ChanServ allows you to register and control various aspects of channels.  ChanServ can often prevent malicious users from "taking over" channels by limiting who is allowed channel operator privileges.  Available commands are listed below; to use them, type /msg ChanServ command.  For more information on a specific command, type /msg ChanServ HELP command.


    GETPASS - Retrieve the founder password for a channel
    FORBID - Prevent a channel from being used
    SUSPEND - Prevent a channel from being used preserving
              channel data and settings
    UNSUSPEND - Releases a suspended channel
    STATUS - Returns the current access level of a user
              on a channel
    REGISTER - Register a channel
    IDENTIFY - Identify yourself with your password
    SET - Set channel options and information
    AOP - Modify the list of AOP users
    SOP - Modify the list of SOP users
    ACCESS - Modify the list of privileged users
    LEVELS - Redefine the meanings of access levels
    AKICK - Maintain the AutoKick list
    DROP - Cancel the registration of a channel
    SENDPASS - Help retrieve lost passwords
    BAN - Bans a selected nick on a channel
    CLEAR - Tells ChanServ to clear certain settings on a channel
    DEVOICE - Devoices a selected nick on a channel
    GETKEY - Returns the key of the given channel
    INFO - Lists information about the named registered channel
    INVITE - Tells ChanServ to invite you into a channel
    KICK - Kicks a selected nick from a channel
    LIST - Lists all registered channels matching the given pattern
    LOGOUT - This command will logout the selected nickname
    OP - Gives Op status to a selected nick on a channel
    TOPIC - Manipulate the topic of the specified channel
    UNBAN - Remove all bans preventing you from entering a channel
    VOICE - Voices a selected nick on a channel
    VOP - Maintains the VOP (VOicePeople) list for a channel
    DEHALFOP - Dehalfops a selected nick on a channel
    DEOWNER - Removes your owner status on a channel
    DEPROTECT - Deprotects a selected nick on a channel
    HALFOP - Halfops a selected nick on a channel
    HOP - Maintains the HOP (HalfOP) list for a channel
    OWNER - Gives you owner status on channel
    PROTECT - Protects a selected nick on a channel
    ADMIN - Protects a selected nick on a channel
    DEADMIN - Deprotects a selected nick on a channel
    DEOP - Deops a selected nick on a channel