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| First of all, there are a couple of requirements you have to fulfill before signing up: | == Requirements == * '''You have to be active in the [[Info/IRC|chat]]''', both during the signup process and after you get your account. You will never get an account unless you join the chat and talk to us. Participating in the community is very important! * You will need a valid email address. * You will also need some way of ensuring us of that you are a real person, not just an alias you use for hacking sites on the internet. This usually means you will either have to '''receive an SMS ''or''''' making a small (0.01$) '''PayPal ("verified" account) transfer'''. |
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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. | == The procedure == To get an account at Blinkenshell, you must complete the five steps in our signup process. You do this by logging in to the shell server via [[SSH]] with a special account to run the signup program. |
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| * Access to a mobile phone or other device with SMS-capability. * You have to have a registered account at Shellsnet ( the IRC-network where our chat channel is located, website here: http://www.shellsnet.org/ . Registered with Nickserv that is, not registered on their wiki! ) * You have to be able to speak English. Next, follow these steps: |
Start by joining our chat. We use the chat protocol IRC, if you've never used it before take a look here: [[Info/IRC]] (or use the webchat). If you're used to IRC, just join this network/channel: '''#blinkenshell @ irc.allshells.net''' |
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| 1. Add your name on the list of interrested users here: ["Users"] 1. Hang around in the IRC-channel for some time (about a week) 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://shell.blinkenlights.se/rhea/~blinkenbot/ If there is no conversation at the moment, start one yourself, someone is probably listening. If you find that no one is online when you are, try sending an email to JohanMarcusson instead. 1. Send me a pm and I'll ask you some questions about you, your intentions with the shell and so on. If you answer in a good way, you will be given an activasion code. 1. Use the activasion code to login to the signup program. Here you will validate your email and phone (SMS) aswell as aswering some more questions and doing a quiz. 1. When you're done with all that, I'll review the application and manually create an account if everything looks allright. Please read all the relevant information on this webpage so you know what this type of service this is before you start applying for an account. |
You also need to register your nickname with the NickServ bot (this is required for later). Type "/msg nickserv help register" to get help on registering your nickname or take a look at: [[Howto/Register_Nickname]]. Next, you should log in to the server via [[SSH]]. Connect to blinkenshell.org on port 2222, and log in with username/password: signup/signup23 (More info: [[Info/Login]]) After you have logged in to the signup program, you need to create a '''"signup user account"''' to handle your signup process. '''Important:''' you can not directly log in via SSH using this account! You will have to log in with the username ''signup'' to start the signup program first! ([[http://blinkenshell.org/moindata/accounts.png|Image: Explanation of different accounts at Blinkenshell]]) When you have your signup user account and are logged in, you can begin with the five steps of the signup program: 1. A quiz with ~20 questions to verify that you are familiar with the rules and other necessary information on Blinkenshell. Be sure to read all the relevant info on this website ([[Info/About|About]], [[Info/Rules|Rules]], [[Info/IRC|IRC]], [[Info/Webhosting|Webhosting]], [[Start]]) before starting! You can find manual pages for common Linux commands here: http://man.he.net/ 1. Verify your email address. 1. Verify your NickServ acccount. 1. Get two registered users to vouch (approve) for you. Just join the [[Info/IRC|chat]] (if you haven't already) and start talking to us, get to know some people! :) You can't be vouched within 24 hours of first creating your signup account. See also the little howto [[Howto/GetVouched|GetVouched]]. 1. IRL Verification. Here you can either enter your phone number and recieve an SMS with a verification code, or donate a small amount (like 0.01$) via PayPal from a verified account. When you're done with all that, [[Independence]] will review your application and manually create your account if everything looks alright. Good luck! You can see what step you are currently at in the signup program at this page: http://signup.blinkenshell.org/ or by issuing the command `!signup <username>` in the chat. Feel free to ask us in the chat if you have any questions about anything! You are expected to visit the IRC-channel once in a while, even after you get your account. Please add #blinkenshell to your autojoin channels in your IRC client! (Autoidentify with NickServ is probably a good idea too.) == Misc info/FAQ == '''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 then, when you are in, you can use the signup account.''' 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 can 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 to pass. Step 4 may seem scary to some. If your English is weak, remember that many of us aren't native English speakers either - try us, and you'll find out that we're quite understanding. If you don't know what to say when entering a quiet IRC channel, try telling us what you do, who you are, why you want the shell, or something like that. We don't want an essay, but say something. '''Remember to be active in the chat!''' |
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Signup
Requirements
You have to be active in the chat, both during the signup process and after you get your account. You will never get an account unless you join the chat and talk to us. Participating in the community is very important!
- You will need a valid email address.
You will also need some way of ensuring us of that you are a real person, not just an alias you use for hacking sites on the internet. This usually means you will either have to receive an SMS or making a small (0.01$) PayPal ("verified" account) transfer.
The procedure
To get an account at Blinkenshell, you must complete the five steps in our signup process. You do this by logging in to the shell server via SSH with a special account to run the signup program.
Start by joining our chat. We use the chat protocol IRC, if you've never used it before take a look here: Info/IRC (or use the webchat). If you're used to IRC, just join this network/channel: #blinkenshell @ irc.allshells.net
You also need to register your nickname with the NickServ bot (this is required for later). Type "/msg nickserv help register" to get help on registering your nickname or take a look at: Howto/Register_Nickname.
Next, you should log in to the server via SSH. Connect to blinkenshell.org on port 2222, and log in with username/password: signup/signup23 (More info: Info/Login)
After you have logged in to the signup program, you need to create a "signup user account" to handle your signup process. Important: you can not directly log in via SSH using this account! You will have to log in with the username signup to start the signup program first! (Image: Explanation of different accounts at Blinkenshell)
When you have your signup user account and are logged in, you can begin with the five steps of the signup program:
A quiz with ~20 questions to verify that you are familiar with the rules and other necessary information on Blinkenshell. Be sure to read all the relevant info on this website (About, Rules, IRC, Webhosting, Start) before starting! You can find manual pages for common Linux commands here: http://man.he.net/
- Verify your email address.
Verify your NickServ acccount.
Get two registered users to vouch (approve) for you. Just join the chat (if you haven't already) and start talking to us, get to know some people!
You can't be vouched within 24 hours of first creating your signup account. See also the little howto GetVouched. IRL Verification. Here you can either enter your phone number and recieve an SMS with a verification code, or donate a small amount (like 0.01$) via PayPal from a verified account.
When you're done with all that, Independence will review your application and manually create your account if everything looks alright. Good luck!
You can see what step you are currently at in the signup program at this page: http://signup.blinkenshell.org/ or by issuing the command !signup <username> in the chat.
Feel free to ask us in the chat if you have any questions about anything!
You are expected to visit the IRC-channel once in a while, even after you get your account. Please add #blinkenshell to your autojoin channels in your IRC client! (Autoidentify with NickServ is probably a good idea too.)
Misc info/FAQ
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 then, when you are in, you can use the signup account.
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 can 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 to pass.
Step 4 may seem scary to some. If your English is weak, remember that many of us aren't native English speakers either - try us, and you'll find out that we're quite understanding. If you don't know what to say when entering a quiet IRC channel, try telling us what you do, who you are, why you want the shell, or something like that. We don't want an essay, but say something.
Remember to be active in the chat!