On Sun, Aug 12, 2018 at 12:06 AM, Helen Koike wrote: > Quick help here: > > "#debian-welcome: Cannot join channel (Need to be identified and > verified to join this channel"
The NickServ info for your nick says you are not verified. > I am already identified, how can I do the "verified" part? I thought this referred to email verification, but the OFTC news says: As of 2017-03-26, NickServ will require nick verification via services.oftc.net for the +R user mode. This affects channels using the +M and +R channel modes. In other words, make sure to verify your newly registered nickname using the web interface. https://www.oftc.net/ It looks like you have to login and solve a Google CAPTCHA: https://services.oftc.net/ For folks who don't run JS, python3-librecaptcha might be helpful here. > Also, shouldn't the channel be easy for newcomers to join? Yes, the recent spam flooding of OFTC and Freenode have caused a lot of channels to apply +M/+R and similar channel modes to block the spammers. I guess it might be time to disable that, especially for #debian-welcome. https://www.oftc.net/ChannelModes/ -- bye, pabs https://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise
