Greetings from the desk of Scolfax.

I'm currently running a modified version of Dianora's ircd-hybrid irc server. It's available at irc.mustangpc.net on port 6665-6669. You'll need a chat client to access the service. It's the same ircd they use on EFnet.

User hostmasks are hidden upon connect, meaning nobody can see your IP address or your real host.

Services are currently running, that means you can register your nickname and register your channels. Once you register your nick/channel that means you own them. If somebody uses your nickname, you can have them killed with services. They will reclaim your nickname for you.

mIRC is probably the most widely used program to access IRC, however I realize some of you might be Linux-saavy so those people would be using clients like x-chat, BitchX or irssi.

Maybe some of you run linux and you want to run ircd and link with me? We definately could start up a little chat network geared towards gaming and/or twgs.

I hope this post was informational at the very least, and educational at best.

The following is part of the help documentation regarding the nickname and channel services at the disposal of anyone who wishes to check out the above mentioned server.

NickServ allows you to register a nickname and
prevent others from using it. If the nick is not used
for 30 days, the registration will expire. The following
commands allow for registration and maintenance of
nicknames; to use them, type /NickServ <command>.
For more information on a specific command, type
/NickServ help <command>.

ACCESS Modify the list of authorized addresses
DROP Cancel the registration of a nickname
GHOST Kill a ghosted nickname
IDENTIFY Identify yourself with your password
INFO Get information for a nickname
LINK Link your nickname to another
LIST Display list of nicks matching a pattern
RECOVER Kill another user who has taken your nick
RECOVERPASS Recover your password
REGISTER Register a nickname
RELEASE Regain custody of your nick after RECOVER
SET Set various options for your nickname
UNLINK UnLink your nickname
* * * *
Administrator commands:

CLEARNOEXP Clear all noexpire flags for nicks
COLLIDE Manipulate nickname collision list
DROPLINK Drop an entire nickname link
FLAG Set flags to limit a user's privileges
FORBID Prevent anyone from using a nickname
NOEXPIRE Prevent a nickname from expiring
SETPASS Change a nickname's password
SHOWLINK Display a certain nickname link list
UNFORBID Reverses effects of FORBID command

ChanServ allows you to register and control various
aspects of channels. ChanServ can often prevent
malicious users from "taking over" channels by limiting
who is allowed channel operator priviliges. Any channel
which is not used for two weeks, will automatically be
cancelled. ChanServ's commands are listed below.
For more information on a specific command, type
/ChanServ help <command>.

ACCESS Modify the list of privileged users
AKICK Maintain the AutoKick list
CLEAR Clear various channel modes
CYCLE Cycle a channel and clears various options
DROP Cancel the registration of a channel
IDENTIFY Identify yourself with your password
INFO Display information for a channel
INVITE Invite yourself to a channel
LEVEL Change the level required for functions
LIST Display list of channels matching a pattern
MODES Show the current modes of a channel
OP Op yourself on a channel
REGISTER Register a channel
SET Set various channel options
UNBAN Unban yourself on a channel
VOICE Voice yourself on a channel
* * * *
Administrator commands:

CLEARNOEXP Clear all noexpire flags for channels
FORBID Prevent anyone from using a channel
FORGET Prevent a channel from being registered
NOEXPIRE Prevent a channel from expiring
RESETLEVELS Reset all channels to default access levels
SETPASS Reset a channel's founder password
STATUS View a user's access level on a channel
UNFORBID Reverses FORBID effects

Continued Help information on services: MemoServ, SeenServ

MemoServ is a utility allowing IRC users to send short
messages to other IRC users, whether they are online at
the time or not, or to channels for anyone with autoop
access or higher. Both sender and recipient must have
their nicknames registered with NickServ in order to
send a memo, or if the recipiant is a channel, it must
be registered with ChanServ. To use the following
commands, type: /MemoServ <command>. For more
information on a specific command, type:
/MemoServ help <command>.

DEL Mark a memo for deletion (or all memos)
FORWARD Forward a memo to a nick/channel
LIST List all of your or a channel's memos
PURGE Purge all marked for deletion memos
READ Read a memo (or all memos)
REPLY Reply to a memo by number
SEND Send a memo to a nick/channel
UNDEL Unmark a memo for deletion (or all memos)

SeenServ is a utility allowing IRC users to obtain
'last seen' information on certain nicknames or hosts.
To use the following commands, type: /SeenServ <command>.
For more information on a specific command, type:
/SeenServ help <command>.

SEEN Gives information on a nick/hostmask
SEENNICK Gives information on specific nick only
JOIN Joins a specified channel (identified founders only)
PART Parts a specified channel (identified founders only)
* * * *
Administrator commands:
SEENSTAT Gives general 'last seen' statistics
JOIN Joins a channel.
PART Parts a channel.

More information on Services and How to use them: HelpServ

HelpServ is a utility to get help on commands from other
service nicks. To use the following commands, type:
/HelpServ <command>. To get furthur help, type:
/HelpServ help <command>.

OPERSERV Access OperServ's help files
CHANSERV Access ChanServ's help files
MEMOSERV Access MemoServ's help files
NICKSERV Access NickServ's help files
SEENSERV Access SeenServ's help files
STATSERV Access StatServ's help files
GLOBAL Access Global's help files