Soyjak Wiki:How to IRC

So you want to connect to IRC? Follow the instructions below.

Using irc.kolyma.net

Using irc.kolyma.net is pretty self explanatory.

You do not need to modify anything in "Network Settings" or "Proxy Settings."

When it comes to "User Settings," you also do not need to modify anything here, but you may if you would like.

Nick: The Nickname that you will join as. Automatically set as "Anonymous##"
Username: The username that you will join as. Shows up when WHOISing a user. Automatically set as "anonymous."
Real Name: Your real name. Shows up when WHOISing a user. Automatically set as "https://chat.kolyma.net/."
Leave Message: The message that shows up to other users when you leave. Automatically set as "https://chat.kolyma.net/."
Channels: The channels that you will automatically join once you click connect. Automatically set as "#kolyma." Can accept more than one channel (e.g. "#kolyma #vidlii).

Once you connect, your screen should look like this. The left rail shows the channels you joined. The main portion shows messages that were sent, the right rail shows users that are connected to the specific channel you joined (most usernames were censored for privacy). For example, if you clicked kuz's name, a popup would appear with a few options. Clicking on the username located on the popup will open a query (direct message) with that user. Clicking "user information" does the equivalent of a /whois on the user.

Connecting to Rizon (and #4chan)

You can also connect to non-Kolyma servers through irc.kolyma.net. To connect to Rizon, change the server to "irc.rizon.net." You can also change the name if you'd like, but it's not mandatory. The port does not need to be changed. You may want to change "Real Name" and "Leave Message." Here is an example of irc.kolyma.net set to join Rizon.

In order to join #4chan, using NickServ is MANDATORY (see section below) on how to set that up. After you set that up, you can easily join 4chan (/join 4chan) and yell at the mods to bring back /qa/!

Using Konversation

Konversation is a great IRC client. You can download it here for Windows or Linux. Alternatively, if you have Mac, you can download it here.

Here's a quick guide by KDE on how to use Konversation.

This is how Kolyma IRC should be set up. For Rizon, just change irc.kolyma.net to irc.rizon.net.

The port should be set to 6697 if you want SSL. If you cannot connect via SSL, uncheck "Secure Connection (SSL)" and use port 6667.

Using an IRC Bouncer

Using an IRC bouncer requires that you have a server. Many of the major VPS providers provide free credit for you to try them out. Alternatively, you can also ask about KolymaNET's KolymaBNC.

This guide uses Vultr due to its ease of use, but you can use any provider. Prices on Vultr vary a ton. If you do not wish to spend very much money on a Vultr server, deploy a 10gb cloud compute with regular performance from New York (other locations have different plans) with Ubuntu 18.04 and no auto backups. (this one)

This guide also uses Ubuntu due to it having a large amount of support.

Use ZNC. DO NOT use any other bouncer software (PsyBNC, etc) as they have very little support and documentation.

Follow this Vultr guide for now. Replace "irc.freenode.net" with "irc.kolyma.net" for Kolyma IRC.

You can then connect to the bouncer by setting the domain in your client to your domain (ex. yourDomain.com) and the port to the port you chose the bouncer to run on.

Using NickServ

NickServ is a vital part of IRC. NickServ allows you to reserve a username. For example, if you reserved the username "Kuz," and you were offline, someone else would not be able to connect as "Kuz."

To register your nick:

/msg NickServ REGISTER [password] [e-mail]

Note that the e-mail is only required on certain IRC servers, such as Rizon. The username is grabbed from the nickname you used on your IRC client.

To Identify yourself

/msg NickServ IDENTIFY [password]

HostServ

HostServ is similar to NickServ except that it masks your host. Without one, your name might look like this: "[email protected]." With HostServ, you can set that to whatever you want. DO NOTE that your VHost must be approved. For Kolyma, your VHost must have "at least 2 parts, seperated by a dot. but it can have as many as 6." And you are allowed to use your own website if you wish. Other IRC servers, such as Rizon, have different policies.

Requesting a VHost requires that you are identified from NickServ. Once you have done that, you may request a VHost.

To request a VHost:

/msg HostServ REQUEST [your.vhost]

Example Usage: /msg HostServ REQUEST cobson.is.a.gem
Requests that your VHost be set to cobson.is.a.gem (ex. [USERNAME]@cobson.is.a.gem)

After doing this, you will receive a message letting you know if your VHost was accepted or not. It should look something like this:

[Notice] -MemoServ- You have a new memo from HostServ.
[Notice] -MemoServ- Type /msg MemoServ READ 1 to read it.

After your VHost is approved, you can enable or disable your VHost by typing

/msg HostServ on

or

/msg HostServ off

respectively

Notable Commands

Please note that commands are not case sensitive.

/join [#channel]
Allows you to join a channel. The # is optional.
Example usage: /join kolyma
Joins the channel with the name #kolyma.

/leave [#channel]
Allows you to leave a channel.
Example usage: /leave kolyma
Leaves the channel with the name #kolyma.

/motd
Shows you the message of the day. This usually includes information about the server.

/rules
Shows you the server rules. On some servers, including Kolyma's, the rule file may be missing, as the rules are located somewhere else.

/quit
Leaves the IRC server.

/query [user] [message]
Allows you to send a direct message to another user. The [message] is optional (keeping it blank will just a page with the user you are direct messaging)
Example usage: /query kuz HWABAG
Sends a direct message to the user kuz with the text "HWABAG."

/whois [user]
Allows you to see information about a user.
Example usage: /whois Angeleno
Tells you information about the user "Angeleno."

/whowas [user]
Allows you to see information about a user that recently left the server.

/who [#channel]
Allows you to see all users that are part of a specific channel. ONLY works in channels that you are a part of.
Example usage: /who #kolyma
Lists all users that are part of #kolyma.

/list
Sends a list of all channels on the IRC network.

/nick [new nickname]
Changes your nickname to something else. You cannot set your nickname to a nickname that was reserved via NickServ to someone else.
Example usage: /nick moot
Changes your nickname to moot.

If you ever need to know about other commands, just type in /helpop usercmds, then the command you want to know more about (ex. /helpop away)