From bb476f4a0d60bbc41393a86a370aa94ab405b081 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?louiz=E2=80=99?= Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 01:00:17 +0100 Subject: Allow to override the addresses used to connect to an IRC network fix #3273 --- doc/biboumi.1.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/biboumi.1.rst b/doc/biboumi.1.rst index 2d83dfe..3cb379b 100644 --- a/doc/biboumi.1.rst +++ b/doc/biboumi.1.rst @@ -621,6 +621,17 @@ On a server JID (e.g on the JID chat.freenode.org@biboumi.example.com) - configure: Lets each user configure some options that applies to the concerned IRC server. The provided configuration form contains these fields: + + * Address: This address (IPv4, IPv6 or hostname) will be used, when + biboumi connects to this server. This is a very handy way to have a + custom name for a network, and be able to edit the address to use + if one endpoint for that server is dead, but continue using the same + JID. For example, a user could configure the server + “freenode@biboumi.example.com”, set “chat.freenode.net” in its + “Address” field, and then they would be able to user “freenode” as + the network name forever: if “chat.freenode.net” breaks for some + reason, it can be changed to “irc.freenode.org” instead, and the user + would not need to change all their bookmarks and settings. * Realname: The customized “real name” as it will appear on the user’s whois. This option is not available if biboumi is configured with realname_customization to false. -- cgit v1.2.3