Services/IRC

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IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a chat system. We have our own internal network, formerly used to contact administrators and discuss with other users. Even is not advertise widely, external people may join the network, so you can invite your friend.


Prerequisite

None.

Access

Using an IRC Software

To connect you need and IRC client, like for example:

You need to configure these parameters:

  • host: irc.milkypond.org
  • port:
    • 6680 (if you want a secure connection using SSL/TLS)
    • 6667 or 6669 (because 6667 is sometimes filtered)

No password is needed to connect.

Using a Web Interface

Use the following URL:

https://irconweb.milkypond.org/

Official Channels

  • #MilkyPond: main channel used to meet with other users and friends and ask general questions
  • #DuckCorp: contact with DuckCorp Administrators and technical discussions
  • #News: news feeds on IRC (deprecated but still working)

Contacting IRC Administrators

In case of problems on IRC you can find connected administrators using this command (mind the idle time):

/QUOTE STATS p

Beware IRC Administrators may not be DuckCorp Administrators.

Features

Commands

You can see available commands using this command:

/QUOTE HELP

You can get help about a particular command using this command:

/QUOTE HELP <command>

User Modes

You can see available channel modes using this command:

/QUOTE HELP UMODE

Channel Modes

You can see available channel modes using this command:

/QUOTE HELP CMODE

These extra modes are also available:

  • +r - registered - Users must be registered with services to JOIN
  • +S - ssl only - Requires SSL/TLS connections to join

IRC Services

To help not loose your favorite nick or channel, the IRC Services can register them so you're still in control. It also helps manage channel with a variety of tools.

Documentation

Technical Details

This service is made using: