterpart.  NUMERIC always seems to work
   best, but use a NAME address when you can because it is easier to tell
   what host you are connected to.

6) The /ect/hosts Database:  The 0.25 Cent Tour ;-)

   Every UNIX has a file called "/etc/hosts" on it and this file contains 
   NAME and NUMERIC addresses in it.  When you supply IRC with a NAME address
   it will at first try to look it up in /ect/hosts, and then (if it's 
   really smart), use the Local Network File Server (NFS) to find the NUMERIC
   address for the host you want to connect to.  Thus if you plan to use NAME
   addresses keep in mind that on SOME sites the entry for the TARGET UNIX must 
   be found in /etc/hosts or the NAME address will fail.  A typical entry in
   /etc/hosts looks like this:

   130.253.1.15    orion.cair.du.edu orion.du.edu orion    # BSD 4.3

   This particular example is the Host ORION at the University of Denver. 
   Notice that on the far left is the NUMERIC Address for orion.  The
   next few ENGLISH words are the NAME addresses that can be used for orion,
   "orion.cair.du.edu", "orion.du.edu", "orion".  ALL of these NAME addresses
   will return the NUMERIC address "130.253.1.15" which IRC will use to
   connect to the TARGET UNIX. (when I say TARGET UNIX I am refering to the
   UNIX you want to connect to for IRC). Any futher questions about /etc/hosts 
   should be directed to "man hosts".


7) SERVER CONNECTIONS:  How to connect to other servers/ How other servers can
                        connect to you:

   EDIT the file you speicifed in "struct.h" under the #DEFINE CONFIGFILE:
   Create this file using the same UNIX path and Filename you specified in 
   that #DEFINE.  (typically this file should be called "irc.conf").

   Now you must decide WHICH hosts you want to connect to and WHAT ORDER you
   want to connect to them in.  For my example let us assume I am on the
   UNIX "tolsun.oulu.fi" and I want to establish SOCKET connections to 3
   other IRCD running hosts (yeah - they must be running an IRCD there ;-)

   My other three hosts I want to connect to are:

         "naakka.tut.fi"           - PRIMARY Connection
         "orion.cair.du.edu"       - Secondary Connection
         "hal.oce.orst.edu"        - Third Connection

   And I want to connect to them in THAT order, meaning I first want to
   try connecting to "naakka.tut.fi", then to "orion.cair.du.edu", and
   finally to "hal.oce.orst.edu".  So if "naakka.tut.fi" is DOWN (not
   functioning or whatever) - the program will try to connect to "orion".
   If orion is DOWN it will try to connect to "hal" and so forth.
   PLEASE limit the number of hosts you will attempt to connect to 3
   hosts - we are trying to limit the amount of Network Traffic IRC creates.

   The format for the CONNECT entry in the "irc.conf" is:

       C:<TARGET Host Addr>:<Password>:<TARGET Host NAME>:<TARGET Host PORT>
Field: 1        2              3                4               5

   for example:
   
    C:orion.cair.du.edu:passwd:orion.cair.du.edu:6667 

          - or -

    C:130.253.1.15:passwd:orion.cair.du.edu:6667

    Explaination:

    Each field is separted with a ":" charcter:

    Field 1: Field 1 tells the IRC program why type of COMMAND we want to 
             carry out.  In this case I have specified "C", stating I want
             to CONNECT to another host.

    Field 2: Tells the IRC program what HOST we want to connect to and the
             NAME or NUMERIC address to connect to it.  You can use either
             the NAME or NUMERIC address, but don't use both of them.  Use
             the address that works the best.  If the host is listed in
             /etc/hosts or your program can use the NFS server use the NAME
             Address, otherwise use the NUMERIC address.

    Field 3: Is the password needed to CONNECT to the TARGET host.  Some hosts
             require Password protected validation when you connect to them,
             and it is in this field that you specify any passwords you might
             need.  If there is NO password needed, leave this field BLANK
             with no SPACES. 

    Field 4: The HOSTNAME of the TARGET Host goes here, including DOMAINNAME
             if any.  This is the name that the TARGET server will identify
             itself with when you connect to it.  If you were connecting to
             orion you would recieve "orion.cair.du.edu" - and that is what
             you should place in this field.
  
