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