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The '''FlightGear IRC Network''' is an online system that will allow you to talk to a lot of people around the world. It consists of localised servers that are all linked up to form a seamless chat network so if you are based in England you would connect to a nearby server in England and you would see exactly the same people as someone connecting to a server in the USA. | == Common == | ||
The '''FlightGear IRC Network''' is an online system that will allow you to talk to a lot of people around the world and is related to everything about [[FlightGear]]. It's mostly used by developers, but it is also a good place to ask for help if you are having a question. | |||
It consists of localised servers that are all linked up to form a seamless chat network so if you are based in England you would connect to a nearby server in England and you would see exactly the same people as someone connecting to a server in the USA. | |||
To connect to the IRCnet network you first need a suitable client. For users of Mozilla browsers (like Firefox), the plugin [https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/16 ChatZilla] is surely a good option. You can also use [http://www.xchat.org/ XChat] (Linux and Windows), [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/ X-Chat Aqua] (X Chat Mac), [http://www.silverex.org/ SilverEx] (X Chat windows Free Build), [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin], [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] (for Mac), [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC] or any other client. | To connect to the IRCnet network you first need a suitable client. For users of Mozilla browsers (like Firefox), the plugin [https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/16 ChatZilla] is surely a good option. You can also use [http://www.xchat.org/ XChat] (Linux and Windows), [http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/ X-Chat Aqua] (X Chat Mac), [http://www.silverex.org/ SilverEx] (X Chat windows Free Build), [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin], [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] (for Mac), [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC] or any other client. | ||
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Once you found your personal unique nickname you may want to register it with '''NickServ''' (see below). | Once you found your personal unique nickname you may want to register it with '''NickServ''' (see below). | ||
== Official hosts == | == Official hosts == | ||
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== Network Services == | == Network Services == | ||
{| | {| | ||
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; NickServ | |||
: Registration and identification of nicknames. | |||
: NickServ allows you to "register" a nickname and prevent others from using it. The following | |||
: commands allow for registration and maintenance of nicknames; to use them, type | |||
: '''/msg NickServ <u>command</u>''' | |||
: For more information on a specific command, type | |||
: '''/msg NickServ HELP <u>command</u>'''. | |||
: Common commands are | |||
:: REGISTER Registers a nickname. | |||
:: GROUP Adds a nickname to your account. | |||
:: IDENTIFY Identifies to services for a nickname. | |||
:: GHOST Reclaims use of a nickname. | |||
: and many more. | |||
: This service is intended to provide a way for IRC users to ensure their identity is not compromised. | |||
: It is NOT intended to facilitate "stealing" of nicknames or other malicious actions. Abuse of NickServ | |||
: will result in, at minimum, loss of the abused nickname(s). | |||
|- | |- | ||
; ChanServ | |||
: Registration and management of IRC channels. | |||
: ChanServ allows you to register and control various aspects of channels. ChanServ can often prevent | |||
: malicious users from "taking over" channels by limiting who is allowed channel operator priviliges. | |||
: Some vailable commands are listed below; to use them, type | |||
: '''/msg ChanServ <u>command</u>'''. | |||
: For more information on a specific command, type | |||
: '''/msg ChanServ HELP <u>command</u>'''. | |||
:: REGISTER Registers a channel. | |||
:: RECOVER Regain control of your channel. | |||
:: FLAGS Manipulates specific permissions on a channel. | |||
: and many more. | |||
|- | |- | ||
; MemoServ | |||
: Network Memo service, leave messages for other users. | |||
: MemoServ is a utility allowing IRC users to send short messages to other IRC users, whether they are | |||
: online at the time or not. Both the sender's nickname and the target nickname must be registered in | |||
: order to send a memo. | |||
: MemoServ's commands include: | |||
:: READ Reads a memo. | |||
:: SEND Sends a memo to a user. | |||
:: SENDGROUP Sends a memo to all members on a group. | |||
:: SENDOPS Sends a memo to all ops on a channel. | |||
:: DELETE Deletes memos. | |||
: Type '''/msg MemoServ HELP <u>command</u> for help on any of the above commands or | |||
:: '''/msg MemoServ HELP''' to see a list of all available commands. | |||
|- | |- | ||
; HostServ | |||
: VirtualHost network service. | |||
: HostServ allows users to request a virtual hostname. | |||
|} | |} | ||
For further help type "/msg SERVICE help" (replace SERVICE with the name of the service) | For further help type "/msg SERVICE help" (replace SERVICE with the name of the service) | ||