From 1999fe5eadc7c7575e33542da42b0e21b10366d9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dequis Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2016 19:07:48 -0300 Subject: Misc documentation updates - Remove a bunch of mentions of yahoo - Remove 'smileys' topic from help index - Add 'identify_methods' help topic - Mention new commands like 'chat list' or 'plugins' --- doc/user-guide/misc.xml | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/user-guide/misc.xml') diff --git a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml index 36720914..a95c5442 100644 --- a/doc/user-guide/misc.xml +++ b/doc/user-guide/misc.xml @@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ Then, just use the ordinary IRC /invite command to invite m -Some protocols (like Jabber) also support named groupchats. BitlBee now supports these too. You can use the chat add command to join them. See help chat add for more information. +Some protocols (like Jabber) also support named groupchats. BitlBee supports these too. You can use the chat add command to join them. See help chat add for more information. + +If you don't know the name of a named groupchat, you can try the chat list command to get a list of chatrooms from a server. See help chat list for usage instructions. + @@ -267,6 +270,40 @@ everything in the handle up to the first @. + +Identifying to your BitlBee account + +There are several methods to identify (log in) to your registered BitlBee account. All of these are equivalent: + + + + The 'identify' command + sent to &bitlbee or root. See help identify for details. + + + /msg nickserv identify + Same as above, but sent to NickServ. Useful with some auto-identify scripts. + + + /nickserv or /ns + Same as above, but using the command aliases to NickServ. + + + Server password + A field in the server connection settings of your irc client. + + + SASL PLAIN + A newer method, good choice if your client supports it. (Note: "SASL" is not related to "SSL") + + + +To configure your client to auto-identify, the last two methods are recommended. SASL if you have it, but server password is often the easiest. + +Note: If you changed bitlbee.conf to have AuthMode = Closed, server password will be used for that instead. If you have never heard of that setting before, you can ignore it and just use it. + + + New stuff in BitlBee 1.2.6 -- cgit v1.2.3