Difference between revisions of "RizonBNC FAQ"

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A bouncer (BNC) is a service that:

lets you stay connected 24/7 on IRC, and
stores messages while you are offline.

Rizon offers this service for FREE, but the bouncer can only be connected to Rizon, not other networks.

Rules

Use the bouncer at least once every 2 weeks.
Do not advertise channels, flood or spam.
Do not use /amsg or /ame (messages all channels).
Follow network rules (/motd in your IRC client to view them).

Your BNC will be removed if a rule is broken.

Request instructions

You must have a registered nick for at least 7 days.
/join #RizonBNC
Depending on where you live, /msg RizonBNC request EU or /msg RizonBNC request US
Wait for the BNC to be manually approved.
Once approved, you will receive a memo from MemoServ.
Follow the instructions in the memo to connect to your BNC. (To check your memos, /ms read last)

You cannot switch between EU and US after your initial choice!

Usage instructions

Instead of connecting to Rizon, you connect to the bouncer.

/server rizonbnc.LOCATION.rizon.net PORT USER:BNCPASSWORD

Replace LOCATION with either us or eu
Replace PORT with either 1234 for non-SSL, or +12345 for SSL.
Replace USER with your username.
Replace BNCPASSWORD with your BNC password.

(KVIRC users: Use the command /server -p=USER:BNCPASSWORD rizonbnc.LOCATION.rizon.net PORT)

Settings

See /msg *status HELP to view your available options.

Viewing messages from when you were offline

PMs: please read /msg *away HELP Yes, use the *.
Channel messages: for each channel you want messages from, /msg *status SETBUFFER #channel 100 will send you the last 100 messages on the channel when you connect to the BNC.

Assistance

If you want to leave for >2 weeks, reapprove an inactive BNC, or anything else: /join #RizonBNC, ask, and wait until someone responds.

Getting a new password

- If your nick isn't being used by the BNC: Change to your nick /nick YourNick and identify with NickServ /msg NickServ IDENTIFY Password
- If your nick is being used by the BNC: Group your current nick with your main one /msg NickServ GROUP MainNick Password
/join #RizonBNC
/msg RizonBNC CHANGEPASS DesiredPasswordHere
Connect using your normal username and the new password to the server you were assigned to.

BNC access on the go

If you want to access your BNC from a different computer that doesn't have IRC software installed...

Rizon Qchat

Go to http://qchat.rizon.net
Enter your nick and select either "RizonBNC US" or "RizonBNC EU" from list.
In password field, enter user:password. (Note: Both the username and password are CaSe SeNsItIvE.)
Click on connect!

For example, if your BNC username is JoeBob, your BNC password is p4ssw0rd, and you have an account on the EU BNC, log in like this:

Note: The password will be starred out on your computer, it is only shown here for demonstration purposes.

Mibbit

Go to http://mibbit.com/chat/.
Click on 'Server' and 'Auth'.
Enter rizonbnc.us.rizon.net:1234 into the 'Server address' field.
Change the dropdown from 'NickServ' to 'Pass'.
Enter your RizonBNC password in the format user:pass.
You won't need to change the nick, and you can leave the channel parameter out. Hit Enter.

For SSL: Change step 3 to rizonbnc.us.rizon.net:+12345 as the address. If you don't know what SSL is, then use the normal address.

For EU BNC: Change step 3 to rizonbnc.eu.rizon.net:1234 as the address. (For EU SSL: rizonbnc.eu.rizon.net:+12345)

For example, if your BNC username is JoeBob, your BNC password is p4ssw0rd, and you have an account on the US BNC, log in like this:

Note: Password would normally be starred out, it is only shown for demonstration purposes.

ChatZilla

Go to ChatZilla > Preferences.
Change the 'Nickname' field to your desired BNC nick. If you do not modify this setting it will change to that nickname as soon as you connect to your BNC.
Click OK.
In the text bar below, type /server rizonbnc.us.rizon.net:1234 user:pass, and hit Enter.

For SSL: Change step 4 to /sslserver rizonbnc.us.rizon.net:12345 user:pass. If you get an error about an invalid SSL certificate, just add an exception to it and continue connecting.

For EU BNCs: If you have a European BNC the address is rizonbnc.eu.rizon.net

You should be in, if you're not then you typed your user and password incorrectly, or you went to the incorrect server.

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 ''Instead of connecting to Rizon, you connect to the bouncer.''
-Servers:
-* US: rizonbnc.us.rizon.net
-* EU: rizonbnc.eu.rizon.net
-Ports (on both servers):
+<code>/server rizonbnc.LOCATION.rizon.net PORT USER:BNCPASSWORD</code>
-* Normal: 1234
-* SSL: 12345
-For example, to connect to the US server on the normal port, run the command
+* Replace <code>LOCATION</code> with either <code>us</code> or <code>eu</code>
-<code>/server rizonbnc.us.rizon.net 1234 <em>user</em>:<em>BncPassword</em></code>
+* Replace <code>PORT</code> with either <code>1234</code> for non-SSL, or <code>+12345</code> for SSL.
+* Replace <code>USER</code> with your username.
+* Replace <code>BNCPASSWORD</code> with your BNC password.
-(Note, KVIRC users: Use the command <code>/server -p=user1:secretpass rizonbnc.us.rizon.net 1234</code>)
+(KVIRC users: Use the command <code>/server -p=USER:BNCPASSWORD rizonbnc.LOCATION.rizon.net PORT</code>)
-===Settings===
-Type <code>/znc HELP</code> (or <code>/msg *status HELP</code> if that doesn't work) to view your available options.
+==Settings==
+See <code>/msg *status HELP</code> to view your available options.
-===Away message logger===
+===Viewing messages from when you were offline===
-See <code>/msg *away HELP</code>  Yes, use the <code>*</code>.
+* '''PMs''': please read <code>/msg *away HELP</code>  Yes, use the <code>*</code>.
+* '''Channel messages''': for each channel you want messages from, <code>/msg *status SETBUFFER <em>#channel</em> 100</code> will send you the last 100 messages on the channel when you connect to the BNC.
-===Viewing old channel messages on connect===
-You need to set a buffer for playback for each channel.
+==Assistance==
-<code>/msg *status SETBUFFER <em>#channel</em> 100</code> makes the BNC display you the last 100 messages on the channel upon connect.
+If you want to leave for >2 weeks, reapprove an inactive BNC, or anything else: <code>/join #RizonBNC</code>, ask, and wait until someone responds.
-==Assistance==
 ===Getting a new password===
@@ Line 70: / Line 64: @@
 # Connect using your normal username and the new password to the server you were assigned to.
-===Other questions===
-If you want to leave for >2 weeks, reapprove an inactive BNC, or anything else: <code>/join #RizonBNC</code>, ask, and wait until someone responds.
 ==BNC access on the go==
+If you want to access your BNC from a different computer that doesn't have IRC software installed...
-For all those of you out there that want to access your BNC from a different computer that doesn't have IRC software installed, you can access Rizon from qchat @ http://webchat.rizon.net
-You can also access it from Mibbit or ChatZilla if you choose.
-If you're out and about and do have an accessible client installed on the computer, issue
-<code>/server rizonbnc.us.rizon.net 1234 USER:PASS</code>
-where <code>us</code> is your server location (replace <code>us</code> with <code>eu</code> if you're on the European server), <code>1234</code> (<code>+12345</code> for SSL) the port and the <code>USER:PASS</code> your login details specified in your BNC application memo.
 =====Rizon Qchat=====