The commands
on the network
A command is typed either in a channel, preceded by “!”, or as a private message to one of the network’s services. Each table gives the command, where to type it and what it does.
You are seeing the commands open to everyone, sent privately to the services. Sign in to your site account to see the channel “!” commands and those of your rank.
27 commands shown in this view. The rank is checked by the service when the command is typed: this page neither grants nor removes any right.
In a channel
Preceded by “!” and typed in a channel where OverTchat is present. It acts on that channel.
Shown once you are signed in to your site account.
In private to a service
Sent as a private message to one of the network’s five services, each for its own area.
/msg OverNick REGISTER password
No bot in private any more
IriX, the network’s former robot, has been stopped since 18 October 2026. Your account and your channel ranks are managed with OverNick.
The ranks
From weakest to strongest: each rank also opens the commands of the ranks below it. For commands that act on a channel, voice and operator only count on the channel where they were given to you; administrator, owner and network operator count everywhere.
| Rank | What it requires | Commands shown |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone | No account required: anyone on the network | 27 |
| Registered member | A registered nickname, identified on the network | — |
| Voice | The voice rank; to act on a channel, it must have been given to you on that channel | — |
| Channel operator | The operator rank; to act on a channel, it must have been given to you on that channel | — |
| Channel administrator | Granted by the network team; it counts on every channel | — |
| Channel owner | Granted by the network team, above administrator; it counts on every channel | — |
| Network operator | A member of the network team, connected as an operator AND identified under their nickname — one without the other is not enough | — |
Commands of ranks you do not hold are not shown.
In private to a service
You write to the service in a private message: /msg, its name, then the command. Each has its own area; the common commands answer at all of them.
| Service | What it does |
|---|---|
| OverTchat | Channel moderation and management |
| OverHub | Network view, counters, globops |
| OverNick | Registration and identification |
| OverBot | Bots, ops and service messages |
| OverWeb | Counters for the web interface |
The five services are run by OverCore, the program that brings them to life on the network. Its own nickname, OverCore, only answers the common commands.
Common to all services 4 commands
| Command | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| APPEL [reason] | all | Ask for an operator to step in — one call every 3 min |
| HELP | all | Help specific to the service’s role |
| STATUS | all | State of the service and of its link to the network |
| VERSION | all | The service’s version — that of OverCore, which serves it |
OverTchat — Channel moderation and management 2 commands
| Command | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| INFO <#channel> | /msg OverTchat | Registered channel’s record |
| LIST | /msg OverTchat | Registered channels (30 at most) |
OverHub — Network view, counters, globops 5 commands
| Command | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| CHANS | /msg OverHub | Registered channels |
| MAP | /msg OverHub | List of servers and their state |
| SERVERS | /msg OverHub | Servers online |
| STATS | /msg OverHub | Overview: accounts, channels, sessions |
| USERS | /msg OverHub | Open sessions |
OverNick — Registration and identification 13 commands
| Command | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| ACCESS <#channel> | /msg OverNick | One’s rank on that channel; ACCESS accept|refuse <#channel> answers an offer (identified); ACCESS add|del <#channel> <nickname> [rank] sets or removes an access — channel owner or IRCop |
| CONFIRME <code> | /msg OverNick | Confirms the deletion of one’s account — code shown by the link’s page, sent while identified under the nickname |
| DROP <pass> | /msg OverNick | Deletes your own registration |
| GHOST <nickname> <pass> | /msg OverNick | Frees a nickname still connected (a ghost after a disconnection) |
| IDENTIFY <pass> | /msg OverNick |
Identify under your registered nickname Three wrong passwords on the same nickname within 24 h lock it for 15 min, then 30, 60… up to 24 h — IDENTIFY, GHOST, DROP and SUPPRIME count. It is unlocked by: the end of the lock, logging in to one’s website account, “forgotten password”, an operator in the panel
