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==Setup instructions==
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===Connecting===
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To log in, you need to configure your client. After you log in, it is rather straightforward. The parameters are:
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To join #wookieepedia, you need to configure your IRC client. #wookieepedia is located on the freenode IRC network, which you will need to connect to. The details are as follows:
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*Server: '''irc.freenode.net'''
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*Server: '''chat.freenode.net'''
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**For specific servers, see [http://freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml].
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*Port: '''6667''' (default), '''6697''' (SSL)
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**This is usually not needed, as IRC clients tend to use 6667 by default.
*Channel: '''#wookieepedia''' (note the correct spelling)
*Channel: '''#wookieepedia''' (note the correct spelling)
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Your web browser may be preconfigured to open IRC links in some IRC client, so you can try clicking this link:
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Your web browser may be preconfigured to open IRC links in some IRC client, so you can try clicking this link: irc://irc.freenode.net/wookieepedia
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*irc://irc.freenode.net/wookieepedia
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Most IRC clients have "freenode" in the default network list, you only need to select it. After you are connected to the server, type '''/join #wookieepedia''' in the reply box and press Enter.
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Most IRC clients, in particular mIRC, Miranda and X-Chat, have "Freenode" in the default network list, you only need to select it. After you are connected to the server, type '''/join #wookieepedia''' in the reply box and press Enter. If not, just add.
Custom instructions for specific clients to come.
Custom instructions for specific clients to come.
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==Using IRC==
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===Registering===
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The freenode IRC network provides nickname registration that enables you to make sure nobody else uses your preferred nickname. Registration is processed by the NickServ IRC service. To register, you need a valid email address. Registering is done by issuing the following command:
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:'''/msg NickServ register '''''password''''' '''''emailaddress''
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After this, please check your email for further instructions. To log in to your IRC account, use:
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:'''/msg NickServ identify '''''username''''' '''''password''
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The username is the same as the nick you used when registering. Make sure that the slash is the leading character of the line; this makes the message go to NickServ. Please don't use a password you use elsewhere in case you accidentally mess up the command.
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==UTF-8==
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For more detailed information on registering, see [http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#userregistration the FAQ page]. You can also ask for assistance in #wookieepedia or #freenode.
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The #wookieepedia channel uses the [[wikipedia:UTF-8|UTF-8]] encoding, just like Wookieepedia proper. This should not pose a problem with English, as UTF-8 is backwards compatible with ASCII-127, but non-Latin scripts (such as Greek or Cyrillic) may be rendered improperly in UTF-8-incapable clients.
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Known issues:
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* mIRC: partial UTF-8 support since version 6.2; it can ''display'' UTF-8 messages sent by others properly, but always sends messages in the system encoding. No UTF-8 support prior to 6.2.
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* Miranda: requires a [http://www.lamda-net.de/miranda_im/Irc_utf8.zip patch]. The archive contains a file named irc.dll, which should be extracted to Miranda's plugins directory.
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* Trillian: no UTF-8 support for IRC, although it's present for AIM/ICQ.
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===Mojibake===
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===Commands===
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The Cyrillic string "тест" (Russian for "test") is used as an example.
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All IRC commands are prefixed with a slash (/). freenode has a number of commands that you might find useful:
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:'''/away''' ''your message here'' — marks you as away from keyboard. Similarly, doing '''/away''' a second time removes the away status.
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:'''/help''' ''command'' — provides help for a certain command. Simply '''/help''' lists all commands.
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:'''/msg''' ''user'' ''your message'' — sends a private message to a user. '''/query''' ''user'' opens a private message window in most clients.
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:'''/nick''' ''newnick'' — changes your nickname to ''newnick''.
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:'''/part''' ''channel'' — leave ''channel''.
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:'''/quit''' ''message'' — disconnects you from IRC with a quit message.
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The following commands provide help for IRC service-related commands:
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:'''/msg ChanServ help''' — shows a help page of ChanServ's commands.
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:'''/msg MemoServ help''' — shows a help page of MemoServ's commands.
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:'''/msg NickServ help''' — shows a help page of NickServ's commands.
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===IRC cloaks===
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Wookieepedia offers IRC cloaks for its users. They show your affiliation when on IRC as well as hide the IP from where you're connecting. For more details on acquiring a cloak, see [[Wookieepedia:IRC/Cloaks]]. You can also get a generic ''unaffiliated/username'' cloak by asking in #freenode.
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! Cyrillic displayed as || Meaning
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| тест || Proper UTF-8 support
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| òåñò || Sent in an encoding different from UTF-8
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| тест || Sent in UTF-8, received in a different encoding
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| ???? || The client supports UTF-8, but the font contains no Cyrillic characters
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