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For more information, see [http://bip.t1r.net/ the BIP home page]].
For more information, see [http://bip.t1r.net/ the BIP home page]].


If you want to use the proxy, setup a password with <code>bipmkpw</code> on sunjammer and
== Requesting a proxy ==
send the hash to the [[Infrastructure_Team/Contacts | sysadmin contact]].
 
This service is only available to trusted developers with a [[Sysadmin/Shell_account_request shell account]].
 
Setup a password with <code>bipmkpw</code> on sunjammer and send the
resulting hash to the [[Infrastructure_Team/Contacts | sysadmin contact]] along
with:
 
* Your IRC nickname
* Optionally, a list of channels to connect to
* Optionally, your NickServ password so the proxy can automatically login as you when the server boots
 
Since you'll be connecting from one of our public IPs, we'll provide your actual
login name and real name to the IRC network.
 
Of course, you can have other servers besides FreeNode. Let us know which
ones you require.
 
 
== Configuring your IRC client ==


IRC clients should be configured as follows:
IRC clients should be configured as follows:
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This configuration is known to work with XChat.
This configuration is known to work with XChat.
Of course you can have other servers besides FreeNode. Let us know which
ones you need.