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wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <chapter id="quickstart">
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <title>Quickstart</title>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 Welcome to BitlBee, your IRC gateway to ICQ, MSN, AOL, Jabber and Yahoo Instant Messaging Systems.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 The center of BitlBee is the control channel, <emphasis>#bitlbee</emphasis>. Two users will always be there, <emphasis>you</emphasis> (where "you" is the nickname you are using) and the system user, <emphasis>root</emphasis>.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 You need register so that all your IM settings (passwords, contacts, etc) can be saved on the BitlBee server. It's important that you pick a good password so no one else can access your account. Register with this password using the <emphasis>register</emphasis> command: <emphasis>register &lt;password&gt;</emphasis> (without the brackets!).
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 Be sure to remember your password. The next time you connect to the BitlBee server you will need to <emphasis>identify &lt;password&gt;</emphasis> so that you will be recognised and logged in to all the IM services automatically.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 When finished, type <emphasis>help quickstart2</emphasis> to continue.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <sect1 id="quickstart2">
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <title>Add and Connect To your IM Account(s)</title>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <!-- quickstart2 -->
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <emphasis>Step Two: Add and Connect To your IM Account(s).</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 To add an account to the account list you will need to use the <emphasis>account add</emphasis> command: <emphasis>account add &lt;protocol&gt; &lt;username&gt; &lt;password&gt; [&lt;server&gt;]</emphasis>.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 For instance, suppose you have an ICQ account with UIN <emphasis>72696705</emphasis> with password <emphasis>QuickStart</emphasis>, you would:
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="you">account add oscar 72696705 QuickStart login.icq.com</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="root">Account successfully added</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 Other available IM protocols are jabber, msn, and yahoo. Oscar is the protocol used by ICQ and AOL. For oscar, you need to specify the IM-server as a fourth argument (for msn and yahoo there is no fourth argument). For AOL Instant Messenger, the server name is <emphasis>login.oscar.aol.com</emphasis>. For ICQ, the server name is <emphasis>login.icq.com</emphasis>.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 When you are finished adding your account(s) use the <emphasis>account on</emphasis> command to enable all your accounts, type <emphasis>help quickstart3</emphasis> to continue.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </sect1>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <sect1 id="quickstart3">
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <title>Managing Contact Lists: Rename</title>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <!--quickstart3-->
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <emphasis>Step Three: Managing Contact Lists: Rename</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 For most protocols (currently MSN, Jabber, Yahoo and AOL) BitlBee can download the contact list automatically from the IM server and all the on-line users should appear in the control channel when you log in.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 BitlBee will convert names into irc-friendly form (for instance: tux@example.com will be given the nickname tux). If you have more than one person who would have the same name by this logic (for instance: tux@example.com and tux@bitlbee.org) the second one to log on will be tux_. The same is true if you have a tux log on to AOL and a tux log on from Yahoo.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 It would be easy to get these two mixed up, so BitlBee has a <emphasis>rename</emphasis> command to change the nickname into something more suitable: <emphasis>rename &lt;oldnick&gt; &lt;newnick&gt;</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="you">rename tux_ bitlbeetux</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircaction nick="tux_">is now known as <emphasis>bitlbeetux</emphasis></ircaction>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="root">Nick successfully changed</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 When finished, type <emphasis>help quickstart4</emphasis> to continue.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </sect1>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <sect1 id="quickstart4">
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <title>Step Four: Managing Contact Lists: Add and Remove.</title>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <emphasis>Step Four: Managing Contact Lists: Add and Remove.</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 Now you might want to add some contacts, to do this we will use the <emphasis>add</emphasis> command. It needs two arguments: a connection ID (which can be a number (try <emphasis>account list</emphasis>), protocol name or (part of) the screenname) and the user's handle. It is used in the following way: <emphasis>add &lt;connection&gt; &lt;handle&gt;</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="you">add 0 r2d2@example.com</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircaction nick="r2d2"> has joined <emphasis>#bitlbee</emphasis></ircaction>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 In this case r2d2 is online, since he/she joins the channel immediately. If the user is not online you will not see them join until they log on.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 Lets say you accidentally added r2d3@example.com rather than r2d2@example.com, or maybe you just want to remove a user from your list because you never talk to them. To remove a name you will want to use the <emphasis>remove</emphasis> command: <emphasis>remove &lt;nick&gt;</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 When finished, type <emphasis>help quickstart5</emphasis> to continue.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </sect1>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <sect1 id="quickstart5">
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <title>Chatting</title>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <emphasis>Step Five: Chatting.</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 First of all, a person must be on your contact list for you to chat with them (unless it's a group chat, <emphasis>help groupchats</emphasis> for more). If someone not on your contact list sends you a message, simply add them to the proper account with the <emphasis>add</emphasis> command. Once they are on your list and online, you can chat with them in #bitlbee:
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="you">tux: hey, how's the weather down there?</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 	<ircline nick="tux"> you: a bit chilly!</ircline>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </ircexample>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 If you'd rather chat with them in a separate window use the <emphasis>/msg</emphasis> or <emphasis>/query</emphasis> command, just like you would for a private message in IRC.  If you want to have messages automatically come up in private messages rather than in the #bitlbee channel, use the <emphasis>set private</emphasis> command: <emphasis>set private true</emphasis> (<emphasis>set private false</emphasis> to change back).
