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What is IRC?

IRC is a chat protocol and the abbreviation for Internet Relay Chat.

Originally from Webopedia
a chat system developed by Jarkko Oikarinen in Finland in the late 1980s.
IRC has become very popular as more people get connected to the Internet
because it enables people connected anywhere on the Internet to join in live discussions.
Unlike older chat systems, IRC is not limited to just two participants. 

All you need is a Client to connect to the IRC network you wish to chat on.

Where can I get an IRC client?

The most famous client for Windows is mIRC.

Other Windows clients are:

• XChat
• Visual IRC
• Trillian

Clients for Linux:

• kvIRC
• XChat

Clients for Mac:

• Ircle
• Colloquy

Web Based Clients:

• OnlineGamesNet Official Java IRC-Applet
• Mibbit Online Chat

For some guides on installing the clients see: >>>Client Installation/Configuration<<<

What IRC network does Ogame use?

We use OnlineGamesNet. Host: irc.OnlineGamesNet.net

check out http://www.onlinegamesnet.net/servers.php for further details on our servers and which ports you can use.

Are there any rules I need to be aware of?

Yes, the Official Network Rules can be found here: http://www.onlinegamesnet.net/networkRules.php

Please note that all the OGame.us services may be related to an identity in case of severe rule breaching. In simpler words, under certain cirumstances your game and board accounts might be banned due to your actions in IRC.

How can i connect to OnlineGamesNet in mIRC?

Formula:

/server irc.onlinegamesnet.net

Or to connect straight to your >>>authserv account<<<:

Formula:

/server irc.onlinegamesnet.net authname:authpassword

What is a channel?

A Channel is like a chatroom, it's where people communicate on IRC. On the OnlineGamesNet network there's around 7700 channels in use. By typing in your IRC window

Formula:

/list

you can see all the pubicly visible channels.

How do I join a channel in mIRC?

Formula:

/join #channelname

What are the Ogame.us channels?

The channel names are direct links to join the channel (mIRC or another IRC client must be installed).

• #ogame.us - Main channel
  
• #ogame.us-support - Support Channel
  
• #help - IRC Support Channel
  

A list of official OnlineGamesNet channels can be found here: http://www.onlinegamesnet.net/officialChannels.php

What is Authserv, and how can I get an account?

AuthServ is used to connect your channel access with an AuthServ-account. After you auth AuthServ will recognize you and grant you the channel access you need in your channel (e.g to administrate your ChanServ). Please note, that AuthServ is similar to NickServ but is not NickServ itself. So you can't protect or recover your nick via a forced kill if you register it with AuthServ. Anyways, you can use whatever nick you want while being logged in and still get the privileges matching your access inside a channel.

To register an account go here: Online Account registration After submitting this form you will be sent an email with your login information.

Once registered you can login to your account by using the folllowing command in IRC:

Formula:

/authserv auth <account> <password>

If you try to login with a different IP address to what you last used then you'll need to request a new authcookie (this is for security purposes). This can be achieved by typing the following command:

Formula:

/authserv authcookie <account>

his will send you an email containing a new authcookie, to activate this cookie type:

Formula:

/authserv cookie <account> <cookie>

For more Help with authserv go to: http://wiki.onlinegamesnet.net/index.php/AuthServ

How do I register a channel?

1. Read the Channel registration guidelines. If your channel doesn't fit to these rules, the channel won't be registered.
2. You need to get an >>>authserv account<<<
3. Join the channel of your choice
   

Formula:

/join #channelname