From 391bafb84ba0b7491d00b42bf9f6e4f4cde3071d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2021 17:03:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add irc freenode page

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 irc_freenode.mdwn | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 irc_freenode.mdwn

diff --git a/irc_freenode.mdwn b/irc_freenode.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27105f377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc_freenode.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Using the Freenode IRC channel
+
+use any IRC client, connect to the irc.freenode.net server and
+join the #libre-soc channel.  you will need to register a nick
+(instructions are online)
+
+it is also useful to use an IRC "bouncer" - bnc4you provide one
+for free to freenode users.
+
+* join ##bnc4you
+* send this message "-addznc {YOURIDENT} {YOURNICK}
+* check DMs from an account b4u-Service
+* create a new server connection back in your IRC client using the
+  details received.  they will be something like
+  freebnc.bnc4you.xyz/1234 {password}
+
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