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diff --git a/man/ngircd.8.tmpl b/man/ngircd.8.tmpl index 62251573..b27421a3 100644 --- a/man/ngircd.8.tmpl +++ b/man/ngircd.8.tmpl @@ -13,12 +13,15 @@ ngIRCd \- the "next generation" IRC daemon .BR ngIRCd is a free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks, developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). -It is easy to configure, can cope with dynamic IP addresses, and supports -IPv6, SSL-protected connections as well as PAM for authentication. -It is written from scratch and not based on the original IRCd. +.PP +The server is quite easy to configure, can handle dynamic IP addresses, and +optionally supports IDENT, IPv6 connections, SSL-protected links, and PAM for +user authentication as well as character set conversion for legacy clients. The +server has been written from scratch and is not based on the "forefather", the +daemon of the IRCNet. .PP The name ngIRCd means -.IR "next generation IRC daemon", +.IR "next-generation IRC daemon", which is a little bit exaggerated: .IR "lightweight Internet Relay Chat server" most probably would have been a better name :-) |