Variable: erc-nickserv-identify-mode

erc-nickserv-identify-mode is a customizable variable defined in erc-services.el.gz.

Value

both

Documentation

The mode which is used when identifying to Nickserv.

Possible settings are:.

autodetect - Identify when the real Nickserv sends an identify request.
nick-change - Identify when you log in or change your nickname.
both - Do the former if the network supports it, otherwise do the
                latter.
nil - Disables automatic Nickserv identification.

You can also use M-x erc-nickserv-identify-mode (erc-nickserv-identify-mode) to change modes.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/erc/erc-services.el.gz
(defcustom erc-nickserv-identify-mode 'both
  "The mode which is used when identifying to Nickserv.

Possible settings are:.

`autodetect'  - Identify when the real Nickserv sends an identify request.
`nick-change' - Identify when you log in or change your nickname.
`both'        - Do the former if the network supports it, otherwise do the
                latter.
nil           - Disables automatic Nickserv identification.

You can also use \\[erc-nickserv-identify-mode] to change modes."
  :type '(choice (const autodetect)
		 (const nick-change)
		 (const both)
		 (const nil))
  :set (lambda (sym val)
	 (set sym val)
	 ;; avoid recursive load at startup
	 (when (featurep 'erc-services)
	   (erc-nickserv-identify-mode val))))