Hello all, I thought it would be a good idea to explain how to properly get on
IRC using the best possible tools and how to set up things like NickServ
accounts. All this information is targeted for the irc.tulpa.info servers,
but with some research can be applied to almost any IRC network out there.
There are a few choices available for webchat these days. You can use:
Clients for a normal desktop computer can be somewhat weird. For best results I recommend using either of the following:
If you are not technically savvy, ChatZilla will likely be the easiest choice as it takes the least amount of setup (it is a Firefox plugin).
In most cases, initially connecting should be as easy as typing in:
/server irc.tulpa.info
From here you should pick a nickname using /nick.
/nick YourNewNickHere
Upon connecting, you will see a notice that looks like this:
-NickServ(NickServ@services.tulpa.info)- Welcome to Tulpa.info, Quora2! Here on Tulpa.info, we provide services to enable the registration of nicknames and channels! For details, type /msg NickServ help and /msg ChanServ help.
To register your nickname with services, you use the NickServ REGISTER
command. The REGISTER command takes in your desired password and an email
address. At this time email verification is NOT required, but the password
reset process involves sending an email to one of the staff from the address on
your NickServ account. Staff will never see your password.
An example is shown below:
/msg NickServ register myPassword quora@domain.tld
From now on, you will need to IDENTIFY to your chosen nickname by using:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY YourPassword
or:
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY YourAccountName YourPassword
In the preferences window, select your server name (it should be
irc.tulpa.info) and click on the "Lists" tab. Under the Auto-perform list,
add /ns id YourAccount YourPassword. Mine looks
like this
Create a server profile for irc.tulpa.info if you haven't already. Mine looks
like this. Next, open the
edit dialog and choose
NickServ authentication.
Right click on a channel tab and choose "Open This Channel at Startup". It will automatically open on startup.
The autojoin box in HexChat is in the edit dialog. Mine looks like this.
I hope this clears up some problems that ponies have had with the IRC channels.
If you have any further questions, please ask in #help on irc.tulpa.info.
~Quora