    Field 5: The INTERNET Port that you want to connect to on the TARGET Unix.
             Most of the time this will be set to "6667".  If there is NO
             information in this field (IT'S BLANK) then no connections will 
             be attempted to the TARGET HOST, and your host will ACCEPT
             connections FROM the TARGET Host instead.

   Some examples:

            C:naakka.tut.fi::naakka.tut.fi:6667
 
            This reads: Connect to host "naakka.tut.fi", with NO PASSWORD,
            and expect this server to identify itself to you as "naakka.tu.fi".
            *YOU* will connect to this host at PORT 6667.

            C:130.253.1.15:Jeff:orion.cair.du.edu:6667

            This reads: Connect to a host at adress "130.253.1.15", using a
            login password of "Jeff".  The TARGET server should Identify
            itself as "orion.cair.du.edu".  *YOU* will connect at Internet
            Port 6667 on this host.

            C:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu
                                                                               
            This reads: *DO NOT CONNECT* to "orion.cair.du.edu", but if         
            "orion.cair.du.edu" happens to request a CONNECTION with me,       
            allow it, and let "orion.cair.du.edu" connect TO ME.               

   Now back to our original problem, we wanted OUR server CONNECT to 3
   hosts,  "naakka.tut.fi", "orion.cair.du.edu" and "hal.oce.orst.edu" in
   that order.  So as we enter these entries into the file they must be
   done in REVERSE order of how we could want to connect to them.
   Here's how it would look if we connected "naakka.tut.fi" first:

      C:hal.oce.orst.edu::hal.oce.orst.edu:6667
      C:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu:6667
      C:naakka.tut.fi::naakka.tut.fi:6667

   IRCD would first connect to "naakka..", then to "orion..." and finally
   to "hal...".

          *** RECIPROCAL ENTRIES - MUST HAVE FOR IRC TO WORK ***

   FOR THESE SERVERS TO CONNECT TO YOU, you must also have a CORRESPONDING
   "N" entry in your file that takes the SAME FORMAT as the "C" entry
   did (above).

   Even though you have a "C" entry you also need the "N" entry or the IRC
   Program will fail.  the "N" entry allows you to SPECIFY any passwords
   that you will REQUIRE from any CONNECING servers to give you so that they 
   can be authorized to connect to your IRCD.  (If your lost, stay with me it
   will be clearer in a moment).
    
   Let us assume that "orion.cair.du.edu" connects to *YOUR* server: 
   Well you want to place PASSWORD authorization on ORION so you
   make your "N" entry for Orion to be:

          N:orion.cair.du.edu:golden:orion.cair.du.edu
  
   What this line says is: Expect a Connection from host "orion.cair.du.edu",
   and expect a login password of "golden" (or any other password *YOU* want)
   and expect the host to Identify itself as "orion.cair.du.edu".
     
          N:130.253.1.15::orion.cair.du.edu

   What this line says is: Expect a Connection from host "130.253.1.15", and 
   DON'T EXPECT a login password.  The TARGET Host should identify itself
   as "orion.cair.du.edu".

   ** NOTE ** Do not add a PORT NUMBER to any "N" entry fields, it is not 
   needed because the OTHER HOSTS are CONNECTING TO YOU, you aren't connecting
   to them.

   So now, our "irc.conf" file looks like this:


      C:hal.oce.orst.edu::hal.oce.orst.edu:6667
      C:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu:6667
      C:naakka.tut.fi::naakka.tut.fi:6667

      N:hal.oce.orst.edu::hal.oce.orst.edu
      N:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu
      N:naakka.tut.fi::naakka.tut.fi


   a good rule of thumb is - "For every "C" entry you have in the file, you
   MUST have a cooresponding "N" entry".


8) DEFINING YOUR LOCAL HOST INFORMATION  - How to tell IRC about your local
                                           UNIX Host.

   IRC needs to know a few things about your UNIX site, and the "M" command
   specifies this information for IRC.  The fomat of this command is:

           M:<YOUR Host NAME>:xxx:<Geographic Location>:<Internet Port>
   Field:  1         2         3           4                 5

   Explaination:

      Field 1: Tells IRC that you are providing local UNIX HOST infomation
               Command "M".

      Field 2: The name of YOUR host adding any Internet DOMAINNAME that 
               might also be present.  

      Field 3: -- NOT USED --: Set to Value NULL (No spaces at ALL!).
    
