the first part of a connection. If you're not sure, the best thing to do
is telnet to your ircd from your shell, e.g.:
- [andy@fullers bopm]$ telnet porkscratchings.blitzed.org 6667
+ [andy@fullers bopm]$ telnet porkscratchings.someserver.org 6667
Trying 207.8.219.202...
- Connected to porkscratchings.blitzed.org.
+ Connected to porkscratchings.someserver.org.
Escape character is '^]'.
- :porkscratchings.pa.us.blitzed.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
- :porkscratchings.pa.us.blitzed.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident
- :porkscratchings.pa.us.blitzed.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Got Ident response
- :porkscratchings.pa.us.blitzed.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname
-
- The above should explain why we on Blitzed use "*** Looking up your
- hostname...", just try to pick something in the first line of IRC output
- (for efficiency reasons).
+ :porkscratchings.pa.us.someserver.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
+ :porkscratchings.pa.us.someserver.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident
+ :porkscratchings.pa.us.someserver.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Got Ident response
+ :porkscratchings.pa.us.someserver.org NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname
+
+ Just try to pick something in the first line of IRC output (for efficiency
+ reasons).
If you don't run an ircd at all (some people are using bopchecker for spam
checking, etc.) then you're going to have to use a bit of ingenuity. You
http://blitzed.org/bopm/faq.phtml
-If you can't find the answer to any support question in the FAQ or the docs,
-please mail the BOPM list. If you need to speak to BOPM developers you can
-find us in #blitzed on irc.blitzed.org, but we do not answer support queries
-there.
+No IRC support currently exists for BOPM. If you would like to run such a
+support channel, please let us know so that we can list it here.
Compatibility Notes
* Hostname (or IP) of the IRC server which BOPM will monitor
* connections on.
*/
- server = "myserver.blitzed.org";
+ server = "myserver.somenetwork.org";
/*
* !!! UNREAL USERS PLEASE NOTE !!!
* Unreal users will need PROTOCTL HCN to force hybrid connect
* notices.
+ *
+ * Yes Unreal users! That means you! That means you need the line
+ * below! See that thing at the start of the line? That's what we
+ * call a comment! Remove it to UNcomment the line.
*/
# perform = "PROTOCTL HCN";
# dnsbl_from = "mybopm@myserver.org";
/*
- * Email address to send reports TO. This default is the one
- * currently in use by Blitzed.
+ * Email address to send reports TO.
*/
# dnsbl_to = "bopm@reports.blitzed.org";