NickServ
The IRC system which hosts the chat channel provides a bot called NickServ. NickServ allows you to register a nickname and will prevent other users from taking that nickname. If you plan on using the chat system regularly, we strongly suggest you register your nickname. Registration is easy:
- Log in to the IRC system.
- If you have not configured your chat client to use the nickname you want to register, type:
/nick mynickname
- Type:
/msg NickServ register password emailaddress
This will register your nickname with a given password and email address. You will need to identify yourself when you log in to the chat system.
/msg nickserv identify password
Type this when you log in or configure your chat client to automatically send this command when you connect. You can get more information on NickServ by typing:
/msg NickServ help
okibot
The #opticks channel maintains another bot called okibot. Okibot assists with meetings, logs the chat channel, and provides some useful tools. More information on okibot is available at this website or by typing:
/msg okibot commands
When okibot reports "X more messages" you can display the next page of output by typing:
/msg okibot more
Okibot will automatically repeat announcements from the ballforge website and will notify the #opticks channel when an automatic trunk build fails. Here are some of the commands you can type the in the #opticks channel or as a private message to okibot.
| Commands | Result |
|---|---|
| @release4.3.0 20 | List the names and short descriptions of the JIRA issues which will be released in version 4.3.0. The 20 will limit the number of returned results to 20. You can use any number you want. |
| @all4.3.0 20 | Similar to release4.3.0 but lists all issues currently scheduled for 4.3.0 which are either going in or are currently being worked by a developer |
| @ballforge_announce 5 | Show the titles for the last 5 announcements on the ballforge website. When a new announcement is made, it will automatically be announced to #opticks. |
| @failed 3 | Show the 3 most recent autobuild failures from
http://builds.ballforge.net
. When a build fails, it will automatically be announced to #opticks. |
| @seen username | Tells you the last message username said in #opticks and when they said it. |
| @seen any username | Tells you the last time username did anything in #opticks including joining or leaving the channel |
| @note send username message | Send a message to username even if they are offline. When they come online, they will receive the message. |