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Frequently Answered Questions: FAQ

General Questions

In this section you will find the general basic questions about IRC for beginners.

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) are conversations retransmitted in internet, it's a system written originally in Finland by Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988 and is now used worldwide. IRC is a multi-user chat system that allows encounters in virtual spaces called "channels" or "rooms" in order to converse privately or in groups.

First of all, you'll need a client such as mIRC, IRCCloud, AndroIRC or one of the few other clients. There is a tutorial on our How to connect page on how to connect to the HybridIRC and install an IRC client.

A client is a program used to connect to the chat server. Popular clients include mIRC, pIRCh, and xIRC. Many people connect via Web IRC clients, which can be accessed from websites. HybridIRC allows connections from KiwiIRC, TheLounge and Mibbit Web IRC clients.

Users Issues

In this section you will find instructions and answers to frequently asked questions by the users of this service.

In order to secure your nickname so others cannot use it, we provide a service called NickServ. To to register with NickServ, use the following command:

/msg nickserv register password email

Replace password with a password to your liking and also make sure you replace email with a valid email address. This email address is required and will be validated before you can use your nickname.

First, you must identify to your nickname by doing /msg NickServ identify password>. Then, to change your password, type /msg NickServ set password new password>.

To see a list of all public channels, type /list. Some channels are marked secret and will not be shown in this list.

It may be that no one is in the channel right then, or it has been set as secret (+s). Only active channels are shown in the channels list. Check back later or visit your room's website (if it has one).

Up to 20. This will not be changed as it is sufficient enough to run your own channel(s) and still be in a friend's.