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Welcome to the SwiftIRC wiki. This wiki was created to give members of the SwiftIRC staff, as well as those chosen by the SwiftIRC staff, a place to write IRC guides, howtos and other such things.
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Basic Commands
Whois - Finding the hostmask and other important information about a user.
Connecting to IRC - How to connect to the IRC Network.
Changing nickname - How to change your nickname while connected to the IRC Network.
Joining Channels - How to join multiple channels, and reasons you may not be able to join.
Servers - Finding servers on the network, and how to change servers.
Channel List - How to use /list and reasons it may not work.
Ignore/Silence - How to ignore other users, and the benefits of doing so.
Word Filter - How to allow and disallow words to be filtered (+G and +f).
Inviting - How to invite users to your channel.
Hostmask - All about hostmasks, what they are, and etc...
Idents - All about idents, how to change, and etc...
Real Name - About real names, how to change, and etc...
Colors - How to add colour to your messages!
Channel Management
Creating a channel from scratch - A brief guide on how to set up your channel from the start.
Registering a Channel - How to register your own channel.
Access - All about setting access within your channel.
ChanServ Levels - How to change levels for different commands.
Entrymsg - How to set and methods of having it appear.
Founder - What a founder of a channel is.
Successor - Description on what a successor is, and how it's different from founder and owner.
Protected Operator (Admin) - What a Protected Operator is and abilities they may perform by default.
Operator (Op) - What an Operator is, and abilities they may perform by default.
Half Operator (HalfOp) - What a Half Operator is, and abilities they may perform by default.
Voice - What a Voice is, and what they can do.
Channel Modes - Information regarding the various channel modes available.
Akick - Different methods to use akick, and etc..
Topics - How to set, and how to make topics look 'cool'.
Dropping Channels - What dropping a channel does, and reasons you might do so.
Channel Info - Figuring out when a channel was registered, and other useful information.
Popular Channels - A list of some popular/official channels, and what they're all about.
Ban - Methods to ban users, and how to do so appropriately.
Bantypes - Different bantypes.
Channel Bots - How to assign a network services bot.
Enforce - All about enforce
Nickname Management
Registering your Nickname - How to register your nickname.
Grouping - How to group your nicknames together, and common mistakes.
Someone is on my nickname - How to recover your registered nickname.
Identification - How to identify, and reasons you might not be able to.
Password - How to set a password for your nickname.
VHosts - About the importance of not abusing, and different commands you may use.
Nickname Settings - Setting various nickname options, and what each setting does.
Nickname Info - Figuring out when a nickname was registered, and other useful information.
Can't change my name - Common reasons why you might not be able to change your nickname.
User Modes - A list and description of common and notable user modes.
Flooded/Spammed - Methods to stop a user from flooding/spamming you.
Changing your email - Changing your email address for your registered nickname.
Lost Password - How to find a Help Operator to send your password.
Can't Confirm - Reasons why you might not receive confirmation email.
Immed - What you need to do if you set kill to immed.
Services
NickServ - General discussion about NickServ.
ChanServ - General discussion about ChanServ.
MemoServ - General discussion about MemoServ.
HostServ - General discussion about HostServ.
BotServ - General discussion about BotServ.
Anope - What Anope services are.
DNSbl - General discussion about DNSbl.
Communication
Communication - Different methods of communication in IRC.
Acronyms - Different acronyms, such as: Lol
Actions - How to use actions appropriately, and reasons it may not work.
Getting Unbanned - How to get unbanned from a channel the correct way.
Parting/Quitting Channels - How to leave a reason when you part or quit.
Network Rules - Rules of SwiftIRC, and what you should do about them.
Away - How to set yourself away for others to see.
Bots
Custom Bots - Purpose of these bots, and how to invite.
Bot Abuse - Warning on using scripts you do not understand.
SwiftSwitch
About - Information concerning the SwiftSwitch client.
Downloading - How to download SwiftSwitch.
Updating - About how to update the client.
Common Problems - Some common problems that may occur on SwiftSwitch, and how to fix them.
Network Staff
Network Administrators - Who they are and what they do.
Server Administrators - Who they are and what they do.
IRC Operators - Who they are and what they do.
Help Operators - Who they are and what they do.
IRC Clients
mIRC - Description about this client and its uses.
X-Chat - Description about this client and its uses.
BitchX - Description about this client and its uses.
irssi - Description about this client and its uses.
ChatZilla - Description about this client and its uses.
Trillian - Description about this client and its uses.
Errors
Firewall - Enabling your firewall to allow you to connect to IRC.
IRC errors - Diffrent types of connection errors
mIRC Scripting
mIRC Scripting - An introduction to scripting in mIRC.
Sockets - How to use sockets.
Miscellaneous
What is IRC - An introduction to IRC.
Ports - All about IRC ports you can connect to on SwiftIRC.
SSL - How to connect using a secure connection.
History of SwiftIRC - A small history of SwiftIRC.
SwiftIRC Servers - A list of the servers forming the SwiftIRC Network.
Abuse - A list of common forms of abuse and how to prevent it.
DCC - What DCC is, and how it is used.
BNC - All about what a BNC is, and does.
CTCP - All about Client To Client Protocol.
Pinging - What it does, and how.
Version - Finding out what client a user is using.
UnrealIRCd - Describes what this ircd is, and how to configure it.
BOPM - What a BOPM does, and how it benefits a server.
Supporting SwiftIRC - How to help support SwiftIRC.
SwiftStat - Information about SwiftStat.
