Client Setup

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Contents 1 Client Setup 1.1 Irssi 1.2 BitchX 1.3 XChat

Client Setup

In general, to comply with the #linux channel policy you must disable as much client automation as possible. Especially automatic rejoin on /kick and announcing of away messages in the channel are prohibited. Also any fancy scripts that provide full-color output, or automatically announce things publically in the channel are not allowed and will certainly get you kicked or banned. Bold colons are also frowned upon.

Some clients by default ship with those settings. See below for a summary of configuration changes required for your client.

Irssi

For the most recent versions of irssi no changes are required to comply with channel policy.

BitchX

Most default BitchX settings are good, except the tab completion settings. BitchX adds a bold : when using nick cpmpletion. To disable this:

BitchX 0.x:

(echo 'set format_nick_auto $0:$1-'; echo 'set format_nick_comp $0:$1-') >> ~/.bitchxrc

BitchX 1.x

(echo 'fset nick_auto $0:$1-'; echo 'fset nick_comp $0:$1-') >> ~/.bitchxrc

After doing this, either restart BitchX or run /load ~/.bitchxrc.

XChat

Using xchat with the default settings will probably get you banned from #linux. In order to safely use use xchat on #linux you need to:

• Disable publically announcing away messages. You can do this in the XChat Preferences under the 'Chatting/General' section. Make sure 'Announce away messages' is not checked.
• Disable auto rejoin when kicked. Most channel operators want you to consider why you were kicked before rejoining. In the IRC menu, make sure 'Auto Rejoin when Kicked' is not checked.