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+---
+author: ~ben
+published: true
+title: channel modes
+description: channel management
+category:
+    - main
+---
+
+# services
+
+tilde.chat uses [anope](http://anope.org) irc services to provide accounts
+and channel management features.
+
+anope provides the following pseudo-users to manage the network:
+
+- NickServ
+- ChanServ
+- BotServ
+- HostServ
+- MemoServ
+- OperServ
+
+you can likely guess what each one does by the name.
+
+for more info about each part of services, you can ask it for help with the following
+commands:
+
+	/msg nickserv help
+
+pass the name of the subcommand after `help` for further information.
+
+## registering channels
+
+you can register a channel with ChanServ:
+
+	/msg chanserv register #mychannel
+
+you can only register if you already have +o (chanops). this is automatically
+granted when you are the first person to join a channel.
+
+note that you need to be identified to NickServ for this to work. the channel
+will be registered to your account and you will automatically be granted +q and +o.
+
+## setting persistent modes in your own channels with chanserv
+
+now that you've registered your channel, you can set up access for people as
+you see fit.
+
+the easiest way to manage access lists is with the following commands:
+
+	/msg chanserv aop #mychannel add <someone>
+	/msg chanserv hop #mychannel add <someone>
+	/msg chanserv vop #mychannel add <someone>
+	/msg chanserv qop #mychannel add <someone>
+
+these are used to configure a list of modes that will be set and maintained
+automatically by ChanServ.
+
+in this case, `aop` stands for automatic op and corresponds to +o for that user
+in your channel. `hop` corresponds to +h, `vop` to +v, `qop` to +q.
+
+you can also `del`, `list`, or `clear` your modelists. see the help for more info:
+`/msg chanserv help aop`
+
+## auto-identifying with sasl and certfp
+
+we support authenticating to services via sasl and certfp:
+
+see the freenode [kb articles](https://freenode.net/kb/answer/sasl) for your
+specific client. the basic idea is that you will want to set your sasl username
+to your account name, and fill in your password as needed.
+
+if you have a tls client cert, you can also use that to authenticate yourself.
+once you are connected with tls (aka ssl) and logged in to services, you can
+add your current cert with `/msg nickserv cert add`.
+
+have a look at [weechat docs](
+https://weechat.org/files/doc/stable/weechat_user.en.html#irc_connect_oftc_with_certfp)
+for more information about using certfp.
diff --git a/wiki/pages/nicks.md b/wiki/pages/nicks.md
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     /msg nickserv identify MySuperAwesomePassword
 
+## automatic signin with sasl and certfp
+
+we support authenticating to services via sasl and certfp:
+
+see the freenode [kb articles](https://freenode.net/kb/answer/sasl) for your
+specific client. the basic idea is that you will want to set your sasl username
+to your account name, and fill in your password as needed.
+
+if you have a tls client cert, you can also use that to authenticate yourself.
+once you are connected with tls (aka ssl) and logged in to services, you can
+add your current cert with `/msg nickserv cert add`.
+
+have a look at [weechat docs](
+https://weechat.org/files/doc/stable/weechat_user.en.html#irc_connect_oftc_with_certfp)
+for more information about using certfp.
+
 ## Resetting your password
 
 If you've forgotten your password, you can use the RESETPASS command to send yourself an email with a recovery code.