Operating IRC

As we are managing an IRC channel, here is some background, including a few operator commands: Commands to the server start with /.

Getting Operator Privilegs

If you become a core developer of GnuCash, Operator Privilegs will be granted to you. There a two alternative ways to activate them:

From IRC server

You need to register your nick[s] and password once at irc.gimpnet.org.

The channel owner ... [TBD]

Then each time you connect, you identify with your nick and password against irc.gimpnet.org.

From Gncbot

The channel owner ... [TBD]

Each time you connect, open a query with gncbot:

<you> identify <nick> <password>
<gncbot> The operation succeeded.
<you> op #gnucash

Gncbot

Usually at code.gnucash.org gncbot, currently a supybot, is running. He should manage the channel. There a 2 ways to contact him:

1. In the gnucash channel precede commands by @. They are visible to other users.
2. Open a query and enter commands there.

If you are in the operator group, he should grant you operator rights after identifying.

If gncbot got disconnected, sombody has to grant him the rights again:

/op gncbot to op the gncbot. @op gncbot returns an error.

If gncbot got a wrong name like gncbot', rename him by @nick gncbot.

Topic

Default

/t Free GPL Personal and Small Business Accounting || Please don't ask to ask, just ask and wait! (Possibly a few hours!!) || publicly-logged channel || latest stable: 5.9 || www.gnucash.org || wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/

under attack

/t Free GPL Personal and Small Business Accounting || Moderated mode: To get a voice, ask one of the ops private. || Please don't ask to ask, just ask and wait! (Possibly a few hours!!) || publicly-logged channel || latest stable: 5.9 || www.gnucash.org || wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/

In times of spam attack set moderated +m as channel mode.

Freenode redirect

User:Jsled created in 2010 irc.freenode.net/gnucash with /topic „The real #gnucash is irc://irc.gnome.org/gnucash ; GnuCash - GPL Personal Finance and Small Business Management“.