On 2018-08-02 13:29, J C Nash wrote: > Perhaps someone can give instructions to answer Diane's "how to" query? This is from my 2-decade-old notes... For general help: /msg nickserv help To register: /msg nickserv register <password> [<email>] To hide your email address used for recovery: /msg nickserv set hide email on To set a recovery email address: /msg nickserv set email <email> To "log in" /msg nickserv identify [<userid>] <password> > JN > > On 2018-08-02 01:03 PM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > > On 2018-08-02 13:01, Richard Guy Briggs wrote: > >> On 2018-08-02 12:44, Scott Murphy wrote: > >>> No idea. I have not been on there in a long time. I don???t even know who is an operator. RGB might have some info. > >> > >> There was a spambot attacking oftc and freenode. The attacks stopped without > >> our intervention on OFTC, but they are still ongoing on freenode. > >> > >> On #audit on freenode, I managed to stop the spam attacks by setting the > >> channel to +r (user registeration required). > >> > >> MCR did this too on #oclug, but after the attacks stopped, so I think OFTC > >> staff mitigated the attack and the +r on #oclug wasn't really necessary. > > > > Actually, no, I'm wrong. They didn't stop altogether on OFTC, but they did > > slow down. So +r seems to have helped. Thanks MCR. > > > >>>> On Aug 2, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Dianne Skoll <dianne [ at ] skoll [ dot ] ca> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> Has something changed on #oclug? I was kicked from the > >>>> channel and can't rejoin unless registered and verified, and > >>>> I don't know how to do that. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Dianne. > >> > >> slainte mhath, RGB > > > > slainte mhath, RGB slainte mhath, RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs -- ~\ -- ~\ <hpv.tricolour.ca> <www.TriColour.ca> -- \___ o \@ @ Ride yer bike! Ottawa, ON, CANADA -- Lo_>__M__\\/\%__\\/\% Vote! -- <greenparty.ca>_____GTVS6#790__(*)__(*)________(*)(*)_________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org