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 You know the basics. If you want to get to know more about BitlBee, please type <emphasis>help quickstart6</emphasis>.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </sect1>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <sect1 id="quickstart6">
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <title>Further Resources</title>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <emphasis>So you want more than just chatting? Or maybe you're just looking for a feature?</emphasis>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 You can type <emphasis>help set</emphasis> to learn more about the possible BitlBee user settings. Among these user settings you will find options for common issues, such as changing the charset, HTML stripping and automatic connecting (simply type <emphasis>set</emphasis> to see current user settings).
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 For more subjects (like groupchats and away states), please type <emphasis>help index</emphasis>.
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 If you're still looking for something, please visit us in #bitlbee on the OFTC network (you can connect via irc.bitlbee.org), or mail us your problem/suggestion. Good luck and enjoy the Bee!
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </sect1>
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 
wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707 </chapter>
end wilmer@gaast.net-20051106182318-bcd0c40510635707
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wilmer@gaast.net-20051121115348-47a35a345605739b The center of BitlBee is the control channel, <emphasis>&amp;bitlbee</emphasis>. Two users will always be there, <emphasis>you</emphasis> (where "you" is the nickname you are using) and the system user, <emphasis>root</emphasis>.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20051121115348-47a35a345605739b 	<ircaction nick="r2d2"> has joined <emphasis>&amp;bitlbee</emphasis></ircaction>
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wilmer@gaast.net-20051121115348-47a35a345605739b First of all, a person must be on your contact list for you to chat with them (unless it's a group chat, <emphasis>help groupchats</emphasis> for more). If someone not on your contact list sends you a message, simply add them to the proper account with the <emphasis>add</emphasis> command. Once they are on your list and online, you can chat with them in &amp;bitlbee:
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wilmer@gaast.net-20051121115348-47a35a345605739b If you'd rather chat with them in a separate window use the <emphasis>/msg</emphasis> or <emphasis>/query</emphasis> command, just like you would for a private message in IRC.  If you want to have messages automatically come up in private messages rather than in the &amp;bitlbee channel, use the <emphasis>set private</emphasis> command: <emphasis>set private true</emphasis> (<emphasis>set private false</emphasis> to change back).
end wilmer@gaast.net-20051121115348-47a35a345605739b
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wilmer@gaast.net-20071212233051-fn8bh4aytsx0hiz9 	<ircline nick="you">account add jabber bitlbee@jabber.org QuickStart</ircline>
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wilmer@gaast.net-20071212233051-fn8bh4aytsx0hiz9 Other available IM protocols are msn, oscar, and yahoo. Oscar is the protocol used by ICQ and AOL.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080113144551-zrvtxf43x1jz3i7q For instance, suppose you have a Jabber account at jabber.org with handle <emphasis>bitlbee@jabber.org</emphasis> with password <emphasis>QuickStart</emphasis>, you would:
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080113144551-zrvtxf43x1jz3i7q Other available IM protocols are msn, oscar, and yahoo. OSCAR is the protocol used by ICQ and AOL. For more information about the <emphasis>account add</emphasis> command, see <emphasis>help account add</emphasis>.
end wilmer@gaast.net-20080113144551-zrvtxf43x1jz3i7q
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y Now BitlBee logs in and downloads the contact list from the IM server. In a few seconds, all your on-line buddies should show up in the control channel.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y BitlBee will convert names into IRC-friendly form (for instance: tux@example.com will be given the nickname tux). If you have more than one person who would have the same name by this logic (for instance: tux@example.com and tux@bitlbee.org) the second one to log on will be tux_. The same is true if you have a tux log on to AOL and a tux log on from Yahoo.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y 	<ircline nick="tux">you: a bit chilly!</ircline>
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y Note that, although all contacts are in the &amp;bitlbee channel, only tux will actually receive this message. The &amp;bitlbee channel shouldn't be confused with a real IRC channel.
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y 
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y If you prefer chatting in a separate window, use the <emphasis>/msg</emphasis> or <emphasis>/query</emphasis> command, just like on real IRC. BitlBee will remember how you talk to someone and show his/her responses the same way. If you want to change the default behaviour (for people you haven't talked to yet), see <emphasis>help set private</emphasis>.
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kenobi@rhea-20071218235935-utpyo7hoo9imtr2c 	<ircline nick="you">account add jabber bitlbee@jabber.org QuickStart</ircline>
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kenobi@rhea-20071218235935-utpyo7hoo9imtr2c Other available IM protocols are msn, oscar, and yahoo. Oscar is the protocol used by ICQ and AOL.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y Now BitlBee logs in and downloads the contact list from the IM server. In a few seconds, all your on-line buddies should show up in the control channel.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y BitlBee will convert names into IRC-friendly form (for instance: tux@example.com will be given the nickname tux). If you have more than one person who would have the same name by this logic (for instance: tux@example.com and tux@bitlbee.org) the second one to log on will be tux_. The same is true if you have a tux log on to AOL and a tux log on from Yahoo.
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y 	<ircline nick="tux">you: a bit chilly!</ircline>
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wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y Note that, although all contacts are in the &amp;bitlbee channel, only tux will actually receive this message. The &amp;bitlbee channel shouldn't be confused with a real IRC channel.
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y </para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y 
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y <para>
wilmer@gaast.net-20080302175821-aor9yjf3q6k0hf9y If you prefer chatting in a separate window, use the <emphasis>/msg</emphasis> or <emphasis>/query</emphasis> command, just like on real IRC. BitlBee will remember how you talk to someone and show his/her responses the same way. If you want to change the default behaviour (for people you haven't talked to yet), see <emphasis>help set private</emphasis>.
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