How / When do Nicknames expire? There are several conditions which may cause a Nickname to be expired (automatically dropped by NickServ): The nickname has not been used (and identified to) in 365 days. The nickname has been dropped (by either the owning user or IRC4Fun Staff) from NickServ. Grouped Nicknames Grouped Nicknames (to your primary Nickname - also referred to as "account") follow the same expiration policy as set above.
How / When do Channels expire? There are several conditions which may cause a Channel to be expired (automatically dropped by ChanServ): Founder's nickname is dropped (either by the Founder user or IRC4Fun Staff) and there was no Successor set. Nobody on the Channel's access list has joined (used) the channel in 60 days. Successors Channels which have a Successor set in ChanServ, will be automatically transferred to the Successor in the event that the founder's account is dropped.
Identifying yourself with NickServ You’ll need to log in to your account each time you connect to IRC4Fun. The simplest, and most efficient, way to do this is to configure SASL, if your client supports it. If not, you can supply your login details, in the form <account>:<password>, as a server password and they will be forwarded to NickServ when you finish connecting. For example: /connect irc.IRC4Fun.net 6667 YourNick:YourPassword If you are already connected to the network and do not wish to reconnect to log in, you can manually identify: /msg NickServ IDENTIFY YourNick YourPassword You can manually identify using a secure alias (shortcut): /NS IDENTIFY YourNick YourPassword Certificate Fingerprints If you connect to IRC4Fun using SSL and have your irc client setup with a TLS certificate, you can have…
Using SASL SASL is a method that allows identification to services (NickServ) during the connection process, before anything else happens - therefore eliminating the need to /msg NickServ identify. To use SASL, you must register your nickname. (You must confirm the email address on your account, to use SASL.) You may also register your nickname via the web with our Services Web Panel. IRC4Fun may require the use of SASL for certain Hosts and IP ranges due to frequent abuse. (See A-Lines & GA-Lines) SASL Client Configuration We have instructions on how to configure SASL for some clients, below. NOTE: IRC4Fun does not support the DH-BLOWFISH authentication mechanism. AdiIRC AndroIRC HexChat irssi Konversation mIRC Textual WeeChat ZNC IRCCloud If you know of any additions or corrections to the lists above,…
Setting your TheLounge client to automatically IDENTIFY using SASL Your TheLounge client can automatically *try to log you into Services (NickServ) when it connects to IRC4Fun. Follow the steps outlined below to setup: 1. Edit the network [caption id="attachment_1228" align="alignnone" width="820"] Edit Network[/caption] 2. Choose your preferred Authentication Mechanism -- Client Certificate (SASL External) is recommended Benefits: Easy to automatically be identified, No Password is sent, Always automatically identified Cons: Users may occasionally lose their certificate and/or forget their password. (Can be reset if email on account is valid) Username + Password (SASL Plain) is also available - Enter your primary Nickname (registered with NickServ) as Username and your NickServ password. No authentication can be used if you do not have a registered nickname, or if you prefer to send…
NickServ said it was sending me an email. Why haven't I received it? Sometimes E-mails from IRC4Fun Services are mistaken by some providers as junk or spam. In most cases, users can check their Junk / Spam folders and locate the expected email. However, some providers (such as Outlook.com/Hotmail/Live/MSN) block the emails from ever arriving to the user. Services Emails come from services@inspire.irc4fun.net. Recommendations: Use an email account where providers are not known to completely block our emails (Such as [wp-svg-icons icon="google" wrap="i"]Gmail or [wp-svg-icons icon="yahoo" wrap="i"]Yahoo!) Check your Bulk / Junk / Spam folders to ensure it hasn't been mistaken as spam by your email provider. (If it is in a spam folder, please mark it as Not being spam) If you have not received the email within 15…
How do I register my Nickname? Registering a Nickname on IRC4Fun is quick & easy! First, be sure you are using the nickname that you wish to register. Then follow the steps below: Type: /NS REGISTER MySuperSecr3tPass my-valid@email.com Check your Email for a message from Services@IRC4Fun.net which will contain a confirmation code to give to NickServ. (If you do not give NickServ this code within 24 hours of registering, NickServ will drop the registration) Type: /NS CONFIRM passcodeFromEmail If using /NS doesn't work, substitute /NS for /MSG NickServ. (See also: /NS HELP GROUP) NOTE: If you do not see the email from Services, be sure to check your Junk/Spam folders. Please /JOIN #Help if you need any assistance with registering your nickname.
