RizonBNC FAQ
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.
Servers:
- US: rizonbnc.us.rizon.net
- EU: rizonbnc.eu.rizon.net
Ports (on both servers):
- Normal: 1234
- SSL: 12345
For example, to connect to the US server on the normal port, run the command
/server rizonbnc.us.rizon.net 1234 user:BncPassword
(Note, KVIRC users: Use the command /server -p=user1:secretpass rizonbnc.us.rizon.net 1234
)
Settings
Type /znc HELP
(or /msg *status HELP
if that doesn't work) to view your available options.
Away message logger
See /msg *away HELP
Yes, use the *
.
Viewing old channel messages on connect
You need to set a buffer for playback for each channel.
/msg *status SETBUFFER #channel 100
makes the BNC display you the last 100 messages on the channel upon connect.
Assistance
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
- If your nick isn't being used by the BNC: Change to your nick
/join #RizonBNC
/msg RizonBNC CHANGEPASS DesiredPasswordHere
- 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: /join #RizonBNC
, ask, and wait until someone responds.
BNC access on the go
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
/server rizonbnc.us.rizon.net 1234 USER:PASS
where us
is your server location (replace us
with eu
if you're on the European server), 1234
(+12345
for SSL) the port and the USER:PASS
your login details specified in your BNC application memo.
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.