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My question is to do with:
Software	Connecting	Channels	Chatting
AustNet Services	DCC	Protection	Commands
Scripting	Servers	IRC Ops and Helpers	General

Software

What software do I need for IRC?
Can I run "bot" programs? Where do I get one?
What are some of the tricks in mIRC?

Connecting

I can't connect. What should I do?

Channels

How do I join a channel?
How do I see a list of channels that I can join?
How do I leave a channel?
How do I start a channel of my own?
What is a channel operator?
How do I change the topic in a channel?
How do I change a channel's modes?
How do I give a user ops?
How do I kick a user from a channel?
What do the different channel modes mean?

Chatting

How do I send somebody a private message?
How do I open an extended private chat?
What's DCC chat? How do I start one?
DCC chat doesn't open a window on my client. How do I use it?

Austnet Services

How do I unban myself/another person from outside a channel?
What do I do if I forget my password?
How do I register a nickname? How do I deregister one?
How do I register a channel? How do I deregister one?
How do I let only certain levels change my channel's topic?
How do I kill somebody using my nick? Can I make this happen automatically?
How do I ... with ... ?

DCC

Why can't I send files or DCC chat?
Where can I get more information on the DCC protocol?

Protection

How do I stop somebody flooding or abusing me?
How do I stop somebody nuking me?
What does "nick sets mode: +v" mean? What is Virtual World?

Commands

How do I find a person given his nick?
How do I find a person if I know his address or part of it?
How do I set an away message? How do I cancel it?
Where can I find out how CTCP works?

Scripting

Where can I get a good script for mIRC?

Servers

How do I link a server to AustNet? What are the requirements?
What do AustNet servers run on?
Where can I get server software?
What patches do AustNet servers run?
What numerics do servers use? What are the custom AustNet numerics?

IRC Ops and Helpers

How can I become an IRC op?
How can I become a helper?
How can I find an IRC op or an ASD admin when I want one?

General Questions

How can I find a user's address for a ban or ignore?
What document shows me how IRC "really works"?