IRC Structure & Roles List:
- Channel operator
A channel operator runs a chatroom or a
channel. His nick is preceded by the symbol, @. A chanop rules a channel
and sets the rules, can kick you out of the room, and even ban you from
joining his channel again. You can be a chanop by creating your own
channel.
- IRC Operator
An IRC Operator or IRCop maintains a server
or a part of a network.
- Bot
A bot is short for "robot." Bots generally protect a
channel from takeovers, when the owners or channel operators are not on
IRC.
- Nickserv
Nickserv is a nickname registration service.
Newnet, Dalnet and Undernet networks have nickserv while the Austnet
network calls it by a different name, NickOp. Nickserv (or Nickop) is
basically a bot that tells an irc user to stop using a nick if that nick
is registered or owned by someone else. If you use a nickname owned by
someone else, Nickserv messages you, tells you to identify yourself with
the nickname's password, and if you're not the real owner of the
nickname, it tells you to change your nick. Failing to change your nick
will have you killed by Nickserv: you'll be disconnected from IRC. A
registered nickname is dropped by Nickserv (meaning the nick becomes
free to be used by anyone) when it is not used within 30 days.
- Chanserv
If Nickerv is a service for registering nicks,
Chanserv is a service for registering channels. Channel owners, when
they register a channel, are able to set the modes and topic of the
channel. Chanerv maintains channel registrations and in newtorks such as
Newnet, a registered channel that has not been used for 30 days is
dropped or becomes unregistered.
- Server
A server is what connects you
on IRC and enables you to send your messages to others. It is generally
recommended that you choose a server that is geographically close to
where you are. Several servers may be connected to each other to form a
network.
EFNet and Undernet are the two largest IRC networks with around 130
and 30 servers, respectively. Examples of smaller networks are Newnet,
Dalnet, Chatnet, Starlink and BeyondIRC.
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