Any way to block people from messaging you? Some creep PM's me randomly. reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HarambeTheBear · 2017-03-18 22:08 Been getting messaged by some user on irc who I don't think I have ever seen in any of my chat rooms. Whois shows him in really creepy forums like bi-married-men and cuckold chat. Can I block him. And you think he is finding me by my IP being nearby or what? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- weedmane · 2017-03-18 22:26 I can't really help you with your problem on how to block him but is HarambeTheBear also your nick? Because I might have an idea on why this guy is bugging you....... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HarambeTheBear · 2017-03-18 22:44 lmaooooo No it isn't, but that would make a lot of sense. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- jhoneycutt · 2017-03-18 23:56 Maybe he thinks you're someone else. Maybe you're using a nickname that someone else he knew used to use. Hard to say. You can hide yourself from being found by an IP search by doing: /mode YOUR_NICK +i Note that this won't hide you if he joins a channel you're in, and if you keep using the same nickname, he can still message you. Best practice is to tell him to stop messaging you, then put him on your ignore list with: /ignore HIS_NICK If he keeps trying to message you, join your local help channel and tell them a user is harassing you and ask for their help: /join #Help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Laogeodritt · 2017-03-19 04:00 Someone has already mentioned `/ignore`, which is usually client-side (your IRC client receives the PM but discards it instead of showing it to you). Useful tool, make sure you know it; aside that, there are a few server-side tools that can help you too, especially if you're getting harassed and ignoring the user's nickname isn't cutting it. ___ Are you on Snoonet, or another network? Different networks are running different ircds (IRC daemon—another name for an IRC server application), which in turn have slightly different features. I'm going to discuss Snoonet below, but if you're on a different network the supported modes might be different. For the below, `` means to enter the thing described by "Parameter", **without** the angle brackets: this is a required argument. /mode +g will prevent all users from messaging you. Instead, you will get a notification in your Server window or current window (depends on your client), and you can choose to allow that user's messages by doing `/accept TheirNickname` (this will apply until they disconnect). /mode +R will prevent users who are not registered + identified (=logged in) from messaging you. This is useful for spam as many IRC spammers won't be bothered to register accounts on NickServ. /mode +c will prevent users who are not in one a common channel with you from messaging you. For more info on user modes on Snoonet: https://www.snoonet.org/umodes If you're not on Snoonet, look up the modes supported by the network you're on, or find out what IRCd it uses and look up its user modes, or ask for help in your network's network help channel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- officialwitness · 2017-03-29 08:33 Just like other things it's easy to create new account and contact you. But, the thing is, I dont think this individual will have the energy to do this forever, so if you are using mIRC rightclick on his name > control > ignore. You can always try to ip ban which I dont know how to but for instance: /ignore *!*@0C69C7.60E382.* or /ignore *!*@xxx.xx.xx.xxx*