      Field 4: Geographic Location is used to say WHERE YOUR SEVRER is,
               and gives people in other parts of the world a good
               idea of where you are!  If your server is in the USA, it is
               usually best to say: <CITY> <STATE>, USA.  Like for Denver
               I say: "Denver Colorado, USA".  Finnish sites (like
               tolsun.oulu.fi generally say something like "Oulu, Finland".
 
      Field 5: This specifed which Internet Port you wish to use for your
              IRC Server.  Use the same port as you defined in "struct.h".

      Example:
                M:tolsun.oulu.fi::Oulu, Finland:6667

                This line reads: My Host's name is "tolsun.oulu.fi" and
                my site is Geographically located in "Oulu, Finland".
                I have defied Internet Port Number "6667" to be used as
                my IRCD Socket Port.


                M:orion.cair.du.edu::Denver Colorado, USA:6667

                This line reads: My Hosts name is "orion.cair.du.edu"
                and my site is geographically located in "Denver
                Colorado, USA".  I have defined Internet Port
                number "6667" to be used as my IRCD Socket Port.


9) CLIENT CONNECTIONS -   How to let Clients Connect to your IRCD.

   A Client is a program that connects to the "ircd".  When you compile
   all of the program files, two different files are created "irc" and
   "ircd".  The "irc" program is the CLIENT and the "ircd" is the SERVER
   [Deamon].  Whenever ANYONE wants to talk to other users on IRC they 
   must run the CLIENT program (irc).

   To allow you and your users to connect and run a session of Internet Relay 
   Chat you must make some entries to the "irc.conf" file.  

   A) LOCAL CLIENTS: (Defined the DEFAULT Host to connect to when IRC is run) 

      This defines the DEFAULT connection for the "irc" CLIENT.  If you are
      running an "ircd" SERVER on this SAME UNIX, you will want to define
      this command to connect to *YOUR OWN* host.  If your site is not running
      a server then this command should contain the TARGET Hosts connection
      information and login password (if any).  The format for this command is:

              U:<TARGET Host addr>:<Password>:<TARGET Host NAME>:<Internet Port>
      Field:  1         2              3                4            5
   
      [ For a DETAILED description of the FIELD NUMBERS - see item "7)" above ]

      For example:

           U:tolsun.oulu.fi::tolsun.oulu.fi:6667

                          - OR -

           U:128.214.5.6::tolsun.oulu.fi:6667

      You can also optionally leave off the Internet PORT Number
      and IRC will attempt a DEFAULT connection to Internet Port 6667 as in:
 
           U:tolsun.oulu.fi::tolsun.oulu.fi

   B) REMOTE CLIENTS:

      This command tells the "ircd" SERVER what clients are allowed to connect
      to *YOUR SERVER*.  Obviously you want to let your *OWN* clients connect,
      and also any other CLIENTS that want to connect as well.  REMOTE CLIENTS
      are those clients which are run by users on other UNIXES (anywhere in
      the world) and connect your server so that they can talk to other users.
      The CLIENTS would be using your server as a CONNECTION point, therefore
      the SERVER will be SERVE-ING the CLIENT, even though the REMOTE client
      was not part of your LOCAL UNIX Network.  All IRC Messages that were
      sent to this REMOTE CLIENT would be sent to your server and then passed
      on to where-ever the REMOTE CLIENT was connecting from by *your* "ircd".
  
      -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
      The way a REMOTE CLIENT can connect to your "ircd" server is to type: 
      (At the UNIX "%" prompt:)
 
             % irc <nickname> <TARGET Host Addr> <Internet Port>

                    - For Example -

             % irc Jeff tolsun.oulu.fi 6667
      
          ... would connect a USER on a REMOTE UNIX to the IRCD Server at
          "tolsun.oulu.edu" - using a NICKNAME of "Jeff" and connecting
          to TOLSUN's Internet Port 6667.    

