How do I do server commands in IRC? For example, this server requires me to do a login by using /login name pass. When I try this, i get 'Unknown Command'. My guess is that pidgin is interpreting this as a pidgin command and not a server command. Is there anyway around this? Thanks.
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No, a command commands the client you are using. A lot of commands are pretty universal, but /login isn't one of them. You need a password to join the server, or a channel on the server? I've never bothered using Pidgin for IRC, but try "/help" or "/server help". My guess, it would be something like "/server irc.server.net port# password". I'll tinker with it just to see.
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Anonymous
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2010-03-03
I can join the server, but I can't join the restricted areas without logging in using the method described above.
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Anonymous
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2010-03-03
A similar problem occurs in another server, where the login is /authname auth name pw
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No, if anything, maybe there's a bot or service named "login" or "authname" and you have to message it with a command. (ex: /msg authname blahblah") Most networks use chanserv and nickserv, and to access them, you save "/msg chanserv" or "/msg nickserv" and follow it with other specific commands.
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And if someone is telling you this, either they are using some whacky irc client or they've written in aliases to use the commands for.
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Anonymous
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2010-03-03
ognirc,
You are correct, by messaging the chanserve I was able to figure out how to do this. One last question, is it possible to specify commands I'd like the IRC client to perform when I connect to a server? For example, on every command to the game server it automatically performs "/msg authserve auth name pass"
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Anonymous
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2010-03-03
"…on every connect to the game server…"
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If you want to do anything other than simple manual connections, you should just go with a common IRC client. mIRC is great for getting/writing scripts if you are running Windows, but it isn't free. Xchat 2 for windows, you can get python or perl scripts. If you are running Linux, just use xchat and google for connectivity scripts.
Pidgin is going to be rather limited when using the IRC protocol.
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Anonymous
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2010-03-03
The convenience of merging multiple chat clients beats using any individual clients, considering I use yahoo/gtalk/aim/irc. Thanks for all the help.
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You use "/quote" to send literal server commands to the server bypassing client interpretation. So "/quote login <credentials", etc.
There is no built in method to perform specific actions at log in in irc, but a plugin could be written to provide that ability (and has been something we've suggested that interested parties create for years now).
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How do I do server commands in IRC? For example, this server requires me to do a login by using /login name pass. When I try this, i get 'Unknown Command'. My guess is that pidgin is interpreting this as a pidgin command and not a server command. Is there anyway around this? Thanks.
No, a command commands the client you are using. A lot of commands are pretty universal, but /login isn't one of them. You need a password to join the server, or a channel on the server? I've never bothered using Pidgin for IRC, but try "/help" or "/server help". My guess, it would be something like "/server irc.server.net port# password". I'll tinker with it just to see.
I can join the server, but I can't join the restricted areas without logging in using the method described above.
A similar problem occurs in another server, where the login is /authname auth name pw
No, if anything, maybe there's a bot or service named "login" or "authname" and you have to message it with a command. (ex: /msg authname blahblah") Most networks use chanserv and nickserv, and to access them, you save "/msg chanserv" or "/msg nickserv" and follow it with other specific commands.
*say
And if someone is telling you this, either they are using some whacky irc client or they've written in aliases to use the commands for.
ognirc,
You are correct, by messaging the chanserve I was able to figure out how to do this. One last question, is it possible to specify commands I'd like the IRC client to perform when I connect to a server? For example, on every command to the game server it automatically performs "/msg authserve auth name pass"
"…on every connect to the game server…"
pfft, responded to the email…
If you want to do anything other than simple manual connections, you should just go with a common IRC client. mIRC is great for getting/writing scripts if you are running Windows, but it isn't free. Xchat 2 for windows, you can get python or perl scripts. If you are running Linux, just use xchat and google for connectivity scripts.
Pidgin is going to be rather limited when using the IRC protocol.
The convenience of merging multiple chat clients beats using any individual clients, considering I use yahoo/gtalk/aim/irc. Thanks for all the help.
You use "/quote" to send literal server commands to the server bypassing client interpretation. So "/quote login <credentials", etc.
There is no built in method to perform specific actions at log in in irc, but a plugin could be written to provide that ability (and has been something we've suggested that interested parties create for years now).