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8 <name>Shaun McCance</name>
9 <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
13 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
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18 <title>IRC Account Details</title>
20 <p>IRC accounts require different information than many other types of
21 accounts. To create an IRC account, you must specify at least an IRC
22 network and a nickname. This page details the information you can
23 provide for an IRC account.</p>
25 <note style="info package">
26 <p>You must have the <sys>telepathy-idle</sys> package installed
27 in order to use IRC in <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
32 <title><gui>Network</gui></title>
33 <p>IRC is an open system that allows people to run separate IRC
34 networks. Each network is distinct and has its own users and
35 chat rooms. <app>Empathy</app> lists the most popular networks
36 in the <gui>Network</gui> drop-down list. You can add additional
37 networks. See <link xref="#networks"/> below.</p>
40 <title><gui>Nickname</gui></title>
41 <p>Your nickname is your unique name on the IRC network. Only one
42 person on a network may use a given nickname. If you get an error
43 message that says <link xref="prob-conn-name" role="error-msg"/>
44 you will need to change your nickname.</p>
47 <title><gui>Password</gui></title>
48 <p>Some servers, particularly those on private networks, require
49 a password to connect. If you are authorized to use the network,
50 the network administrators should provide you with a password.</p>
52 <title>NickServ Passwords</title>
53 <p>On some networks, nicknames can be registered using a service
54 known as NickServ. <app>Empathy</app> does not directly support
55 nickname passwords. On some networks, including the popular
56 FreeNode network, server passwords are automatically forwarded
57 to NickServ, allowing you to set this field to identify yourself
58 with NickServ. See <link xref="irc-nick-password"/> for more
63 <title><gui>Real name</gui></title>
64 <p>You can provide your real name in addition to your nickname. Other
65 users will be able to see this when they view your information.</p>
68 <title><gui>Quit message</gui></title>
69 <p>When you go offline, a quit message is sent to all the chat rooms
70 you’re in and to all the users you’re having a private conversation
71 with. Use this field to provide a custom quit message.</p>
79 <section id="networks">
81 <title type="link">IRC Networks</title>
84 <title>Networks</title>
86 <p><app>Empathy</app> includes a list of popular IRC networks. If you
87 wish to another IRC network, you can add it to the list. You can also
88 modify networks and remove them from the list.</p>
91 <item><p>To add a network to the list, click <media type="image"
92 mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-add.png" width="16"
93 height="16">Add</media>.</p></item>
94 <item><p>To modify a network in the list, select the network and click
95 <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-edit.png" width="16"
96 height="16">Edit</media>.</p></item>
97 <item><p>To remove a network from the list, select the network and
98 click <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/gtk-remove.png"
99 width="16" height="16">Remove</media>.</p></item>
102 <p>When adding or modifying a network, you can enter the following
107 <title><gui>Network</gui></title>
108 <p>This is the name of the network as you want it to appear in
109 the list of networks.</p>
112 <title><gui>Charset</gui></title>
113 <p>This specifies the character encoding that is typically used on
114 this network. A character encoding is a specific way of recording
115 characters internally in a computer. There are many character
116 encodings, and you need to use the same character encoding as other
117 users to see their messages correctly.</p>
119 Translators: Recommend character encodings that are common
122 <p>By default, <app>Empathy</app> uses UTF-8, a modern character
123 encoding that can handle text from most of the world's languages.
124 Another common encoding for English and some other Western languages
128 <title><gui>Servers</gui></title>
129 <p>An IRC network may have many servers you can connect to. When
130 you are connected to a server on a particular network, you can
131 communicate with all users on all other servers on that network.
132 You can add and remove servers for this network using the
133 <gui>Add</gui> and <gui>Remove</gui> buttons.</p>
134 <p>When a server is selected, click the field under <gui>Server</gui>
135 or <gui>Port</gui> to edit it. Alternatively, use the left and right
136 arrow keys to focus the field, and press the space bar to begin
138 <p>Select the check box in the <gui>SSL</gui> column to encrypt
139 all communication with a server. Note that this does not prevent
140 other users on the network from seeing what you write on public