MINBIF(8) System Manager's Manual MINBIF(8)NAME
minbif - The IRC instant messaging gateway
SYNOPSIS
minbif [-hv] [--pidfile pidfile] CONFIG_FILE
DESCRIPTION
Minbif is an IRC gateway to IM networks which provides the following features:
* Minbif uses a library which abstracts all IM calls, and has several plugins to support more than 15 IM protocols (IRC included!);
* Two modes: inetd and daemon fork;
* Only IRC commands are used to control Minbif;
* IM Certificates check;
* Buddies are IRC users;
* Each account is associated to a status channel, where all connected buddies are;
* Add and remove buddies from list with /INVITE and /KICK commands;
* Blocked users are bans on the account's status channel;
* Display when a buddy is typing a message;
* Can chat with someone who is not in your buddy list;
* You can see buddies' icons (with libcaca) or download them;
* DCC SEND an image to set your icon on IM networks;
* Display extended information about buddies with /WII command;
* Status management;
* Can send and receive files, which are sent or received to/from your IRC client with DCC SEND;
* Conversation channels are supported;
* Auto-rejoin conversation channels at connection;
* Display list of channels on an IM account with /LIST;
* irssi scripts to increase your user experience of minbif;
* CACAcam (webcam in ascii art);
* CoinCoin plugin for libpurple;
* PAM support;
* TLS support with certificate auth.
OPTIONS --pidfile pidfile
path to pidfile where the minbif's PID is written.
--version
display version of minbif.
--help show help.
config_file
Configuration file location.
CONFIGURATION
Edit the minbif.conf file and change value when needed.
With the inetd mode, use this command to add minbif:
# update-inetd --add '56667 stream tcp nowait minbif /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/bin/minbif /etc/minbif/minbif.conf'
With the daemon fork mode, run minbif with:
# minbif /etc/minbif/minbif.conf
HOW TO USE
Connect your IRC client (for examble irssi) on minbif with this command:
/server localhost 56667 password
The nickname set on your IRC client is your username on minbif. First time you connect to minbif with this nickname, the account is created
and the password parameter is set.
Next, use the /map help command to know how to add a network.
See also: http://minbif.im/Quick_start
COPYRIGHT
Copyright(C) 2009-2011 Romain Bignon
For full COPYRIGHT see COPYING file with minbif package.
FILES
"minbif.conf"
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BitlBee - IRC gateway to IM chat networks
SYNOPSIS
bitlbee [-I] [-c configuration file] [-d configuration directory]
bitlbee -D [-i address] [-p port number] [-n] [-v] [-c configuration file] [-d configuration directory]
bitlbee -h
DESCRIPTION
BitlBee is an IRC daemon that can talk to instant messaging networks and acts as a gateway. Users can connect to the server with any normal
IRC client and see their 'buddy list' in &bitlbee. It currently supports Oscar (AIM and ICQ), MSN, Jabber, Yahoo! and Twitter.
bitlbee should be called by inetd(8), or you can run it as a stand-alone daemon.
OPTIONS -I Run in inetd(8) mode. This is the default setting, you usually don't have to specify this option.
-D Run in daemon mode. In this mode, BitlBee forks to the background and waits for new connections. All clients will be served from one
process.
-F Run in ForkDaemon mode. This is similar to ordinary daemon mode, but every client gets its own process. Easier to set up than inetd
mode, and without the possible stability issues.
-i address
Only useful when running in daemon mode, to specify the network interface (identified by IP address) to which the daemon should
attach. Use this if you don't want BitlBee to listen on every interface (which is the default behaviour).
-p port number
Only useful when running in daemon mode, to specify the port number on which BitlBee should listen for connections. 6667 is the
default value.
-n Only useful when running in daemon mode. This option prevents BitlBee from forking into the background.
-v Be more verbose. This only works together with the -n flag.
-c path to other configuration file
Use a different configuration file.
-d path to user settings directory
BitlBee normally saves every user's settings in /var/lib/bitlbee/. If you want the settings to be stored somewhere else (for exam-
ple, if you don't have write permissions in the default location), use this option.
-h Show help information.
COMMANDS
To get a complete list of commands, please use the help commands command in the &bitlbee channel.
SEE ALSO ircd(8), inetd(8), inetd.conf(5), gaim(1).
http://www.bitlbee.org/
For more information on using BitlBee, once connected, you should use the on-line help system.
BUGS
Of course there are bugs. If you find some, please report them at http://bugs.bitlbee.org/.
LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER-
CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
AUTHORS
Wilmer van der Gaast <wilmer@gaast.net>
Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@vernstok.nl>
Maurits Dijkstra <mauritsd@xs4all.nl>
07 March 2004 bitlbee(8)