[BEG] 1 About IRC
1. About IRC
IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat". It was originally
written by Jarkko Oikarinen (jto@tolsun.oulu.fi) in 1988. Since
starting in Finland, it has been used in over 60 countries
around the world. It was designed as a replacement for the
"talk" program but has become much much more than that. IRC is
a multi-user chat system, where people convene on "channels"
(a virtual place, usually with a topic of conversation) to talk
in groups, or privately. IRC is constantly evolving, so the way
things to work one week may not be the way they work the next.
Read the MOTD (message of the day) every time you use IRC to
keep up on any new happenings or server updates.
IRC gained international fame during the 1991 Persian Gulf War,
where updates from around the world came accross the wire, and
most irc users who were online at the time gathered on a single
channel to hear these reports. IRC had similar uses during the
coup against Boris Yeltsin in September 1993, where IRC users
from Moscow were giving live reports about the unstable
situation there.
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[BEG] 2 About IRCDOOR
2. About IRCDOOR
The IRCDOOR is an OS/2 32-bit IRC BBS client-door that (unlike
other IRC clients) provides the BBS door interface allowing to
be run from BBS either from remote, or locally. It supports
TTY and ANSI graphics and numerous count of command line
parameters.
The shareware version of IRCDOOR must be available at the
following FTP sites:
Site: ftp.dcbalt.vernet.lv (AndRew's BBS FTP server)
File: /base2/bbsfiles/comm/bbsdoors/ircdoor/ircdor*.zip
Site: juge.com (OS/2 Comm Port FTP site)
File: /ircdoor/ircd*.zip
My best regards and enjoy IRC,
Andrew Eigus AKA Mr. Byte
E-Mail: mrbyte@bbs.dcbalt.vernet.lv, mrbyte@hpe25.swh.lv,
aeigus@fgate.castle.riga.lv
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[BEG] 3 IRC commands
3. IRC commands
3.1 The /LIST command
/LIST Lists all current irc channels, number of
users, and topic. (slow and can terminate
connection on some servers)
Example on /LIST command: /LIST -min 10
3.2 The /NAMES command
/NAMES Shows the nicknames of all users on each
channel
3.3 The /JOIN command
/JOIN <channel> Join the named channel. All non-commands
you type will now go to everyone on that
channel. Channel must start with the '#'
character. If you are on a channel, the
/JOIN command will also automatically
get you out of the channel you are cur-
rently in, and will bring you to the
specified one.
Example on /JOIN command:
/JOIN #usa
3.4 The /MSG command
/MSG <nick> <msg> Sends a private message to the specified
person. Only the specified nickname will
see this message.
Example on /MSG command:
/MSG Hoolio Hello Hoolio!
3.5 The /NICK command
/NICK <nick> Change your nickname
When you're connected, your BBS login name
is usually taken as the default 'nickname'
for yourself. You may wish to change this
with this command.
Example on /NICK command:
/NICK IRCD00R
3.6 The /QUIT command
/QUIT or /BYE <str> Exits IRC. <str> parameter is optional,
and if specified, will be used as a signoff
string.
3.7 The /HELP command
/HELP <topic> Gets IRCDOOR online help menu.
3.8 The /WHO command
/WHO <channel> Shows who is on a given channel,
including nickname, user name and host,
and realname.
3.9 The /WHOIS command
/WHOIS <nick> Shows the "true" indentity of someone
Use this often to make sure you know who
you are talking to, because nicknames are
NOT owned so any number of people could
use a nickname.
3.10 The /WHOWAS command
/WHOWAS <nick> This command asks for information about a
nickname which no longer exists. This may
either be due to a nickname change or the
user leaving IRC.
3.11 The /MODE command
/MODE <params> Allows both usernames and channels to have
their mode changed. This can be only used
by channel operators. The <params> should
contain valid parameters for the /MODE
command i.e. the channel name, the
nickname (when appropriate), and the /MODE
command switches. The following listed are
some most used /MODE commands:
/MODE <channel> <+|->o <nick> - take/give the channel operator
privileges for the specified
user.
/MODE <channel> <+|->i - change invite-only flag for
the specified channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->p - change private flag for the
specified channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->s - change secret flag for the
specified channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->t - change topic-setable flag for
the specified channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->n - set/unset no messages to
channel from the outside flag.
/MODE <channel> <+|->m - change moderated channel flag
for the specified channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->l <lim> - set/unset the user limit to
channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->b <user> - set/unset a ban mask to keep
the specified user out of the
channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->v <user> - give/take the ability to speak
on the moderated channel.
/MODE <channel> <+|->k <pass> - set/unset a channel password.
