FAQ

• Q. Where do I go for help and what is your home channel?
• A. Home channel for help and discussion is #~
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• Q. Do you have SSL support and if so what port do I use?
• A. Yes, 6697.
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• Q. What is the URL of your web IRC client? Does it support SSL?
• A. Yes, and yes. www.securitychat.org:8080 for normal and https://www.securitychat.org:8181 for SSL.
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• Q. Can I use my Phone to connect to IRC?
• A. Absolutely. Use Web IRC links above.
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• Q. I wanted to join a channel on the network but it said I had to be registered. How do I?
• A. Here are the directions.
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• Q. Why did my nick change to secchat12345?
• A. You did not identify in time and directions on how to correct are here.
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• Q. I see people with cool names after their nick like fbi.gov. How can I get one?
• A. Those are called virtual host or vhost. You can get them here.
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• Q. Will people see my ip address if I do not use a vhost?
• A. No, we have it set to hide by default.
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• Q. I wanted to join a channel and it said invite only. How do I join?
• A. You have to be invited. If you know somebody who is in the channel, PM and request an invitation.
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• Q. Do you log private conversations of users? Channels? Or use invisible module to lurk in channels?
• A. No we do not.
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• Q. When I join your irc network, I notice my ports are being scanned? Is this done deliberately? Am I under attack? Is this the end of the world?
• A. Every time you connect to irc, our proxy scanner scans you briefly to rule out you're a bot. This is rather normal but completely harmless. Don't lose your sleep over it. "Don't panic."
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• Q. How do I see all of the channels that you have on your network?
• A. You type the command /list if it is not a private or secret channel you will see them.
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• Q. I know that blahblah group has a channel on your network, why can't I see them?
• A. They have their channel mode set to private or secret. No the operators will not tell you if they are on or their channel is there.
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• Q. I want to change my password what is the command?
• A. /msg nickserv set password newpasswordhere
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• Q. My IRC client automatic logs me in and I forget my password. How can I find it?
• A. /msg NickServ GETPASS nick
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• Q. If I ask a IRC oper/admin for an ip address will he/she give it out?
• A. No we will not.
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• Q. What is janus?
• A. Janus is a server that allows IRC networks to share certain channels to other linked networks without needing to share all channels.
for more information they can join #janus and ask or visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/janus-irc/
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• Q. Can I link my server with your servers?
• A. No. We appreciate you wanting to help out but we have more than enough resources for IRC.
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• Q. I would like to link my server to your server because I want my IRC channel to share your network.
• A. Sorry we do not do this. You can run a relay bot or use janus.
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• Q. Can I be IRC oper/admin?
• A. No. Again we appreciate you wanting to help out but at this time we are not looking.
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• Q. I was glined/banned from your network and I am not sure why. How can I return?
• A. It maybe a mistake due to the filters. You can ask a friend to contact BSDGurl or EmErgE to look into it, or change your ip and try to rejoin and talk to us direct. You may have been banned because you deserve it. If that is the case, wait for it to expire.