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| First of all, there are a couple of requirements you have to fulfill before signing up: | == Requirements == First of all, you have to be able to communicate in English. Maybe you already do, because you can read this :) |
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| * An email address that you check regularily and are going to keep for a while, preferably an ISP-mail. If you don't have one, you can get one with the shell. * Access to a mobile phone or other device with SMS-capability. * You have to be able to speak English. Next, follow these steps: |
You also need a mail address. If you don't already have one, you can get one with the shell, talk to Independence. |
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| 1. Join our IRC-channel #blinkenshell @ irc.shellsnet.org . Register your nickname with the nickserv bot on shellsnet. 1. Create an account on this wiki. Use your preferred nickname as account name. 1. Go to the page ["Info/Login"] (you have log in with your wiki account to view this page) and follow the instructions to log on to the shell server. This will allow you to run the shell signup program, there are six steps in this program that you have to complete before you can continue. 1. Before you can finish the last step in the signup program, I will check the info you have submitted. If you have failed to signup on shellsnet or something like that, you can't proceed. 1. Hang around in the IRC-channel for some time (a couple of days) and try to get and know us. You have to be somewhat active, stats is available here so you can see how active you are: http://blinkenbot.blinkenshell.org/ If you find that no one is online when you are, try sending an email to JohanMarcusson instead. 1. You can now complete the last step in the signup program, the SMS activasion. 1. When you're done with all that, I'll review your application and manually create an account if everything looks allright. |
Lastly, you need some means of establising IRL-contact. The standard way of doing this is by recieving an SMS, but a postcard or something like that would also work if you don't have a cellphone. You should be active in the IRC-channel, both before and after you get your account. == Getting an account == To get an account, you have to complete a rather long signup process. Not in terms of time necessarily, but there are quite a few steps. This involves setting up several accounts. Firstly, you register your nickname on our home IRC network, you then create an account in the signup program (please use the same or at least similar nicknames!). If everything goes well then you will get a real system account on the server. Please read all the relevant information on this webpage (especially rules and the information pages) so you know what this type of service this is before you start applying for an account! Follow these steps and you should have an account in a couple of days: 1. Join our IRC-channel #blinkenshell @ irc.systemshell.net or irc.overloadx.net. Register your nickname with the NickServ bot. Send "help register" to the user NickServ (/msg nickserv help register) to get help on registering your nickname or take a look at our:[http://blinkenshell.org/wiki/Howto Howto]. 1. Go to the page ["Info/Login"] and follow the instructions to log on to the shell server. 1. Once logged in to the server, you can run the shell signup program. There are six steps in this program that you have to complete to get an account. When you run this program, you first have to create an account for the signup process. You will ''not'' be able to log in to the system via ssh with this account! Take a look at the bottom of this page for some tips. 1. Now you will have to get two registered users to vouch (approve) for you. Just join the chat on IRC (if you havn't already) and start talking to us! :) 1. You can now complete the last step in the signup program, the SMS activation. Log in with the signup user, and then with the signup account you created when you first ran the signup program. Try and make sure you ''get your number right the first time!'' Use the "test our gateway" on the right side on this page before you enter the number in the signup program: http://www.clickatell.com/brochure/coverage/coverage.php The SMS should arrive within a copule of minutes, usually in seconds. The SMS is free on your part, you don't have to pay anything. I do however pay a small fee for this every time someone sends an SMS, if you would like to help pay for this service please consider a [:Info/Donations:donation]. 1. When you're done with all that, I'll review your application and manually create an account if everything looks allright. Good luck! |
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| I expect you to log in to the IRC-channel once in a while, even after you get your account. Please add #blinkenshell to your autojoin channels in your IRC client, and autoidentify with nickserv is probably a good idea too. == Misc info/FAQ == If you fail the quiz the first time, you can try again. There is no limit on how many times you can take the quiz, but you have to wait five minutes before you try again. Do not try and guess answers, you will have to understand the questions and answers. Also, you have to get every single question right in one pass. In the signup program, you create an account for the signup process. You will not be able to log in to the system (SSH) with this account. This account is only valid in the signup program, and you have to start the signup program by logging in with the user signup. So, first log in with the signup user and when you are in you can use the account with the name/password you created. Sometimes it takes a long time go get to the next step when you are at step 4 or 6. This is because the administrator has to manually check up on some things, and he doesn't always remember to do it. Just ask him nicely on IRC when he's around and it will probably be done before long. '''Also, remember to try and be active on IRC!''' '''New:''' Please take a look on the new page about ["Security"]! |
Signup
Requirements
First of all, you have to be able to communicate in English. Maybe you already do, because you can read this 
You also need a mail address. If you don't already have one, you can get one with the shell, talk to Independence.
