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7 <link type="guide" xref="irc-manage#manage"/>
8 <desc>Additional information necessary for connecting to IRC networks.</desc>
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16 <name>Shaun McCance</name>
17 <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
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31 <title>IRC account details</title>
33 <p>IRC accounts require different information than many other types of
34 accounts. To create an IRC account, you must specify at least an IRC
35 network and a nickname. This page details the information you can
36 provide for an IRC account.</p>
38 <note style="info package">
39 <p>You must have the <sys>telepathy-idle</sys> package installed to use IRC
40 in <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
45 <title><gui>Network</gui></title>
46 <p>IRC is an open system that allows people to run separate IRC
47 networks. Each network is distinct and has its own users and
48 chat rooms. <app>Empathy</app> lists the most popular networks
49 in the <gui>Network</gui> drop-down list. You can add additional
50 networks. See <link xref="#networks"/> below.</p>
53 <title><gui>Nickname</gui></title>
54 <p>Your nickname is your unique name on the IRC network. Only one
55 person on a network may use a given nickname. If you get an error
56 message that says <link xref="prob-conn-name" role="error-msg"/>
57 you will need to change your nickname.</p>
60 <title><gui>Password</gui></title>
61 <p>Some servers, particularly those on private networks, require
62 a password to connect. If you are authorized to use the network,
63 the network administrators should provide you with a password.</p>
65 <title>NickServ Passwords</title>
66 <p>On some networks, nicknames can be registered using a service
67 known as NickServ. <app>Empathy</app> does not directly support
68 nickname passwords. On some networks, including the popular
69 freenode network, server passwords are automatically forwarded
70 to NickServ, allowing you to set this field to identify yourself
71 with NickServ. See <link xref="irc-nick-password"/> for more
76 <title><gui>Real name</gui></title>
77 <p>You can provide your real name in addition to your nickname. Other
78 users will be able to see this when they view your information.</p>
81 <title><gui>Quit message</gui></title>
82 <p>When you go offline, a quit message is sent to all the chat rooms
83 you’re in and to all the users you’re having a private conversation
84 with. Use this field to provide a custom quit message.</p>
92 <section id="networks">
94 <title type="link">IRC Networks</title>
97 <title>Networks</title>
99 <p><app>Empathy</app> includes a list of popular IRC networks. If you
100 wish to another IRC network, you can add it to the list. You can also
101 modify networks and remove them from the list.</p>
104 <item><p>To add a network to the list, click <media type="image"
105 mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-add.png" width="16"
106 height="16">Add</media>.</p></item>
107 <item><p>To modify a network in the list, select the network and click
108 <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-edit.png" width="16"
109 height="16">Edit</media>.</p></item>
110 <item><p>To remove a network from the list, select the network and
111 click <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-remove.png"
112 width="16" height="16">Remove</media>.</p></item>
115 <p>When adding or modifying a network, you can enter the following
120 <title><gui>Network</gui></title>
121 <p>This is the name of the network as you want it to appear in
122 the list of networks.</p>
125 <title><gui>Charset</gui></title>
126 <p>This specifies the character encoding that is typically used on
127 this network. A character encoding is a specific way of recording
128 characters internally in a computer. There are many character
129 encodings, and you need to use the same character encoding as other
130 users to see their messages correctly.</p>
132 Translators: Recommend character encodings that are common
135 <p>By default, <app>Empathy</app> uses UTF-8, a modern character
136 encoding that can handle text from most of the world's languages.
137 Another common encoding for English and some other Western languages
141 <title><gui>Servers</gui></title>
142 <p>An IRC network may have many servers you can connect to. When
143 you are connected to a server on a particular network, you can
144 communicate with all users on all other servers on that network.
145 You can add and remove servers for this network using the
146 <gui>Add</gui> and <gui>Remove</gui> buttons.</p>
147 <p>When a server is selected, click the field under <gui>Server</gui>
148 or <gui>Port</gui> to edit it. Alternatively, use the left and right
149 arrow keys to focus the field, and press the space bar to begin
151 <p>Select the check box in the <gui>SSL</gui> column to encrypt
152 all communication with a server. Note that this does not prevent
153 other users on the network from seeing what you write on public