IRC & nicknames

**Mental Trousers** · 30th March 2006, 13:11

If anyone would like help to find out how to stop others using your nickname then please ask me.

**pyrocam** · 30th March 2006, 13:54

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

Here's a fact of life for you -

gee thanks for the fact of life MT I feel enlightened

I do use the java IRC chat

and from your own profile pic

**MidnightMike** · 30th March 2006, 16:28

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

If anyone would like help to find out how to stop others using your nickname then please ask me.

I would thanks.

**Mental Trousers** · 30th March 2006, 17:58

Originally Posted by pyrocam

and from your own profile pic

Who's arguing? I just don't appreciate someone telling how to run a server as I've been running them for more than half my life.

I'll catch you in irc MidnightMike

**chanceyy** · 30th March 2006, 20:41

my nic was copied and thanks to mental, i understand how this came about and how to protect it in future this thread needs to be around ..

from a IRC virgin .. thanks mental for watching out for me :spudwave:

**Rhino** · 30th March 2006, 20:52

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

Using someone elses nickname is right up there with stealing someone elses login to these forums and posting as them. Don't do it.

I totally agree with you M-T. I use mIRC and can do a "whois" but I'm sure that a lot of people wouldn't bother to check if someones input seemed to be "a little different today."