Examples on /MODE command:
/MODE #latvia -o Kaspariic
/MODE #gonnabe +b *!*@microsoft.com
3.12 The /KICK command
/KICK <params> The KICK command can be used to forcibly
remove a user from a channel. It 'kicks
them out' of the channel (forced PART).
This can only be used by channel opera-
tors. The <params> consist of the spaced
<channel>, <nick> and <comment> options.
Note: the <comment> option is not obli-
gate.
Example on /KICK command:
/KICK #ircdoor Lamer Lamers not allowed
3.13 The /INVITE command
/INVITE <params> The INVITE message is used to invite users
to a channel. The <params> should consist
from parameter <nickname>, which is the
nickname of the person to be invited, and
parameter <channel>, which is the target
channel to invite the user to.
Example on /INVITE command:
/INVITE JohnDoe #legends
3.14 The /TOPIC command
/TOPIC <params> The TOPIC message is used to change o
view the topic of a channel. The <params>
can contain two parameters: the <channel>
and the <topic>. The topic for channel
specified in the <channel> is returned if
there is no <topic> parameter given. If
the topic parameter is present, the topic
for that channel will be changed, if the
channel modes permit this action, and if
you are the channel operator.
Example on /TOPIC command:
/TOPIC #switzerland Weather In Suisse
3.15 The /LEAVE or the /PART command
/PART <channel> Lets you leave the specified channel. You
may also use the /LEAVE command to leave
a channel, but generally you won't need
to use this command because /JOIN will
automatically get you out of current
channel and bring you to the specified one.
3.16 The /CTCP command
/CTCP <nick> <cmd> The /CTCP command sends a CTCP request
to the specified user on IRC. The <cmd>
parameter is a valid CTCP request command.
Issue /CTCP <nick> CLIENTINFO for more
information about available request
commands.
Examples on /CTCP command:
/CTCP MisterX CLIENTINFO
/CTCP JohnDoe VERSION
3.17 The /PING command
/PING <client> The PING message is used to test the
presence of an active client at the other
end of the connection. It can be used to
ping clients, servers and nicknames.
3.18 The /VERSION command
/VERSION <server> The VERSION message is used to query the
version of the server program. An optional
parameter <server> is used to query the
version of the server program which a
client is not directly connected to.
Note: for getting versions for clients,
use the /CTCP <nick> VERSION command.
3.19 The /SERVER command
/SERVER <params> This command allows you to change current
IRC server without exiting the door. This
command may not be available if SysOp
doesn't want to allow remote users to
change IRC servers. The <params> consist
of two parameters, <server> and <port>.
<server> specifies a server to connect
to, and <port> is an optional port number,
or 6667 if not specified.
Example on /SERVER command:
/SERVER irc.funet.fi 6666
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[BEG] 4 IRCDOOR commands
4. IRCDOOR commands
4.1 The /TIMELEFT command
/TIMELEFT The /TIMELEFT command lets you to check
how much time left for the IRC session.
This is only useful for the remote BBS
callers, it is unnecessary for the local
users since their time is not limited.
4.2 The /WHOELSE command
/WHOELSE The /WHOELSE command lets you review who
else is using IRC from the same BBS at
present moment.
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[BEG] 5 How to send text to users on a channel
5. How to send text to users on a channel
Once you have joined a channel, you need not precede your lines
with a /. Whatever you type, simply goes to the entire channel.
Precede your lines with a / when you wish to execute an ircII
command and when you do not wish the text to be sent to the
entire channel.
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[BEG] 6 Some good channels to try
6. Some good channels to try
#hottub and #initgame are almost always teeming with people.
#hottub is meant to simulate a hot tub, and #initgame is a
non-stop game of "inits" (initials). Just join and find out!
To get a list of channels with their names and topics, do
/LIST -min 30 (on ircII) which will show you channels with 30
or more members. You can also do this for smaller numbers.
Many IRC operators are in #Twilight_Zone ... so if you join
that channel and don't hear much talking, don't worry, it's
not because you joined, operators don't talk much on that
channel anyways!
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[BEG] 7 Foreign language channels
7. Foreign language channels
Some of the most popular foreign language channels include
#42 (which is a Finnish channel), #warung (which is a
Malaysian channel. The word "warung" means "coffeehouse" or
"small restaurant"), #polska (a Polish channel), #nippon (a
Japanese channel, note that "funny" characters are often seen
here -- this is Kanji. You will need a Kanji-compatible
terminal program to converse in Kanji), #espanol (a Spanish
channel), #russian (a Russian channel).
These are just examples -- a large percentage of languages in
the world is spoken on irc *somewhere*. If your language/
country isn't listed above, ask on #irchelp to see if there
is a channel for it.
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