IRC Help & FAQ

Welcome to the IRC FAQ! Here you will find an introduction and many useful commands for our IRC server.

Recommended IRC Clients

• Linux: HexChat
• Windows: mIRC + Unofficial German language pack
• Android: IRCCloud

User Management

• Register: /msg M hello <email> <email> (or via this homepage)
• Authenticate: /auth <registered nick> <password> or via SASL-PLAIN (recommended, if your client supports it)
• Change password: /msg M@services.midiandmore.net newpass <old password> <new password> <new password> or via this homepage
• Request new password: /msg M requestpassword <email> (or via this homepage)
• Hide your host (once a week, after auth): /msg h vhost <ident> <host>

Channel Services & Bots

• Request M-Channelservice for a channel (you must be Owner): /msg R requestbot <#channel>
• Request S-SpamScan for a channel (with M, you must be Owner): /msg R requestspamscan <#channel>
• Show M-Channelservice commands: /msg M showcommands

Channel Basic Commands

• Join a channel: /join <#channel>
• Leave a channel: /part <#channel>
• Start a private chat: /query <nick>
• Send a message to a user: /msg <nick> <text>
• Send a notice: /notice <nick> <text>
• Knock (for +i channel): /knock <#channel>
• Rename a channel (only as admin/owner, no service): /rename <#old channel> <#new channel>

Kick & Ban

• Kick someone: /kick <#channel> <nick> [reason]
• Ban someone: /mode <#channel> +b <username!ident@host> (wildcards allowed)
• Ban exception: /mode <#channel> +e <username!ident@host>

Channel Ranks & Privileges

Channels have different ranks. Only users with a higher rank can grant or remove privileges for users of lower rank.

• Grant op: /mode <#channel> +o <nick>
• Remove op: /mode <#channel> -o <nick>
• Grant voice: /mode <#channel> +v <nick>
• Remove voice: /mode <#channel> -v <nick>

• You can only grant or remove privileges for users whose rank is below your own.
• Example: An Operator (@) can set/remove Half-Op (%) and Voice (+), but not Admins (&) or Owners (~).
• Granting/removal is always done with the /mode command, but the channel hierarchy is strictly enforced.
• Admins (&) can set/remove Operators (@), Half-Ops (%) and Voices (+).
• Owners (~) have the highest rights after ChanService.

Usermodes (Personal Settings)

• Hide your host (username.users.midiandmore.net): /mode <your nick> +x
• Mute chat: /mode <your nick> +d
• Unmute chat: /mode <your nick> -d
• Only registered users may query you: /mode <your nick> +R
• Everyone may query you: /mode <your nick> -R
• Receive wallops/wallusers: /mode <your nick> +w
• Do not receive wallops/wallusers: /mode <your nick> -w

Channelmodes (Room Settings)

• No control codes: /mode <#channel> +c (-c to allow)
• No channel CTCPs: /mode <#channel> +C (-C to allow)
• Delayed join: /mode <#channel> +D (-D to disable)
• Invite only: /mode <#channel> +i (-i to disable)
• Joinflood protection: /mode <#channel> +j <limit:time> (-j to remove)
• Channel key: /mode <#channel> +k <key> (-k to remove)
• Channel limit: /mode <#channel> +l <limit> (-l to remove)
• Channel forwarding: /mode <#channel> +L <#targetchannel> (-L to remove)
• Moderate room: /mode <#channel> +m (-m to remove)
• Moderate for unregistered: /mode <#channel> +M (-M to remove)
• Block external messages: /mode <#channel> +n (-n to allow)
• Forbid channel notices: /mode <#channel> +N (-N to allow)
• Private room: /mode <#channel> +p (-p for public)
• Only authenticated users: /mode <#channel> +r (-r to allow all)
• Secret room: /mode <#channel> +s (-s to remove secret)
• Only OPs can set topic: /mode <#channel> +t (-t everyone can set topic)
• Block multiple messages (/amsg): /mode <#channel> +T (-T to allow)
• Block logout messages: /mode <#channel> +u (-u to allow)
• Only SSL users may join: /mode <#channel> +Z (-Z to allow all)