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| INFO [nickname] | /msg OverNick | A registered nickname’s record |
| LOGOUT | /msg OverNick | Closes one’s session — the identification drops |
| RECUP <pass> | /msg OverNick | Takes your nickname back, identifies, and closes the connection that held it — the nickname is derived from your fallback nickname |
| REGISTER <pass> [email] | /msg OverNick | Registers the requester’s nickname |
| RESET <code> | /msg OverNick | Confirms a website “forgot password” — the code shown by the link’s page, sent while identified under the nickname |
| SETPASS <old> <new> | /msg OverNick | Changes one’s nickname password — identified on this connection, the old one checked; SETPASS <new> alone if the account has none yet |
| SUPPRIME <pass> | /msg OverNick | Deletes the whole account (profile, access, reservations) — confirmation by keyed email |
| VERIFY <code> | /msg OverNick | Confirms your site sign-up — the code shown on the site, typed back from the nickname concerned |
OverBot — Bots, ops and service messages 1 command
| Command | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| LIST | /msg OverBot | Registered bots and ops |
OverWeb — Counters for the web interface 2 commands
| Command | Where | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| PING | /msg OverWeb | Liveness check |
| STATS | /msg OverWeb | Accounts, channels, sessions, bans |
Retired commands · 6
These former commands no longer do anything: typed in a channel, OverTchat answers with a pointer; sent to IriX, stopped since 18 October 2026, nothing answers any more. The last column says what to do instead.
| Command | Where | What it did | Instead |
|---|---|---|---|
| access | private to IriX | See your own rank on a channel, and grant or remove ranks |
/msg OverNick ACCESS <#channel> — ACCESS accept|refuse <#channel>, ACCESS add|del <#channel> <nickname> [rank] Removed with IriX’s shutdown, on 18 October 2026 — nothing answers in private to IriX any more
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| auth | private to IriX | Open one’s session with the bot |
/msg OverNick IDENTIFY <password> — the same password Removed with IriX’s shutdown, on 18 October 2026 — nothing answers in private to IriX any more
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| consolepass | private to IriX | Choose your console password (partyline) |
OverCore’s console (reserved to the owner) opens with the nickname’s password, from OverScript, Menu → Consoles; it is changed with /msg OverNick SETPASS Removed with IriX’s shutdown, on 18 October 2026 — nothing answers in private to IriX any more
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| hello | private to IriX | First contact and orientation |
Nothing to register: OverCore’s console (reserved to the owner) opens with the nickname’s password, from OverScript, Menu → Consoles Removed with IriX’s shutdown, on 18 October 2026 — nothing answers in private to IriX any more
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| help | private to IriX | Help for the private commands |
This page; in private, each service’s HELP (/msg OverNick HELP…) Removed with IriX’s shutdown, on 18 October 2026
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| pass | private to IriX | Setting the initial password |
No Eggdrop owner left to enrol: owners come from the website, and a nickname’s password is changed with /msg OverNick SETPASS <old> <new> Removed with IriX’s shutdown, on 18 October 2026
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Passwords and operator access
No password is kept in clear text. The services only keep a salted fingerprint of it (sha512crypt, 100,000 rounds), at registration as at verification; an older format is converted at the first identification. Neither the services, nor the administration panel, nor the logs keep the password typed.
Three wrong passwords lock the nickname. Since 12 October 2026, three wrong attempts on the same nickname within 24 h — through IDENTIFY, GHOST, DROP, SUPPRIME or the website’s identification form — lock it for 15 minutes, then 30, 60… at each repeat, 24 hours at most; meanwhile, no attempt is examined. It is unlocked by: the end of the lock, logging in to one’s website account, a “forgotten password” carried through, or an operator from the panel.
Network operator access is checked, with no fallback. A command reserved for network operators is only granted if the connection typing it carries the operator status given by the server and has identified under that registered nickname. Being an operator without being identified is not enough, nor being identified without being an operator.