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'''/msg nickserv register password valid@email.address'''


* password
Note: The email address must be a valid email address you can use, and password must be a valid password (i.e., it cannot be your nickname or less than 5 characters long).
It is recommended that your password is at least eight characters and contains a mix of letters and numbers. Regular words, like those found in a dictionary, will not be accepted.


* valid@email.address
We do block some e-mail providers, and the list changes as we find out about a new service that blocks our e-mails. For a gauranteed success in registering your nick, use Gmail.


More details, like common errors, can be found here.
After issuing that command, an email will be dispatched with a confirmation code to your email address from service@rizon.net. Copy and paste the codes within 24 hours from your email address you just registered to complete the registration process; otherwise the nick will be available for others to register:
 
'''/msg nickserv confirm confirmationCode'''
 
TROUBLESHOOTING
 
Wrong Email: If you entered a wrong email address in your nick registration, you can issue the following command and then re-register your nickname:
 
'''/msg nickserv cancel password'''
 
(password is the password you used to register your nick before)
 
Lost Password: If you have lost your password, you can issue the following command:
 
'''/msg nickserv resetpass nickname'''
 
After which, you will receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password.
 
Expired Nick: Registered nicks will expire after 90 days of inactivity; i.e., you must IDENTIFY the nickname before the expiration date:
 
'''/msg nickserv identify password'''

Revision as of 13:42, 2 February 2011

Registering your nickname

/msg nickserv register password valid@email.address

Note: The email address must be a valid email address you can use, and password must be a valid password (i.e., it cannot be your nickname or less than 5 characters long).


After issuing that command, an email will be dispatched with a confirmation code to your email address from service@rizon.net. Copy and paste the codes within 24 hours from your email address you just registered to complete the registration process; otherwise the nick will be available for others to register:

/msg nickserv confirm confirmationCode

TROUBLESHOOTING

Wrong Email: If you entered a wrong email address in your nick registration, you can issue the following command and then re-register your nickname:

/msg nickserv cancel password

(password is the password you used to register your nick before)

Lost Password: If you have lost your password, you can issue the following command:

/msg nickserv resetpass nickname

After which, you will receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password.

Expired Nick: Registered nicks will expire after 90 days of inactivity; i.e., you must IDENTIFY the nickname before the expiration date:

/msg nickserv identify password