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    <link type="guide" xref="irc-manage#manage"/>
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    <desc>Protect your nickname to prevent other IRC users from using it.</desc>
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    <credit type="author">
      <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
      <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
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  <title>Use a nickname password on IRC</title>

  <p>On some IRC networks, you can register your nickname with a service called
  NickServ.  By sending special messages to NickServ, you can set your password
  and identify yourself.  Some IRC chat rooms may not allow you to join without
  a registered nickname.</p>

  <p><app>Empathy</app> does not currently support nickname registration.  Some
  IRC networks, however, will automatically forward a <em>server password</em> to
  NickServ.  On these networks, you can use the IRC password in <app>Empathy</app>
  to identify yourself to NickServ.  The popular freenode network is known to have
  this feature.</p>

  <p>To set an IRC server password:</p>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>From the <gui>Contact List</gui> window, choose <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui>
      <gui>Accounts</gui></guiseq>, or press <key>F4</key>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the IRC account from the list on the left of the dialog.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>
	      In the <gui>Password</gui> field, type the password you used to register
	      your nikcname.
      </p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui style="button">Apply</gui>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>


  <note>
    <p>These instructions only allow you to use a password-protected nickname
    on certain IRC networks.  It is not currently possible to register an IRC
    nickname or change your nickname password using <app>Empathy</app>.</p>
  </note>
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