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few bip.conf.1 fixes

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nohar 2005-10-11 08:49:27 +00:00
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@ -49,16 +49,17 @@ The syntax is quite simple :
\- each variable affectation must be finished with a \fB;\fP
\- each section { } must be finished with a \fB;\fP
It's recommended to use vim with the provided \fBbip.vim\fP syntax file to
avoid common syntax and lexical mistakes. You can also find an example
configuration file along with BIP.
If you use vim you will probably want to use vim with the provided
\fBbip.vim\fP syntax file to avoid common syntax and lexical mistakes. You can
also find an example configuration file along with BIP.
.SH GLOBAL OPTIONS
.TP
\fBalways_backlog\fP (default: \fBfalse\fP)
If true, clients will always receive \fBbacklog_lines\fP log lines, even if they
were already sent before. NEVER ENABLE THIS WHEN \fBbacklog_lines\fP IS 0 !
If true, clients will always receive \fBbacklog_lines\fP log lines, even if
they were already sent before. This option should of course not be enabled if
\fBbacklog_lines\fP is 0 !
.TP
\fBbacklog\fP (default: \fBtrue\fP)
@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ Coyote's.
.TP
\fBblreset_on_talk\fP (default: \fBfalse\fP)
When true, backlog will not be reset upon client disconnection but upon client
talk (channel/private message or action). It's quite useful to avoid losing
all the backlogs when the client crashes before you could read them.
talk (channel/private message or action). It means that next time you log to
your bip session the backlogging will start at the time right after your last
words on irc.
.TP
\fBclient_side_ssl\fP (default: \fBfalse\fP)
@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ When true, clients will need to connect to BIP using SSL.
.TP
\fBip\fP (default: \fB\fP)
euh...
Ignored for the time beeing.
.TP
\fBlog\fP (default: \fBtrue\fP)
@ -134,14 +136,14 @@ sections. It may appear more than once in the configuration file.
.TP
\fBssl\fP (default: \fBfalse\fP)
If true, BIP will connect to this network using SSL only. You cannot mix
SSL servers and non-SSL servers in the same network section since it'd be very
unsecure !
SSL servers and non-SSL servers in the same network section. This is by choice,
we believe it's a bad idea.
.TP
\fBname\fP
It's the network name used in the \fBconnection section\fP. Please not this
value is not used in \fBlog_format\fP, since it uses the variable \fBname\fP
from the \fBconnection section\fP.
It's the network name used in the \fBconnection section\fP. Please note that
this value is not used in \fBlog_format\fP, since it uses the variable
\fBname\fP from the \fBconnection section\fP.
.SH SERVER SUB-SECTION
@ -168,8 +170,8 @@ is defined. See \fBCONNECTION SECTION\fP for more details.
.TP
\fBdefault_realname\fP
The default realname option for each \fBconnection section\fP where no \fBrealname\fP
is defined. See \fBCONNECTION SECTION\fP for more details.
The default realname option for each \fBconnection section\fP where no
\fBrealname\fP is defined. See \fBCONNECTION SECTION\fP for more details.
.TP
\fBdefault_user\fP
@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ is defined. See \fBCONNECTION SECTION\fP for more details.
.TP
\fBname\fP
The user name. It'll be used in password and in \fBlog_format\fP.
The user name. It'll be used to authenticate to bip and in \fBlog_format\fP.
.TP
\fBpassword\fP
@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ server. It'd be useful for a greet on connect or to send you NickServ password.
.TP
\fBpassword\fP
This is the \fBSERVER\fP password, which is sent upon connection to the server
This is the irc server password, which is sent upon connection to the irc server
only.
.TP
@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ bip, bipmkpw
.SH AUTHOR
bip authors:
Arnaud 'nohar' Cornet
Loïc 'Kyoshiro' Gomez
@ -288,3 +291,5 @@ Thanks to jj, YS and lafouine, for hanging around while we were coding.
Crypto shamelessly taken from Christophe 'sexy' Devine.
This man page is written by Loïc 'Kyoshiro' Gomez.