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How to configure IRC
How to install X-Chat
To check if you have X-Chat installed in your system, type following command:
$ rpm -q xchat
If it's not installed, install it with following command.
$ su -c 'yum install xchat'
Now, you should be able to open X-Chat client from Applications > Internet > IRC
How to join Fedora Project IRC Meeting
For example, if you want to join Fedora Ambassadors Meetings :
1. Open X-Chat: Applications > Internet > IRC
1. Type your choice of Nick name, User name and Real name
1. Highlight FreeNode (formerly OpenProjects.net) and click Edit. (See File:Communicate IRCHowTo xchat-server-list.png Screenshot] )
1. Highlight irc.freenode.net
1. Type in fedora
1. Register your nick. Refer http://www.wikihow.com/Register-a-User-Name-on-Freenode
1. Type in your password in Server password and click Close. (See File:Communicate IRCHowTo xchat-fedora-mktg.png Screenshot] )
Click on Connect button to connect to freenode IRC network.
Meeting Protocol
This only applies to certain IRC meetings. Others are usually more casual.
- Please watch what others are doing and do not interrupt
- If you have a question, type "?"
- If you need to speak, type "!"
- If you're done speaking, type "eof"
- If you agree, type "+1"
- See more in fedora-unity-project-meeting-guidelines
What are the Basic IRC commands
/help- Shows all commands./nick NewNickName- Changes the NickName (limited to 9 characters)./name- Shows all NickNames on that channel./whois NickName- Shows basic whois info for a NickName. To see more info, use/msg NickServ info NickName/away AwayMessage- Leaves a message when you are away from channel./quit QuitMessage- Leaves a message when you quit IRC channel.
For more information, see [1]
How to create a login script for a private channel in X-Chat
Create login script:
$ cd ~/.xchat2 $ vi login-script.txt msg chanserv invite #private-channel join #private-channel
Use following information in X-Chat:
- IRC Server: irc.freenode.net
- Channels to join: #private-channel
- Connect command: load -e ~/.xchat2/login-script.txt
- Server password: {your password}
What is the difference between NickServ Password and Server Password in X-Chat
Technically speaking, they aren't the same. X-Chat has knowledge of the
NickServ system, and will automatically send a message to NickServ when
prompted to save you the hassle. Server passwords are a more embedded part
of IRC and are passed during the early connection phase, before you are fully
operational on the network and before you join channels. NickServ, part of
freenode services, was added to their IRC system to enable user management
that is not part of the original IRC protocol. Other networks may also use
NickServ, but it usually works a little differently. It has proven very
flexible and valuable. Server passwords were initially used as part of an
authentication system at connect time for IRC servers, but are now used by
freenode to create a shortcut for NickServ services. Other IRC networks
often work things a little differently, but similar practices have become
widespread because they do work quite well.
freenode services, as are permitted by Hyperion IRCD and powered by a custom
backend, allow a number of features to be added and used that are not part of
the IRC protocol. NickServ is used to interface with user account features.
ChanServ is used to interface with channel management features. Other
services are handled transparently using more typical IRC components. These
kinds of techniques are how IRC has evolved over the original RFC 1459
standard to survive in a useful fashion for the last 13 years.
-- PatrickBarnes
How to create Fedora IRC cloaks for the freenode network
- Add your IRC nick in FreenodeCloaks
- Once your Fedora IRC cloak has been created, people will not see your real hostname.
- Instead they will see something like
yournick@fedora/yournick