ratbox-services --------------- ratbox-services is a services daemon for use with ircd-ratbox. It provides channel/username registration services, nickname services linked in through usernames, as well as a jupe service, an oper service, an operbot, a list service and an oper ban service. Database backend ---------------- ratbox-services supports a number of database backends for storage, however it also maintains a large amount of state in RAM instead of querying the database. See doc/database_mod.txt for more information. ********************************************************* * MOST TABLES MUST NOT BE MODIFIED WHILST IT IS RUNNING * ********************************************************* Installation ------------ Installation instructions are contained in INSTALL. Upgrading --------- Important notes when upgrading are contained in UPGRADING. Release notes ------------- Notes for this release are contained within RELEASE_NOTES. Website ------- Additional documentation is available via the website at: http://services.ircd-ratbox.org/ Support ------- Support is available via IRC on #ratbox@EFNet or via email to ircd-ratbox@lists.ratbox.org. Please note, if you encounter problems with ratbox-services, you should *first* look at your logfiles. Bugs ---- If you encounter a bug with ratbox-services, please report it via email. If ratbox-services cores, please keep a copy of the corefile and the binary safe, and load it into gdb: gdb /path/to/ratbox-services /path/to/ratbox-services.core Once at a gdb prompt, type "bt" and email the output. # $Id: README 22191 2006-03-17 21:55:30Z leeh $