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It doesn't matter about capital or lower case letters in the nickname since they are treated the same when people want to contact you and there are some weird and obscure rules about nicknames such as them not being able to begin with a "-" character. Most of these rules have no rhyme nor reason to them but we didn't write the software, we just have to try and tell people how to use it. Have an experiment and see what suits you best. | It doesn't matter about capital or lower case letters in the nickname since they are treated the same when people want to contact you and there are some weird and obscure rules about nicknames such as them not being able to begin with a "-" character. Most of these rules have no rhyme nor reason to them but we didn't write the software, we just have to try and tell people how to use it. Have an experiment and see what suits you best. | ||
Once you found your personal unique nickname you may want to register it with | Once you found your personal unique nickname you may want to register it with [[#Network_Services|NickServ]] (see below). | ||
== Official hosts == | == Official hosts == | ||
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These servers are interconnected to form the FlightGear IRC network. Please choose the host closest to you geographically. | The '''port''' to connect to is 6667 (or 6659 for ssl) for each server. | ||
These servers are interconnected to form the FlightGear IRC network. Please choose the host closest to you geographically. | |||
The FlightGear IRC network has several channels, some of which are listed below. To obtain a real list, use the IRC command "/list". | The FlightGear IRC network has several channels, some of which are listed below. To obtain a real list, use the IRC command "/list". | ||
{| Common channels | {| Common channels | ||
! style="background:#efefef; text-align: center" width="200px" | channel | ! style="background:#efefef; text-align: center" width="200px" | channel | ||
! style="background:#efefef; text-align: center" | | ! style="background:#efefef; text-align: center" | | ||
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| #flightgear | | #flightgear | ||