Register your IRC name! It may be a pita, but it is less of a pita than losing it to someone who wants to pretend to be you. Note that anyone can use your name when you are not there, so this is not a perfect system, but you can kick them off when you come online. You can also just leave your client on. Cary On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Bohyun Kim <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The IRC nickname is ephemeral unless you register it with your email. -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com