How do I make an IRC channel that doesn't disappear if I exit IRC?
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KageMunchi · 2016-01-15 18:24

I want to make a private IRC channel for me and my cousin, but it
keeps disappearing after we both exit IRC. How can I keep it online? I
don't want to set it up every time.

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endperform · 2016-01-15 18:53

It depends on the server. If they allow users to register their own
channel, they will most likely be using ChanServ. You can check by
doing /msg ChanServ help.

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m0nde · 2016-01-16 05:55

if it keeps disappearing, make a bot to hold your channel or keep
yourself logged in.

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goggimoggi · 2016-01-16 09:36

The IRC protocol requires a user to be in a channel for it to exist.

You can run your own bot to hold the channel and assign modes for you,
or use the network's services — often some implementation of ChanServ
— to register the channel and handle that for you.

As another commenter said, you can do "/msg ChanServ help" to see if
they are running it and how to use it. You'll probably have to have a
registered nick; you can find information about that by doing "/msg
NickServ help", usually.

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[deleted] · 2016-01-17 17:52

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