This FAQ consists of answers to several frequently asked questions on the IRC newsgroups and the BBSnet IRC Network help channels. Please email questions to irchelp@thebbs.org.

Section I: General Information

 1.1 - What is IRC?
 1.2 - Do I need software?
 1.3 - Where can I get the software?
 1.4 - How do I setup my software?
 1.5 - What is BBSnet?
 1.6 - How can I get to BBSnet?
 1.7 - Where can I find information about BBSnet?
 1.8 - How can I find out what's happening on BBSnet?
 1.9 - Why is it called BBSnet?
1.10 - What are some good channels to try first?
1.11 - Where can I get a list of servers?
1.12 - Who wrote BBSnet's ircd?
1.13 - Who is the person in charge of BBSnet?
1.14 - How can I help out?
1.15 - What are those @ symbols?
1.16 - What is a bot?

Section II: Services

 2.1 - What are Services?
 2.2 - How do I register my nickname
 2.3 - How do I register my channel?
 2.4 - Why won't services talk to me?
 2.5 - How can I tell what nicknames or channels are registered?
 2.6 - What's a SOP? What's an AOP?
 2.7 - What happened to my nickname, channel, or memo?
 2.8 - How do I use MemoServ?
 2.9 - What happens if I forget my password?
2.10 - Who are the services programmers?
2.11 - Can I get a copy of services?
2.12 - How are BBSnet services different from other nets?
2.13 - There's a nick I'd like to use but it says I can't?

Section III: Other Resources

 3.1 - Where can I find out more about BBSnet?
 3.2 - Where can I find an IRC client?
 3.3 - Where can I find an IRC operator?

Section IV: Administration

 4.1 - How can I become an IRCop?
 4.2 - Can I run my bot on BBSnet?
 4.3 - How do I link my server to BBSnet?