IRC Account Registration

To register IRC account, first connect to irc.AbleNET.org on port 6667 using IRC Client or our Java Chat .
After you connected to the server, type:

/msg AuthServ@Services.AbleNET.org REGISTER [account] [password]

DO NOT TYPE THE [ and ]! [ ] indicates required fields.
The REGISTER command creates a new account with AuthServ. Creating an account enables a user to be added to channel user lists with X, and makes host-hiding possible.

AuthServ is the services bot on AbleNET responsible for user authentication. End users can register new accounts and login to existing ones by using the REGISTER and AUTH commands, respectively. Users can also change their passwords, update the legal hostmasks for use on their account, or set a vacation flag.


AuthServ is not the same as "NickServ" commonly found on other networks. AbleNET does not agree with the concept of "nick ownership"; nicknames are considered to be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. (Exceptions are made for the nicks of services bots, which are inaccessible to users regardless). AuthServ will not prohibit any user from using any nick at any time. Please do not ask IRCOPs to /KILL or G-line a user for using "your" preferred nick; it will not happen.

All users have the ability to see the account name of authenticated users by using the /WHOIS command in your IRC software. This value, rather than a user's nick, is a far more authoritative data point for ascertaining someone's identity.