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Nicknames, usernames, and X
Understand why nicknames cannot be registered and how an Undernet username identifies you to X.
Undernet deliberately does not provide nickname ownership. Anyone may use a nickname while it is available.
An Undernet username is different. It is an account managed by Channel Service and used to authenticate to X.
What a username provides
- Access to registered channels where you have been added
- The ability to support or submit a channel application when eligible
- Account-based identification independent of your current nickname
- Access to Channel Service's web management tools
Register and manage usernames through the CService website, not through a nickname-registration command.
After connecting to IRC, authenticate with:
/msg X@channels.undernet.org LOGIN username password
Send credentials only to the exact service address shown above. A person using the nickname X is not the service.