So, you have your newly set up channel, all ready for “customers.” You know how to handl...

“Want to run your own channel? Just get a bot!” That advice is hugely irresponsible and ...

Some amount of automation helps you to maintain your channel more conveniently. We will first cover ...

There are a few simple guidelines for keeping your channel safe. None of these involve technical exp...

We’re done with all the technical stuff, from here on out, it’s just good old fashioned ...

A well-run channel where people just chat and mind their own business rarely has to deal with this k...

The basic idea is to set the most specific pattern or “ban mask” which keeps the person ...

Kicks and bans are important aspects of channel maintenance. A kick tells the server to force a user...

“Help, we lost all ops!” This will happen to you sooner or later, so you might...

The first thing you have to learn about IRC security is this very simple fact: you can never be...

You can combine many mode changes on one line (typically 4). For instance, if you want to give four ...

First and foremost, you should know all the mode commands already. If you need a refresher, they are...

How you run a channel depends greatly on whether or not the network supports the notion of channel o...

Starting a channel is the easiest part. Just pick a single word channel name beginning with the # ch...

So, you want to run your own channel? Being a channel operator is a fairly advanced subject. That...