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| ====== Login On Connect (LOC) ====== | ====== Login On Connect (LOC) ====== |
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| | ===== STOP: Login On Connect is now Deprecated ===== |
| | Please use [[help:connecting:sasl|SASL]] now, it is much better! |
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| ===== General ===== | ===== General ===== |
| {{ help:irc:loc_screeny.png}} | {{ help:irc:loc_screeny.png}} |
| The Login-on-Connect (LOC) feature allows you to pre-login while connecting to AfterNET. Using Login-on-Connect bypasses you from RBL scans and hides your hostname before anyone can see your real IP address. We recommend everyone give it a try. | The Login-on-Connect (LOC) was a feature that allows you to pre-login while connecting to AfterNET. Using Login-on-Connect bypasses you from RBL scans and hides your hostname before anyone can see your real IP address. It has been replaced by the now standard [[help:connecting:sasl|SASL]] method which is much easier for users to use and is now supported nearly everywhere. |
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| To use Login-on-Connect, you must first have an AfterNET AuthServ Account. [[https://www.afternet.org/?do=register|Register for one here]] if you don't already have one. | The old LOC mechanism still works, for compatibility with old clients, and is documented here still: |
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| | To use Login-on-Connect, you must first have an AfterNET AuthServ Account. [[help:register|Register for one here]] if you don't already have one. |
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| Login-on-connect uses the "server password" feature built into most IRC clients. All you do is put your specially formatted login information into the server password box like this: | Login-on-connect uses the "server password" feature built into most IRC clients. All you do is put your specially formatted login information into the server password box like this: |
| </code> | </code> |
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| ===== Detailed instructions for mIRC users: ===== | ===== Client Specific Instructions: ===== |
| - Click View:Options from the mIRC menu, and select the "servers" option from the left box. You will see the following: {{help:irc:loc-mirc-1.jpg}} | * [[help:connecting:login-on-connect:mirc|Detailed instructions]] for mIRC users. |
| - Select AfterNET from IRC Network, and click the "Edit" button. You will then see this: {{help:irc:loc-mirc-2.jpg}} | * [[help:connecting:login-on-connect:xchat|Detailed instructions]] for HEXChat users. |
| In the password box enter "**/username/password**" (without quotes). | * [[help:connecting:login-on-connect:irssi|Detailed instructions]] for irssi users. |
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| Note: Replace username and password with your real AuthServ username and password. | |
| Click "OK" to save the changes. Click "Connect To Server" and look for the authentication successful message. | |
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