Everyone is new here once, some people go away and come back
and find out things have changed on Undernet. These tips should
be helpful for all.
Basic Undernet Information:
Undernet is one of the largest Internet Relay Chat networks
in the world, with nearly 35 servers connecting over 1,000,000
people a week.
Undernet offers username registration and channel registration.
It does NOT offer nickname registration. Nicknames are on
a first come, first served basis. Anyone may use any nickname
they choose as long as it is not being used by another user
at the time. Undernet limits nicks to 12 characters in length.
Since nicks are not owned, Undernet offers username registration
for identification.
Username Registration:
A registered username allows you to identify yourself to
X. (X is the channel service bot given to registered channels
on Undernet and managed by CService.) It is not nick registration.
Usernames are used for:
If none of these apply to you then you do not need to register
a username. A username cannot be changed, although you may
change and are encouraged to change your password frequently.
The policy on Undernet is ONE username per person.
If you would like to register a username for undernet's channel
services, go to http://cservice.undernet.org/live
and click on the Register! link. You must provide them
with a real ISP email address, like one provided to you by
your Internet Service Provider; they don't accept hotmail,
yahoo or most other free web-based emails for registration
purposes.
Once you have registered a username, you can log in to X
by typing: /msg X@channels.undernet.org
login Username Password
You can put this command in mIRC (View/ Options/ Connect/
Options...Perform tab) to log in automatically when you connect.
(Make sure you select Undernet as the Network.)
If you have access to a channel, X will op you after you
have logged in when you type: /msg X
op #channelname nick
Undernet has a channelmode +r. Only registered users who
are logged in can join those channels set +r. (Ops can bypass
this restriction by inviting a user in who is not logged in
to a registered username.)
Undernet also has a usermode +x. It allows logged in users
to hide their real host, replacing it with @username.users.undernet.org.
In order to use this mode, log in to X then type: //mode
$me +x or /mode nick +x
New in December, 2005: NOADDUSER
command: /msg X set noadduser on/off.
If
set on, this command keeps others from giving access to you
without your knowledge.
Channel Registration:
Undernet offers Channel Registration for established channels.
Channel registration is not meant as a means to start a new
channel. It is meant for previously established channels to
have an opportunity to have some stability. If you are beginning
a new channel, then just start using your channel and give
it time to see if a reasonable userbase develops to justify
registration. Once you have an established channel with at
least 10 people who regularly visit your channel and support
you as the channel manager, you may submit a channel registration
application. You must wait 10 days afer registering a username
in order to submit a channel registration request. To submit
a channel registration request for an established channel,
go to http://cservice.undernet.org/live/
, log in with your username and password, then click on Register
A Channel. You will need the registered usernames of 10 supporters
from your channel. It will take about 10 days to be approved
or rejected. Click the Check App link to check the status
of the registration process on the CService site.
For more info, check out http://cservice.undernet.org/live/regproc/aup.php
Other Information:
Undernet Forum: http://www.undernet.org/forum/index.php
Undernet's Website: www.undernet.org
