Changeset 1999fe5 for doc/user-guide/misc.xml

Timestamp:

2016-12-26T00:18:55Z (7 years ago)

Author:

dequis <dx@…>

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git-author:

dequis <dx@…> (25-12-16 22:07:48)

git-committer:

dequis <dx@…> (26-12-16 00:18:55)

Message:

Misc documentation updates

• Remove a bunch of mentions of yahoo
• Remove 'smileys' topic from help index
• Add 'identify_methods' help topic
• Mention new commands like 'chat list' or 'plugins'

File:

• doc/user-guide/misc.xml (modified) (2 diffs)

doc/user-guide/misc.xml

@@ -77 +77 @@
 
 <para>
-Some protocols (like Jabber) also support named groupchats. BitlBee now supports these too. You can use the <emphasis>chat add</emphasis> command to join them. See <emphasis>help chat add</emphasis> for more information.
-</para>
-
+Some protocols (like Jabber) also support named groupchats. BitlBee supports these too. You can use the <emphasis>chat add</emphasis> command to join them. See <emphasis>help chat add</emphasis> for more information.
+</para>
+
+<para>
+If you don't know the name of a named groupchat, you can try the <emphasis>chat list</emphasis> command to get a list of chatrooms from a server. See <emphasis>help chat list</emphasis> for usage instructions.
+</para>
 </sect1>
 
@@ -265 +268 @@
 everything in the handle up to the first @.
 </para>
+
+</sect1>
+
+<sect1 id="identify_methods">
+<title>Identifying to your BitlBee account</title>
+
+<para>There are several methods to identify (log in) to your registered BitlBee account. All of these are equivalent:</para>
+
+<variablelist>
+        <varlistentry>
+                <term>The 'identify' command</term>
+                <listitem><para>sent to &amp;bitlbee or root. See <emphasis>help identify</emphasis> for details.</para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+                <term>/msg nickserv identify</term>
+                <listitem><para>Same as above, but sent to NickServ. Useful with some auto-identify scripts.</para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+                <term>/nickserv or /ns</term>
+                <listitem><para>Same as above, but using the command aliases to NickServ.</para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+                <term>Server password</term>
+                <listitem><para>A field in the server connection settings of your irc client.</para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+                <term>SASL PLAIN</term>
+                <listitem><para>A newer method, good choice if your client supports it. (Note: "SASL" is <emphasis>not</emphasis> related to "SSL")</para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+</variablelist>
+
+<para>To configure your client to auto-identify, the last two methods are recommended. SASL if you have it, but server password is often the easiest.</para>
+
+<para>Note: If you changed bitlbee.conf to have <emphasis>AuthMode = Closed</emphasis>, server password will be used for that instead. If you have never heard of that setting before, you can ignore it and just use it.</para>
 
 </sect1>