IRCServ:ChanServ

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.
 
    REGISTER   Register a channel
    IDENTIFY   Identify yourself with your password
    SET        Set channel options and information
    SOP        Modify the list of SOP users
    AOP        Modify the list of AOP users
    HOP        Maintains the HOP (HalfOP) list for a channel
    VOP        Maintains the VOP (VOicePeople) list for a channel
    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
    BAN        Bans a selected nick on a channel
    UNBAN      Remove all bans preventing you from entering a channel
    CLEAR      Tells ChanServ to clear certain settings on a channel
    OWNER      Gives you owner status on channel
    DEOWNER    Removes your owner status on a channel
    PROTECT    Protects a selected nick on a channel
    DEPROTECT  Deprotects a selected nick on a channel
    OP         Gives Op status to a selected nick on a channel
    DEOP       Deops a selected nick on a channel
    HALFOP     Halfops a selected nick on a channel
    DEHALFOP   Dehalfops a selected nick on a channel
    VOICE      Voices a selected nick on a channel
    DEVOICE    Devoices a selected nick on a channel
    GETKEY     Returns the key of the given 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
    TOPIC      Manipulate the topic of the specified channel
    INFO       Lists information about the named registered channel
    SYNC       Give all users the status the access list grants them.
    APPENDTOPIC   Add text to a channels topic
    ENFORCE    Enforce various channel modes and set options
 
Note that any channel which is not used for 37 days
(i.e. which no user on the channel's access list enters
for that period of time) will be automatically dropped.