4. Enter `/plugin-pref cz_sasl sasl.password YOUR_PASSWORD` replacing `YOUR_PASSWORD` with your NickServ password
5. If you want to continue connecting when SASL authentication fails, enter `/plugin-pref cz_sasl sasl.proceed_on_fail true`
-If everything has been configured correctly, the next time you connect you should see the message "SASL authentication successful".
+If everything has been configured correctly, the next time you connect you should see the message `SASL authentication successful`.
1. Open the Network List (Ctrl + S)
2. The freenode network may already exist; find it in the list then click on Edit
-3. In the "User name" field, enter your primary nick
-4. Select `SASL (username + password)` for the "Login method" field
-5. In the "Password" field, enter your NickServ password
+3. In the `User name` field, enter your primary nick
+4. Select `SASL (username + password)` for the `Login method` field
+5. In the `Password` field, enter your NickServ password
-If you are unable to edit the "User name" field, the change can be made in the "User Information" section on the Network List window.
+If you are unable to edit the `User name` field, the change can be made in the `User Information` section on the Network List window.
If everything was configured correctly, you should see a `SASL authentication successful` message when you connect. You will already be identified to NickServ, so you don't need to do this again.
3. Enter a nick that is grouped to your account in the Nickname field
4. Click advanced options
-5. Enter your password in the 'NickServ Password' field
+5. Enter your password in the `NickServ Password` field
6. Press save
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Method 2
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1. In the channel list, click the settings cog on the server you want to adjust settings for
-2. Click 'identify Nickname'
-3. Enter your password in 'Password for [Nick]
-4. Click 'Set Password and identify'
+2. Click `identify Nickname`
+3. Enter your password in `Password for [Nick]`
+4. Click `Set Password and identify`
2. Anywhere in the Servers window that appears, right click and select New network
3. Enter a name (perhaps freenode)
4. Right click on the network you just added, and click New Server
-5. Enter chat.freenode.net as the server name, and then click Advanced
-6. In the Connection tab, enter 6697 for the port, then check the "Use SSL Protocol" checkbox
-7. Select the Advanced tab, Enable the "Query extended capabilities on connect" option, as well as the Authenticate via SASL extension. In the SASL nickname field, enter your freenode account name. In the SASL password field, enter your NickServ password
+5. Enter `chat.freenode.net` as the server name, and then click Advanced
+6. In the Connection tab, enter 6697 for the port, then check the `Use SSL Protocol` checkbox
+7. Select the Advanced tab, Enable the `Query extended capabilities on connect` option, as well as the `Authenticate via SASL` extension. In the `SASL Nickname` field, enter your freenode account name. In the `SASL Password` field, enter your NickServ password
8. Click OK, until you have returned to the Servers window, and then click the Connect Now button
If everything was configured correctly, you should see a `SASL authentication successful` message when you connect. You will already be identified, so you don't need to do this again.
If you have already added freenode as a network, right-click on the network, select Server Properties or press ⌘U.
-1. Click on the *General* tab.
-2. Set *Port* to 6697.
-3. Check *SSL Connection*.
-4. Enter your registered nickname under *Nickname*.
-5. Enter your registered nickname under *Login name* (these should match).
-6. Enter your NickServ password under *Nickserv Password*.
-7. Check *Use SASL*.
+1. Click on the `General` tab.
+2. Set `Port` to 6697.
+3. Check `SSL Connection`.
+4. Enter your registered nickname under `Nickname`.
+5. Enter your registered nickname under `Login name` (these should match).
+6. Enter your NickServ password under `Nickserv Password`.
+7. Check `Use SASL`.
8. Click OK.
Due to a bug in LimeChat it is important that Nickname and Login name match!
1. In the File menu, click Select Server...
2. In the Connect -> Servers section of the mIRC Options window, select the correct server inside the Freenode folder, then click Edit
-3. In the "Login Method" dropdown, select "SASL (/CAP)"
-4. In the second "Password" box at the bottom of the window, enter your NickServ username, then a colon, then your NickServ password. For example, "dax:hunter2"
+3. In the `Login Method` dropdown, select `SASL (/CAP)`
+4. In the second `Password` box at the bottom of the window, enter your NickServ username, then a colon, then your NickServ password. For example, `dax:hunter2`
5. Click the OK button
Quassel has SASL support built-in.
1. Configure your authentication details and preferred nicks with NickServ - [register your nickname](kb/using/registration)
-2. Navigate to Settings -> "Configure Quassel"
+2. Navigate to Settings -> `Configure Quassel`
3. In the IRC tree, select Networks
-4. Select Freenode as the network, then select the "Auto Identify" tab below
-5. Check "Use SASL Authentication" and input your Account and Password as used with NickServ in step 1
+4. Select Freenode as the network, then select the `Auto Identify` tab below
+5. Check `Use SASL Authentication` and input your Account and Password as used with NickServ in step 1
If everything was configured correctly, you should be able disconnect + reconnect with freenode, and still be logged in without manually authenticating with NickServ.
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Textual is a lightweight IRC client for Mac OS X. Textual supports SASL out of the box without any additional scripts or plugins.
-To set up SASL you need to know your NickServ account name, which you can find with /msg NickServ INFO.
+To set up SASL you need to know your NickServ account name, which you can find with `/msg NickServ INFO`.
To set up a new server with SASL:
-1. Go to the Server menu and select "Add Server"
-2. Set up freenode as you would normally, with the hostname chat.freenode.net
-3. Go to the "Identity" tab
-4. Fill in your nickname, then put your NickServ account name in the "Username" field and your NickServ password in the "Personal Password" field
+1. Go to the Server menu and select `Add Server`
+2. Set up freenode as you would normally, with the hostname `chat.freenode.net`
+3. Go to the `Identity` tab
+4. Fill in your nickname, then put your NickServ account name in the `Username` field and your NickServ password in the `Personal Password` field
5. Save and connect
For an existing server:
-1. Go to the Server menu and select "Server Properties"
-2. Go to the "Identity" tab
-3. Fill in your nickname, then put your NickServ account name in the "Username" field and your NickServ password in the "Personal Password" field
+1. Go to the Server menu and select `Server Properties`
+2. Go to the `Identity` tab
+3. Fill in your nickname, then put your NickServ account name in the `Username` field and your NickServ password in the `Personal Password` field
4. Save and reconnect