der.hans - Thank you very much for seeing to this, great work - I hope
to keep up!

On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 5:37 PM der.hans via PLUG-discuss
<plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
>
> Am 22. May, 2021 schwätzte Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss so:
>
> moin moin Steve,
>
> > der.hans via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 21 May 2021 07:43:18 +0000 (UTC)
> >
> >> moin moin,
> >>
> >> I have established #PLUGaz channels on Libera.chat and OFTC IRC
> >> networks. I also created a #PLUG room on Matrix.
> >>
> >> https://www.Libera.chat/
> >>
> >> #PLUGaz on irc.Libera.chat:6697
> >
> > Thanks der.hans!
> >
> > I want to do the same thing for my local LUG, but couldn't find
> > instructions complete enough to cookbook the task. So let me ask you
> > some questions:
> >
> > 1) Is your #PLUGaz channel on Libera.chat a project channel, a
> >   community channel, or an informal channel?
>
> Didn't know those were options. Guess I have more home work. Thanks :(
>
> :)
>
> > 2) Did you sign up using an IRC client like Hexchat or irssi, etc?
>
> I used Hexchat for this.
>
> I created the channel, then per suggestions from others registered it.
>
> Looking at what I did, it was something like this:
>
> /msg ChanServ register #channel
> # invite ChanServ to the channel to preserve the channel if everyone
> # leaves
> /msg ChanServ set #channel guard on
> # op self, set topic, deop self
> /msg ChanServ op #channel
> /topic "Veni Vidi Wiki"
> /msg ChanServ deop #channel
>
> I need to learn more about setting up founder status. I don't know if what
> I did for another channel is correct.
>
> I also got suggestions for mothballing the old channel, will try to go
> through those tonnight.
>
> > 3) What, if any, activities were required that couldn't be done on an
> >   IRC client?
>
> Do you mean for the registration or for our group chat activities?
>
> For nick registration on Libera.chat, I was sent an email message with a
> code that I gave to NickServ via IRC msg.
>
> For nick registration on OFTC, I had to use a link on a web site and allow
> a bunch of Google JavaScript for the captcha, which was rather annoying.
>
> Everything else was via IRC.
>
> > 4) Could you please list your creation/activation activities, in order,
> >   needed to create your channel?
>
> Ooops, I hadn't read this far before I started answering, see above :).
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > SteveT
> >
> > Steve Litt
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