From f052b6609d46fa19fbf478a6219856cea80f95de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Valentin Lorentz Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 09:37:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add an item in the FAQ about secure connections. --- use/faq.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/use/faq.rst b/use/faq.rst index a223676..93caf58 100644 --- a/use/faq.rst +++ b/use/faq.rst @@ -246,6 +246,26 @@ Or just for one channel:: config channel #channel supybot.reply.whenAddressedBy.nick False config channel #channel supybot.reply.whenAddressedBy.nick.atEnd False +How to make a connection secure? +================================ + +First, you should make the bot use SSL for each network:: + + config supybot.networks..ssl on + +Then, you must update the server port for the network the bot connects to (this is +usually 6697, but some networks use a different one):: + + config supybot.networks..servers irc.network.com/6697 + +In the previous command, you must of course replace `irc.network.com` with the +hostname of a server of the network. You could either check out the network's +website, or get the current one, with this command:: + + config supybot.networks..servers + + + .. _blocks: http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#blockingmessages .. _tsocks: http://tsocks.sourceforge.net .. _issue tracker: https://github.com/ProgVal/Limnoria/issues