      ------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Format of this command in the "irc.conf" file is:

             I:<TARGET Host Addr>:<Password>:<TARGET Hosts NAME>:<Internet Port>
      Field: 1         2               3             4                5

          [For a detailed description of these fields see item "7)" above]

      For examples sake let us assume you were making this file for TOLSUN
      and you wanted to let your *OWN* clients to connect to your server,
      you would add this entry to the file:

          I:tolsun.oulu.fi::tolsun.oulu.fi

      If you wanted to let REMOTE CLIENTS from other UNIX's to connect to your
      server (for examples sake let's say you wanted let REMOTE UNIX Sites:
      "naakka.tut.fi", "orion.cair.du.edu" and "hal.oce.orst.edu" connect their
      CLIENTS to your site)  You *could* add them to "irc.conf" like this:

          I:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu
          I:128.193.64.132::hal.oce.orst.edu
          I:naakka.tut.fi:password:naakka.tu.fi

      and any REMOTE CLIENTS that want to connect to you can.  The ORDER in
      which these is entered into the file is NOT IMPORTANT, enter them in
      any way you want, it won't effect the PRIORITY of IRC in any way.



10) OPERATOR PRIVILEDGES:  How to become the IRC Adminestor on your site

   To become an IRC Adminestrator, IRC must know who is authorized to become
   an operator and what their "Nickname" and "Password" is.  To add this
   information, EDIT your "irc.conf" file and add the following command
   line to it:

          O:<TARGET Host NAME>:<password>:<nickname>
  Field:  1          2             3          4

  Explaination:
 
     Field 1: Is the command to tell IRC that this is an OPERATOR command
              entry.  This is the "O" command.
 
     Field 2: Tells IRC which host you have the PRIVILEDGES FROM.  This
              means that you should be logged into this host when you
              ask for the priviledges.  If you specify "tolsun.oulu.fi"
              then IRC will expect your CLIENT to be connected at 
              "tolsun.oulu.fi" - when you ask for OPERATOR PRIVILEDGES
              from "tolsun.oulu.fi".  You cannot be logged in at any
              other host and be able to use your OPERATOR PRIVILEDGES
              at tolsun, only when you are connected at TOLSUN will this
              work - this is a safe guard against unauthorized sites
              trying to STEAL your operator priviledges.

     Field 3: If your AUTHORIZATION Password - this is the password that 
              let's IRC know you are who you say you are!  Never tell anyone
              your password and always keep the "irc.conf" file protected
              from all of the other users.
 
     Field 4: The Nickname you usually go by - but you can make this what
              you want.  It is better to make this a NICKNAME that no one
              else knows, but anything will do.  I usually use my own
              loginname (or Unix)

  Example:
              O:orion.cair.du.edu:pyunxc:Jeff

              There is an OPERATOR at "orion.cair.du.edu" that can get
              Operator priviledges if he specifies a password of "pyunxc"
              and uses a NICKNAME of "Jeff".

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  +        E N A B L I N G    O P E R A T O R    P R I V I L E D G E S    +
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
  If you ever want (or need) to use your OPERATOR priviledges, run "irc" and
  login to the "ircd" normally - then type the following:

      /oper <nickname> <password>

  If you entered the OPERATOR COMMAND the way I did in the example above you
  would type:

      /oper Jeff pyunxc
  
  and if you entered everything correctly you would get the message:
  "Good morning Gentleman, I am a Hal 9000 Computer" - if you MESSED up
  you will probable get a message like "No mere mortals may enter the
  twilight zone" - or other funny messages ;-)

  You can confirm that your operator priviledges are ACTIVE by typing "/w"
  and seeing if there is a "*" next to your name in the listing.  If there
  is then you have successfully become an IRC ADMINESTRATOR.



11) ADMINESTRATOR - Tell Other IRC users about your IRCD server:

  The "A" command is used for telling a few things about youself, like who
  you are, who is responsible for your server, and who users should contact
  at your site if they have any questions.  The "A" command stands for 
  the ADMINESTRATOR Command line, and in the "irc.conf" file it looks like
  this:
  
            A:<Your Name/Location>:<Your Electronic Mailing Addr>:<other> 
  Field:    1        2                    3                         4

  Explaination:

       Field 1: "A" tells IRC that you are making an Adminestrative Command
                entry.

       Field 2: Use this field to say tell your FULL NAME and where in the 
                world your UNIX is.  Be sure to add your City, State
                (Province?) and Country to this entry so everyone will know
                what country your UNIX Host is in.

