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-rw-r--r--help/C/irc-join-pwd.page8
-rw-r--r--help/C/irc-nick-password.page78
-rw-r--r--help/C/irc-sending-file.page8
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/help/C/irc-join-pwd.page b/help/C/irc-join-pwd.page
index 67de473bd..2b7e8c358 100644
--- a/help/C/irc-join-pwd.page
+++ b/help/C/irc-join-pwd.page
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="irc-manage#manage"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="irc-join-room"/>
- <desc>Join a password protected room.</desc>
+ <desc><app>Empathy</app> does not currently support password-protected IRC chat rooms.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-07" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Milo Casagrande</name>
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
- <title>Join a protected room</title>
+ <title>Join a protected IRC chat room</title>
- <p>
- At the moment it is not possible to join a password protected room.
- </p>
+ <p>It is not currently possible to join a password-protected IRC chat room.</p>
</page>
diff --git a/help/C/irc-nick-password.page b/help/C/irc-nick-password.page
index 8b55bf834..90f9ff3ed 100644
--- a/help/C/irc-nick-password.page
+++ b/help/C/irc-nick-password.page
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
<link type="guide" xref="irc-manage#manage"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="prob-conn-name"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="account-irc"/>
- <desc>How to set the password of a nickname.</desc>
+ <desc>Protect your nickname to prevent other IRC users from using it.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-07-26" status="draft"/>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-10" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
@@ -20,78 +20,44 @@
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
- <title>Set the nickname password</title>
+ <title>Use a nickname password on IRC</title>
- <p>
- Registering a nickname is useful to preserve your identity on IRC, and to be able
- to use always the same nickname. In some cirtumstances, some IRC channels may be
- configured to accept only registered nickname.
- </p>
+ <p>On some IRC networks, you can register your nickname with a service called
+ NickServ. By sending special messages to NickServ, you can set your password
+ and identify yourself. Some IRC chat rooms may not allow you to join without
+ a registered nickname.</p>
- <p>
- If you have registered your nickname with a password on a network that supports nickname
- registration, you can use that password with <app>Empathy</app> to identify yourself as
- the owner of that nickname.
- </p>
-
- <note>
- <p>
- Not all the IRC servers support nickname registration.
- </p>
- </note>
+ <p><app>Empathy</app> does not currently support nickname registration. Some
+ IRC networks, however, will automatically forward a <em>server password</em> to
+ NickServ. On these networks, you can use the IRC password in <app>Empathy</app>
+ to identify yourself to NickServ. The popular FreeNode network is known to have
+ this feature.</p>
+
+ <p>To set an IRC server password:</p>
<steps>
<item>
- <p>
- From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, perform one of the following:
- </p>
- <list>
- <item>
- <p>
- Press <key>F4</key>.
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- Choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>.
- </p>
- </item>
- </list>
+ <p>From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui>
+ <gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>, or press <key>F4</key>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>
- Select the IRC account from the box on the left of the dialog.
- </p>
+ <p>Select the IRC account from the list on the left of the dialog.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>
- If the account is enabled, disable it by deselecting the <gui>Enable</gui>
- check-box next to the name of the account.
- </p>
- </item>
- <item>
- <p>
- In the <gui>Password</gui> text box, type the password you used to register
+ In the <gui>Password</gui> field, type the password you used to register
your nikcname.
</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p>
- Enable the account by selecting the <gui>Enabled</gui> check-box
- next to the name of the account.
- </p>
- <p>
- Once connected, you will receive a message from the nickname server that will
- tell you of the established identification.
- </p>
+ <p>Click <gui>Apply</gui>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
+
<note>
- <p>
- At the moment it is not possible to register an IRC nickname with <app>Empathy</app>, it is
- only possible to use the password of an already registered nickname.
- </p>
+ <p>These instructions only allow you to use a password-protected nickname
+ on certain IRC networks. It is not currently possible to register an IRC
+ nickname or change your nickname password using <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
</note>
-
</page>
diff --git a/help/C/irc-sending-file.page b/help/C/irc-sending-file.page
index 804efa9fa..242fbeabb 100644
--- a/help/C/irc-sending-file.page
+++ b/help/C/irc-sending-file.page
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="irc-manage#manage"/>
<link type="seealso" xref="send-file"/>
- <desc>Send a file from your computer to one of the IRC contacts.</desc>
+ <desc><app>Empathy</app> does not currently support sending files using IRC.</desc>
<revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-08-14" status="review"/>
<credit type="author">
<name>Milo Casagrande</name>
@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
- <title>Send files</title>
+ <title>Send files over IRC</title>
- <p>
- At the moment it is not possible to send files using IRC.
- </p>
+ <p>It is not currently possible to send files using IRC.</p>
</page>