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Your password should contain characters from at least 3 of the following 4 classes:
1. English Upper Case Letters: A, B, C, ...
2. English Lower Case Letters: a, b, c, ... z
3. Westernised Arabic Numerals: 0, 1, 2, ... 9
4. Non-alphanumeric ("special characters"): { } [ ] , . < > ; : '" ? / | \ ` ~ ! @ # % ^ & * ( ) _ - + =
Note: The special character "$" cannot be used.
At a minimum your password should be at least 6 characters long. For stronger security, choose longer passwords with characters from all four classes (above).
A helpful tip: Pick an easy to remember phrase so you won't forget your password
For example, Msi5YOld (My Son is 5 years old) OR IhliCf5#yN (I have lived in California for 5 years now)
Type the following command while you are connected to Austnet using the Nick you want to register. Do not put the [ ] brackets in.
Your email address is used by Austnet in case you forget your password, they have to email it to you. More about this further down the page.
/msg nickop@austnet.org register [password] [email address]
Simply type the following command in the Austnet status window
/msg nickop@austnet.org identify [password]
NOTE!! If you do not identify to Austnet using your nick it will expire after 3 weeks. Someone else will then be able to register and own that nick.
You may register several different Nicknames.
Simply type the following command in the Austnet status window after you have identified to your nick.
/msg nickop set password [new password]
You can only kill a nick if it is registered to you because it requires your password to do so. Simply type the following command in the Austnet status window
/msg nickop@austnet.org kill [nickname] [password]
While connected to an AustNet server:
Simply /join #ASD and ask for help from a services administrator. They will be able to recover your password through services and e-mail it to the address you set on NickOP when registering.
Via e-mail:
Mail services@austnet.org requesting recovery of your nickname; Ensure that you provide your userhost mask that you use online, the nickname you forgot the password for, and the e-mail address set for it.
If you only use the one nick on any network you use, you can just add the identify command as the dialogue box is now, for all networks.
Or you can choose to click on the Add button and select Austnet. Type in the nick identify command (minus the brackets)
/msg nickop@austnet.org identify [password]
Click on ok. Reconnect to irc and watch in your status window to make sure nickop is seeing the command and accepting your password.Remember if you change your password you will need to edit this auto identify.
By default, when you register a nickname, the kill option is off. If you wish it to be active, you will need to type the following command. By setting this option on, you are ensuring that no one will be able to use this nickname even when you are not on IRC.
/msg NickOP set kill on
To change your E-Mail address:
/msg NickOP set email [address]
To allow users to see your E-Mail address:
/msg NickOP set showemail on
To have services query you instead of notice you:
/msg NickOP set usemsg on
To set your web page address:
/msg NickOP set url [address]