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rcirc: Configuration

 
 2.3 Configuration
 =================
 
 These are some variables you can change to configure ‘rcirc’ to your
 liking.
 
 ‘rcirc-server-alist’
      This variable contains an alist of servers to connect to by default
      and the keywords parameters to use.  The keyword parameters are
      optional.  If you don’t provide any, the defaults as documented
      below will be used.
 
      The most important parameter is the ‘:channels’ parameter.  It
      controls which channels you will join by default as soon as you are
      connected to the server.
 
      Here’s an example of how to set it:
 
           (add-to-list 'rcirc-server-alist
                        '("otherworlders.org"
                          :channels ("#FUDGE" "#game-design")))
 
      By default you will be connected to the ‘rcirc’ support channel:
      ‘#rcirc’ on ‘irc.freenode.net’.
 
      ‘:nick’
           This overrides ‘rcirc-default-nick’.
 
      ‘:port’
           This overrides ‘rcirc-default-port’.
 
      ‘:user-name’
           This overrides ‘rcirc-default-user-name’.
 
      ‘:full-name’
           This overrides ‘rcirc-default-full-name’.
 
      ‘:channels’
           This describes which channels to join when connecting to the
           server.  If absent, no channels will be connected to
           automatically.
 
 ‘rcirc-default-nick’
      This variable is used for the default nick.  It defaults to the
      login name returned by ‘user-login-name’.
 
           (setq rcirc-default-nick "kensanata")
 
 ‘rcirc-default-port’
      This variable contains the default port to connect to.  It is 6667
      by default and rarely needs changing.
 
 ‘rcirc-default-user-name’
      This variable contains the default user name to report to the
      server.  It defaults to the login name returned by
      ‘user-login-name’, just like ‘rcirc-default-nick’.
 
 ‘rcirc-default-full-name’
      This variable is used to set your “real name” on IRC.  It defaults
      to the name returned by ‘user-full-name’.  If you want to hide your
      full name, you might want to set it to some pseudonym.
 
           (setq rcirc-default-full-name "Curious Minds Want To Know")
 
 ‘rcirc-authinfo’
      This variable is an alist used to automatically identify yourself
      on networks.  Each sublist starts with a regular expression that is
      compared to the server address you’re connecting to.  The second
      element in the list is a symbol representing the method to use,
      followed by the arguments this method requires.
 
      Here is an example to illustrate how you would set it:
 
           (setq rcirc-authinfo
                 '(("freenode" nickserv "bob" "p455w0rd")
                   ("freenode" chanserv "bob" "#bobland" "passwd99")
                   ("bitlbee" bitlbee "robert" "sekrit")))
 
      And here are the valid method symbols and the arguments they
      require:
 
      ‘nickserv’
           Use this symbol if you need to identify yourself as follows
           when connecting to a network: ‘/msg nickserv identify secret’.
           The necessary arguments are the nickname you want to use this
           for, and the password to use.
 
           Before you can use this method, you will have to register your
           nick and pick a password for it.  Contact ‘nickserv’ and check
           out the details.  (Using ‘/msg nickserv help’, for example.)
 
      ‘chanserv’
           Use this symbol if you need to identify yourself as follows if
           you want to join a particular channel: ‘/msg chanserv identify
           #underground secret’.  The necessary arguments are the
           nickname and channel you want to use this for, and the
           password to use.
 
           Before you can use this method, a channel contact must tell
           you about the password to use.  Contact ‘chanserv’ and check
           out the details.  (Using ‘/msg chanserv help’, for example.)
 
      ‘bitlbee’
           Use this symbol if you need to identify yourself in the
           Bitlbee channel as follows: ‘identify secret’.  The necessary
           arguments are the nickname you want to use this for, and the
           password to use.
 
           Bitlbee acts like an IRC server, but in fact it is a gateway
           to a lot of other instant messaging services.  You can either
           install Bitlbee locally or use a public Bitlbee server.
           There, you need to create an account with a password.  This is
           the nick and password you need to provide for the bitlbee
           authentication method.
 
           Later, you will tell Bitlbee about your accounts and passwords
           on all the other instant messaging services, and Bitlbee will
           log you in.  All ‘rcirc’ needs to know, is the login to your
           Bitlbee account.  Don’t confuse the Bitlbee account with all
           the other accounts.
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