I know my friends nickname, but can't find him/her. How do I do that?

To find someone who is currently on IRC, type in /whois nickname. Info about then nick and what channels he is on will show in your status box. Of course if he has his personal mode set to invisible, the channels he is on will not show.

If I don't know what channel someone is on, but know that they are on IRC, how do I find him or her?

Well, you can contact him/her by messaging them. Type in /msg nickname and a message. For example /msg JoeBloggs what channel are you on, JoeBloggs?

Lag? What is Lag?

Lag is the delay in time it takes for your signal to reach another user. When every thing is running just right, communication between users is virtually instantaneous. However, things seldom ever run just right. Lag between users is acceptable when the lag time is less than 10 seconds. If it gets greater than that, communication becomes increasingly difficult. You can minimise lag time somewhat by choosing a server that is geographically close to you. You can often, though not always, tell where the server is located by its server name.

How do I check if I'm/they're Lagged?

You check your/their lag status with the Ping command. Ping sends out a signal to a "target", who can be another user or even yourself. The command is /ctcp nickname ping. Depending on what IRC program you are using, you may also be able to use /ping nickname. The ping response time will be in seconds and will appear in the status window.

What is a BOT?

X and MissBot/Amibot on #AmigaWorld are bots. Bot is short for Robot. A bot is a program written by a user that acts like and may appear to be an actual user, depending on the skill of the programmer. They can be user to hold a channel open when the owner is not physically on the channel, they can be set up as a file server to offer files to people, they can be uses as help and information servers, or they can even be used to run games on a channel. Bots can range from the very simple to the very complex. The most powerful Bots are run on ircll client programs, which is a UNIX based system.

What is a Netsplit?

A Netsplit is the loss of communication between servers on a Network. When a netsplit occurs, users will appear to leave the channel in large numbers almost simultaneously. You may even find yourself left as the only person on the channel. What has happened is the servers have momentarily lost contact with one another. The breakdown in communication is caused by one or more of several events, events which you have no control over. They can occur due to very high server loads, loss of Internet communication links, or a total or partial crash of the server itself. Eventually the communications will be re-established, and all the users who were on the channel will be rejoined. You can wait it out, or try connecting to a server that was on the other side of the split. I'd advise you just wait it out, unless the split last a very long time.

How do I send files to people?

Click on a person's nickname and choose DCC Send. This opens a dialogue which asks you to choose a file to send to that person. The person must then accept the DCC send. Once they accept, the file will automatically transfer a copy from your computer to theirs.

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