How To Register On Freenode

Registering on Freenode gives you lot a lot of command over the nickname you pick to annals by allowing you to add and remove User Modes and salve them to the nick. This will as well allow you to Annals Channels and control them and the user access.

With Freenode, you can visit IRC.com and register your account in that location and so utilise your nick and NickServ pass in your customer or spider web client to connect.

Pick ii: Using Commands on IRC.

In one case connected to IRC you lot can type these commands into any window. information technology's best to open a new message to Nickserv or Chanserv when using commands and so you don't send personnel info an active chatroom or private message.

When entering these commands make sure you don't put a space earlier the /

First, let's open a new window to Nickserv by typing /msg NickServ help

Now open the Nickserv window

Now let's make certain nosotros're on the Nick nosotros want to register by typing /nick newnick

y'all can skip this step if you lot're on the nick you lot want to register.

Now, to register this nick you need to type /msg NickServ register countersign electronic mail

in this instance, I used "/msg NickServ annals 12345678 [email protected]"

Note: if your account is less than 30 seconds former y'all'll get a bulletin that yous need to wait. "NickServ- Y'all must accept been using this nick for at least 30 seconds to register."

Once Nickserv says your Nick is registered y'all'll need to check for an email from Freenode.

Open this e-mail and copy the NickServ command it gives you and paste it into your client and hit enter to complete your registration.

At present that you have your account registered you should set up your account info in your IRC Client by inbound in your Nick and Nickserv password. If yous don't you'll get a message saying the account y'all're using is registered and y'all need to identify within 30 seconds or your Nick will be switched to a Guest business relationship.

When you become this message you lot'll need to type /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password

To finish setting up your account, edit the User Modes set on your account.

Optional:

If you'd like to use more than one Nick you can add many nicks to your account by using GROUP. To grouping a new nick to your account just type /nick newnick