       Field 3: Use this field to specify your Electronic Mailing Address
                preferably your Internet Mailing Address.  If you have
                a UUCP or ARAPnet address - please add that as well.  Be
                sure to add any extra DOMAIN information that is needed,
                for example "mail jtrim@orion" probably won't work as a 
                mail address to me if you happen to be in Alaska.  But 
                "mail jtrim@orion.cair.du.edu" would work because you 
                know that "orion" is part of the DOMAIN "cair.du.edu". 
                So be sure to add your DOMAINNAMES to your mailing addresses.

       Field 4: Is really an OTHER field - you can add what you want here,
                I suggest you add your Government Mailing Address in this
                field so that people can send you REAL mail if they want to,
                but you can add funny sayings or just general comments
                in this field as well if you so desire.


  Examples:

A:Jeff Trim - Denver Colorado, USA:INET jtrim@orion.cair.du.edu   UUCP {hao, isi
s}!udenva!jtrim:Terve! Hei! Moro! Heippa!  Have you said hello in Finnish today?
 ;)

  Would look like this when printed out with the /admin command:

      Jeff Trim -  Denver Colorado, USA
      INET jtrim@orion.cair.du.edu   UUCP {hao, isis}!udenva!jtrim
      Terve! Hei! Moro! Heippa!  Have you said hello in Finnish today? ;)
 
 
  *NOTE* that the "A" line cannot be BROKEN in anway - so you must WRAP THIS
  line so that is remains one CONTINUOUS line with *NO* Carrige Return Line
  Feeds in it. *ALSO* Remeber that you CANNOT use the ':' within the TEXT
  of the message it'self - all *other* pieces of text are usable.



12) REMOVING A USER FROM IRC - Remove an Errent User from IRC on your site.

  Obviously it is hoped that you wouldn't have to use this command ;-(.
  Unfortunately sometimes a user can become unmannagable and this is your
  only recourse - the KILL USER command.  THIS COMMAND ONLY EFFECTS YOUR
  SERVER - If this user can connect to another SERVER somewhere else in
  the IRC-Network then you would have to talk to the adminestrator on that
  site to disable his access from that IRCD Server as well.

  The format of this command is:

         K:<Host Name>::<User>
  Field: 1     2      3   4

  Explaination:

       Field 1:  "K" tells the IRCD that you are making a KILL USER command
                 entry.

       Field 2:  In this field you specify the Hostname that the user is 
                 connecting from.  If you user you wanted REMOVED connects
                 to IRC from "orion.cair.du.edu" then you would want to enter
                 "orion.cair.du.edu".  If you want to REMOVE ALL HOSTS
                 access you can use '*' (Wild Card notation) and no matter
                 what host the USERNAME (specified in Field 4) connects from
                 s/he will be denied access.

       Field 3:  ** NOT USED ** -- leave NULL (no spaces)
    
       Field 4:  The USERNAME of the user you want removed from IRC.  For
                 example 'root'.

   
   Some Examples:
                   K:orion.cair.du.edu::jtrim
 
               If user 'jtrim' connects to IRC from host "orion.cair.du.edu"
               then IMMEDIATELY REMOVE HIM from my IRCD.

                   K:*.cair.du.edu::root

               If user 'root' connects to IRC from any host that has the 
               suffix "cair.du.edu" - then IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THEM from
               my IRCD.

                   K:*::vijay

               This line reads "I don't care WHAT HOST user 'vijay' is on,
               I will NEVER allow username 'vijay' to login to my IRCD.



13) AN EXAMPLE "irc.conf" FILE:

    Keep one last thought in mind, if the OTHER IRCD Unix Site doesn't have
    your site listed in THEIR "irc.conf" file - you won't be able to 
    connect to them - no matter how right your file is!  It is simply
    useless to attempt connections to IRCD Hosts that don't have you listed
    in their files because they'll just HANGUP on you everytime you 
    connect.

    After an exhausting description of every aspect of the "irc.conf" file,
    here is a REAL and working example of a totally complete "irc.conf"
    file.  This is the real file I use on my UNIX site (orion.cair.du.edu)
    and I am displaying it for you now so that you'll know how yours should
    look after you've completed it:

    Since this is that last time I will be speaking to you - good luck and
    make a prayer to whichever UNIX God's you may worship ;-)  I pray to
    UUCP and Yellow Pages myself ;-)  Have fun and hope to talk to you 
    soon on IRC.

