# This setting allows you to specify the maximum nick-length supported by your
# network. The default setting is 9. The maximum supported length by Eggdrop
# is 32.
set nick-len 32
# This setting allows you to specify the maximum nick-length supported by your
# network. The default setting is 9. The maximum supported length by Eggdrop
# is 32.
set nick-len 32
What you need to keep in mind here, is the fundamental difference between nicknames and handles. Irc uses nicknames to ID individual connections across the network. Eggdrop uses handles as user account names.
The key part is that you do not have to have the same handle as your irc-nickname.
Also worth mentioning, editing the HANDLEN macro and recompiling will render any old userfiles unusable, and you will only be able to share userfiles with eggdrops with the very same value for HANDLEN.