On 27/05/2021 13.16, Alin Marin Elena wrote:
you need to register it before..
The following steps are the recommended method to register and set up a new Libera.Chat account. If you have questions or doubts about the process, a member of staff will be happy to discuss it and answer any questions you may have.
Select a main, “primary”, nickname. If the nickname you want is registered but has expired, just ask a staffer and in most cases, we will be happy to drop it for you. Please avoid using the name of a community project or trademarked entity, to avoid conflicts.
Switch to your desired nickname. This will also be your account name.
/nick YourNick
Register your IRC nick:
/msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword youremail@example.com
Replace “YourPassword” with a secure, unguessable, and unique password that you keep secret. Reusing passwords between services can result in account compromises.
The email address that you select will not be given out by staff, and is mainly used to allow us to help you recover the account in the event that you forget your password. For this reason, you are required to use a real, non-disposable, email address.
Upon registering, you will receive an email with a verification command that you will need to run to complete the registration process. Failure to verify the account will cause it to be automatically dropped after about 24 hours.
We do not recommend sharing your NickServ password with anyone else as this could compromise account security and make it harder for you to recover your account in the future.
It’s useful, but not required, to have an alternate nick grouped to your account. For example, if your primary nick is “YourNick”:
/nick YourNick2
To do this I have to be connected. pidgin asks first for login/password before starting the connection. So dead end. And irc.freenode.net I remember scanned my router, deemed it insecure, and refused to allow me in. I was told then I needed to use SSL+SASL. The BASIC configuration dialog in Pidgin asks: username server password advanced: Port 6697 encoding ident_name Real name [X] use SSL [X] Authenticate with SASL [X] Allow plaintext SASL auth over unecrypted connection Without SSL I can not connect, because irc.freenode.net says my router is insecure. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)