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 ====== Basic IRC Concepts ====== ====== Basic IRC Concepts ======
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 ===== The Nuts and Bolts ===== ===== The Nuts and Bolts =====
-Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a protocol that was invented by Jarkko Okarinen. There are two essential parts to the protocol, the server and the client. The client (point a) connects to and parses information from the server (point z) over the Internet via TCP/IP. Servers may be interconnected to each other to form networks (point y to point x and point z; or point y to point x to point z). Interconnected servers share user data and information behind the scenes.+Internet Relay Chat ([[Wp>IRC]]) is a [[Wp>Protocol (computing)|protocol]] that was invented by Jarkko Okarinen. There are two essential parts to the protocol, the [[Wp>Server (computing)|server]] and the [[Wp>Client (computing)|client]]. The client (point a) connects to and parses information from the server (point z) over the Internet via [[Wp>TCPIP]]. Servers may be interconnected to each other to form networks (point y to point x and point z; or point y to point x to point z). Interconnected servers share user data and information behind the scenes.
  
 ===== Identity ===== ===== Identity =====
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 ===== Commands ===== ===== Commands =====
 Commands are typed into the input box with a / (forward-slash) in front. Modern IRC client software adds to the basic commands, and often provides menus to make it easy to find them. Commands are typed into the input box with a / (forward-slash) in front. Modern IRC client software adds to the basic commands, and often provides menus to make it easy to find them.
 +Some important commands to learn include:
 +^ Command ^ Description ^
 +|/JOIN #channelname |(Joins the channel)|
 +|/PART #channelname |(Leaves the channel)|
 +|/MSG nick message |(Sends a private message to someone)|
 +|/ME does an action |(A way of describing something about you, such as /me is an artist)|
 +|/MODE #channel +modes |(Sets modes of a channel; You must have +o)|
  
 ===== Channels ===== ===== Channels =====
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 |+v nick |(makes a user voiced, may speak on channel if moderation mode is set)| |+v nick |(makes a user voiced, may speak on channel if moderation mode is set)|
  
 +===== Bots =====
 +There are special types of users called bots. Bot is short for robot, and these users are not controlled by people, but instead by computer software. Some bots are important, because they are run by the network to help manage things. Two such bots are AuthServ, and X3.
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 +AuthServ is the account bot. You register an account with it, and log-into that account. It attaches your nickname, to your account name while you are logged in, and makes it so other users, and bots, know who you are.
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 +X3 is a channel management bot, (sometimes called Channel Services.) It keeps a list of users for each channel that are known, and grants them access such as +o.
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 +Most bots respond to the command "help", so try 
 +  /msg AuthServ HELP
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 +  /msg X3 HELP.