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C:128.193.64.132::hal.oce.orst.edu:6667
C:accuvax.nwu.edu::accuvax.nwu.edu:6667
C:128.214.5.6::tolsun.oulu.fi

N:128.193.64.132::hal.oce.orst.edu
N:accuvax.nwu.edu::accuvax.nwu.edu
N:128.214.5.6::tolsun.oulu.fi

I:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu
I:128.193.64.132::hal.oce.orst.edu
I:accuvax.nwu.edu::accuvax.nwu.edu
I:128.214.5.6::tolsun.oulu.fi
I:128.193.32.13::jacobs.CS.ORST.EDU

O:orion.cair.du.edu:*censored*:jtrim

K:*.cair.du.edu::root

U:orion.cair.du.edu::orion.cair.du.edu:6667
M:orion.cair.du.edu::Denver Colorado, USA:6667

A:Jeff Trim - Denver Colorado, USA:INET jtrim@orion.cair.du.edu   UUCP {hao, isi
s}!udenva!jtrim:Terve! Hei! Moro! Heippa!  Have you said hello in Finnish today?
 ;)

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14) UPDATES TO THE PROGRAM:   Lists any program changes that were done after
                              this manual was written

    This section was written to show any changes or upgrading that was done
    after version v2.01.4 was released.  We have been releasing new versions
    of the program very quickly so it is necessary to Document what's new
    about each version to the best of our ability ;-)  The above documentation
    is by no means out of date - and any MAJOR changes that take place in
    the program will mean that I will rewrite the ABOVE Documentation so
    that it once again reflect reality.  This section is used to tell you
    about the SMALL fixes to the program that may or may not effect you,
    for example MY SITE does not use SUBNETING, but many other sites do,
    so if you were using a SUBNET you would want to know that we do in fact
    support subneting.

    *NOTE* That if we added a new feature in ONE VERSION, the feature *is*
    included in the next version as well.  For example we added SUBNETING
    in version v2.01.5 and it will be included in all future versions of
    IRC.
    

    A) SUBNETING  (v2.01.5+)

       IRC now supports SUBNETING, which is the ability to use WILD CARDS
       (*.*) notation when refering to a NAME or NUMERIC host.  For example,
       Let us say that you wanted the CLIENTS of ANY HOST in your UNIX domain 
       of "cair.du.edu" to be able to connect to your IRCD Server.  You can
       now specify a WILD CARD host listing in the "irc.conf" file of:
      
           C:*.cair.du.edu::*.cair.du.edu:6667
           N:*.cair.du.edu::*.cair.du.edu
          
       ... and that would allow ANY HOST that has a UNIX domainname of 
       "cair.du.edu" to connect to your host.

       This also works for NUMERIC addresses as well.  If you wanted all
       of the UNIX.  For example if you wanted to allow ANY UNIX with
       a NUMERIC address of "130.253.1.*" to be able to connect to your
       host you could say:

           C:130.253.1.*::*.cair.du.edu:6667
           N:130.253.1.*::*.cair.du.edu

       The reason I added the "*.cair.du.edu" is because the CONNECTING
       Host would indetify itself as a REAL NAME address, like
       "orion.cair.du.edu", but your don't care if IT IS "orion", but
       rather you care that it is FROM A DOMAIN of "cair.du.edu".  You
       would set this up so that "130.253.1.*" refers to ALL OF THE 
       MACHINES in the "cair.du.edu" domain, and you would hope that any
       Machine within this UNIX DOMAIN would have an INTERNET ADRESS
       that begins with "130.253.1", the LAST NUMBER would be the only
       ones that's different.  But, this isn't always the case.
 
       Examples:

              C:128.214.5.*::*.oulu.fi:6667
              N:128.214.5.*::*.oulu.fi
  
              This line reads: If any machine with an INTERNET ADDRESS
              that starts with "128.214.5" connects to my server, and
              identifies itself with a NAME address that ENDS in "oulu.fi",
              let them connect to my server.

              C:*.du.edu::*.du.edu:6667
              N:*.du.edu::*.du.edu
 
              This line reads: If any host conects to me and identifies itself
              as a host that ENDS with a NAME Address of "du.edu".

              C:*::*:6667
              N:*::*

              This ones says: Let ANYONE connect to my server! ;-)  In
              Reality the computer reads this as:  I don't care what
              what INTERNET ADRESS or NAME ADDRESS they are from, just
              let them connect.  I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU DO THIS, but this
              is a possible option if you need it.


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