CONNECTING TO THE CHANNEL
THE EASY WAY
http://irc.mymgn.com/
Fill in your nickname and you will be automatically redirected to the channel #dota-alliance
THE HARD WAY
Download mIRC from here:
http://www.mirc.com/get.html
Fill in your credentials (no need for a valid e-mail address)
In the status window, type the following command:
/s quakenet
Wait until you are connected to the network, and then type the following command to enter the channel:
/join #dota-alliance
Q ACCOUNT
(advanced users)
Create an account typing the following command:
/msg Q HELLO email email
where email stands for your e-mail address (you must provide a valid one)
You must input your e-mail 2 times, as described in the example above (for confirmation reasons)
Unless you receive an error (p.ex. if the account already exists or you are using invalid characters), this will create a
Q account with your current nickname and will receive a confirmation e-mail.
Log-in (auth) to your account using the following command:
Be careful: When you are not logged in, your nickname is not secured. Anyone can use your nickname, but he cannot authenticate and receive your access rights. (p.ex. an autovoice or an autoop in a channel).
After you' ve logged in, the following command
hides your IP address and updates your authentication status to "authed":
/mode nickname +x
Change Password:
The NEWPASS keyword need to be in capital letters. After that, type your old password and your new password (2 times, for confirmation)
AUTO-AUTH
mIRC enables you to automatically execute commands upon connection with a server.
THE UNSAFE WAY
Warning: This method
is not secure, because your password is stored unencrypted locally on your computer, and anyone with access to your computer can retrieve the password.
Navigate to:
Options (Alt-O) ->
Connect ->
Options
On the right top part of the window, locate the button
Perform
and check the option
enable perform on connect.
Click
Add, select
Quakenet, and click
ΟΚ.
In the text field, type the command you used earlier for authenticating (see above), containing your username and password.
Remember to add a dot (.) after the slash (/) (
/.msg) to prevent printing your unencrypted password.
In the next line, type
/mode $me +x
Click
ΟΚ you' re done!
THE SAFE WAY
This method is secure, because it does not store your password.
Navigate to
Script Editor (Alt-R) and select the Tab "
Remote".
Copy&paste the following script:
Code:
on *:CONNECT:{
if $network == quakenet {
.timer 1 1 .msg [email protected] AUTH username $$?*
mode $me +x
}
}
Replacing
only the username with the one you are using.
Everytime you are connected to the server, you will be prompted to input your password to authenticate.
Note: There are more secure methods to authenticate, but they fall outside of the current guide's scope, due to extreme complexity.