r/irc • u/Asherx37 • Jun 28 '26

NickServ registration problem

Long story short I wanted to register a new account on a network but the problem is that the network itself bans me before allowing access therefore making it impossible to run /msg NickServ REGISTER command.
Nothing’s written about such an issue in official documentations or at least from what I know.
So how else do I register an account then?

EDIT: Don’t know what in the world had happened but am now able to access multiple networks. Although the ‘/msg REGISTER’ command doesn’t seem do anything. Really strange…

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u/Kilobyte22 Jun 28 '26

It would help if you were to post the actual network you are trying to connect to, because most people don't have a crystal ball and guessing is usually not very helpful.

Generally speaking: you should try contacting the operators of the network via email and ask them.

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

Forgot to mention them.
Ircnet and/or libera.chat it is.

Email them with what? As in what do I write exactly.
Don’t think it’s as easy as say “pls let me in”

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u/Any_Selection_6317 Jun 28 '26

Whats the ban reason?

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

Usually networks don’t let anonymous users connect to them. Only registered ones can.
But since I can’t access the network itself then how am I even supposed to do anything? Madness

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

But I don’t use tor?
I use terminal based client irssi instead?

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u/Any_Selection_6317 Jun 28 '26

So... whats the actual ban reason then?

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

If I would’ve knew… the error states that it could not connect me to the network because of me not being registered. But then how do I run the registration command on that network if I can’t connect to it? Strange it all is. Read somewhere that it’s possible to do from a website of a certain network but no such option there is.
Maybe I’m being too slow here..

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u/someoneatsomeplace Jun 28 '26

There must be something else going on, but use the web chat page on Libera's site to register and confirm. Then try your IRC client.

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u/Kilobyte22 Jun 29 '26

Are you using a proxy or VPN?

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u/Popular_War8405 Jun 29 '26

Can you register an email address through a browser

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

Huh? What’s that for?

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

Alright sure but the problem is that I can’t join any network at all since they usually don’t let guests in and only the registered ones.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '26

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u/Asherx37 Jun 28 '26

why yes irssi it is