Lastly, you need some means of establising IRL-contact. The standard way of doing this is by recieving an SMS, but a postcard or something like that would also work if you don't have a cellphone.
You should be active in the IRC-channel, both before and after you get your account.
Getting an account
To get an account, you have to complete a rather long signup process. Not in terms of time necessarily, but there are quite a few steps. This involves setting up several accounts. Firstly, you register your nickname on our home IRC network, you then create an account in the signup program (please use the same or at least similar nicknames!). If everything goes well then you will get a real system account on the server. Please read all the relevant information on this webpage (especially rules and the information pages) so you know what this type of service this is before you start applying for an account! Follow these steps and you should have an account in a couple of days:
Join our IRC-channel #blinkenshell @ irc.systemshell.net or irc.overloadx.net. Register your nickname with the NickServ bot. Send "help register" to the user NickServ (/msg nickserv help register) to get help on registering your nickname or take a look at our:[http://blinkenshell.org/wiki/Howto Howto].
- Go to the page ["Info/Login"] and follow the instructions to log on to the shell server.
Once logged in to the server, you can run the shell signup program. There are six steps in this program that you have to complete to get an account. When you run this program, you first have to create an account for the signup process. You will not be able to log in to the system via ssh with this account! Take a look at the bottom of this page for some tips.
Now you will have to get two registered users to vouch (approve) for you. Just join the chat on IRC (if you havn't already) and start talking to us!
You can now complete the last step in the signup program, the SMS activation. Log in with the signup user, and then with the signup account you created when you first ran the signup program. Try and make sure you get your number right the first time! Use the "test our gateway" on the right side on this page before you enter the number in the signup program: http://www.clickatell.com/brochure/coverage/coverage.php The SMS should arrive within a copule of minutes, usually in seconds. The SMS is free on your part, you don't have to pay anything. I do however pay a small fee for this every time someone sends an SMS, if you would like to help pay for this service please consider a [:Info/Donations:donation].
- When you're done with all that, I'll review your application and manually create an account if everything looks allright. Good luck!
You can see what step you are currently at in the signup program at this page: http://signup.blinkenshell.org/
Feel free to ask us in the chat channel if you have any questions about the service.
I expect you to log in to the IRC-channel once in a while, even after you get your account. Please add #blinkenshell to your autojoin channels in your IRC client, and autoidentify with nickserv is probably a good idea too.
Misc info/FAQ
If you fail the quiz the first time, you can try again. There is no limit on how many times you can take the quiz, but you have to wait five minutes before you try again. Do not try and guess answers, you will have to understand the questions and answers. Also, you have to get every single question right in one pass.
In the signup program, you create an account for the signup process. You will not be able to log in to the system (SSH) with this account. This account is only valid in the signup program, and you have to start the signup program by logging in with the user signup. So, first log in with the signup user and when you are in you can use the account with the name/password you created.
Sometimes it takes a long time go get to the next step when you are at step 4 or 6. This is because the administrator has to manually check up on some things, and he doesn't always remember to do it. Just ask him nicely on IRC when he's around and it will probably be done before long. Also, remember to try and be active on IRC!
New: Please take a look on the new page about ["Security"]!