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| -rw-r--r-- | help/C/irc-join-pwd.page | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | help/C/irc-nick-password.page | 78 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | help/C/irc-sending-file.page | 8 |
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> |