New User
For more information about how to administer your nickname(s) please see the NickServ wiki page.
A channel is the proper name for what some people call a 'chat room.' As you will probably know by now, channel names always start with #. Once you've registered your nick-name, you'll probably want to register a channel. First, type:
/join #your-channel-name
Choose a name for your channel, as illustrated above. If, when you join, your name has an @ symbol beside it (@YourName), then you're ready to proceed with registration. If you have left , and have returned to register your channel, log on again by typing:
/msg NickServ identify password
Once you have identified your nickname, proceed with channel registration by first joining your channel and typing:
/msg ChanServ REGISTER #your-channel-name password description
Please note that the # before the channel name is necessary and it will fail if it is excluded.
Now, the important part: your password. As the owner of this channel, this permits you to have full control of what goes on on your channel. For your description, just put anything pretty much relating to the topic of your channel, because you can always change your topic in your channel.
Now that your channel is registered, ChanServ should tell you that the channel modes are set to +nt, which means it's registered and under your control. For further information on commands you can use to control your channel, please see the ChanServ wiki page or type:
/msg ChanServ HELP
This will reveal a list of commands to help you design, develop, and operate your channel effectively.
After you have registered your nickname and channel, and plan on returning to , please remember to identify yourself using NickServ every time you log on to . Otherwise, after 30 days, your nickname will be open for anyone to register. Also, any channels you may have registered will by dropped by ChanServ after 30 days, should no-one identify or use it.
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY password
The above command tells NickServ you are the rightful owner of the nickname in question. When you enter channels registered to your nickname, ChanServ will recognize you as the owner of those channels and will set you +o (channel operator). This is quite an important task to do when you're on the server, so get used to it and it will become second nature.
You may find that you don't want your channel anymore. You can drop your channel by first identifying yourself as the channel owner:
/msg ChanServ IDENTIFY #your-channel-name password
Secondly, type the following to delete the channel. Remember, this is permanent - you can't reverse it!
/msg ChanServ DROP #your-channel-name
Registering your channel
A channel is the proper name for what some people call a 'chat room.' As you will probably know by now, channel names always start with #. Once you've registered your nick-name, you'll probably want to register a channel. First, type:
/join #your-channel-name
Choose a name for your channel, as illustrated above. If, when you join, your name has an @ symbol beside it (@YourName), then you're ready to proceed with registration. If you have left , and have returned to register your channel, log on again by typing:
/msg NickServ identify password
Once you have identified your nickname, proceed with channel registration by first joining your channel and typing:
/msg ChanServ REGISTER #your-channel-name password description
Please note that the # before the channel name is necessary and it will fail if it is excluded.
Now, the important part: your password. As the owner of this channel, this permits you to have full control of what goes on on your channel. For your description, just put anything pretty much relating to the topic of your channel, because you can always change your topic in your channel.
Now that your channel is registered, ChanServ should tell you that the channel modes are set to +nt, which means it's registered and under your control. For further information on commands you can use to control your channel, please see the ChanServ wiki page or type:
/msg ChanServ HELP
This will reveal a list of commands to help you design, develop, and operate your channel effectively.
Remembering the basic tasks
After you have registered your nickname and channel, and plan on returning to , please remember to identify yourself using NickServ every time you log on to . Otherwise, after 30 days, your nickname will be open for anyone to register. Also, any channels you may have registered will by dropped by ChanServ after 30 days, should no-one identify or use it.
/msg NickServ IDENTIFY password
The above command tells NickServ you are the rightful owner of the nickname in question. When you enter channels registered to your nickname, ChanServ will recognize you as the owner of those channels and will set you +o (channel operator). This is quite an important task to do when you're on the server, so get used to it and it will become second nature.
Dropping a channel
You may find that you don't want your channel anymore. You can drop your channel by first identifying yourself as the channel owner:
/msg ChanServ IDENTIFY #your-channel-name password
Secondly, type the following to delete the channel. Remember, this is permanent - you can't reverse it!
/msg ChanServ DROP #your-channel-name