XChat: Configuring SASL

If you got one or more of these errors, then you need activate SASL for XChat.

* #centos #centos-unregistered :Forwarding to another channel
* #fedora #fedora-unregistered :Forwarding to another channel
* #rhel :Cannot join channel (+r) - you need to be identified with services
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-ChanServ- [#fedora-unregistered] You have been redirected to the #fedora-unregistered because you are not registered with freenode. See http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup for information on how to do this.
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<centbot> You are here because you are not identified to nickserv. #centos does not permit unidentified users to join the channel as a means of reducing problematic behaviors. Please refer to http://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration for information on registering a nick and identifying to nickserv.
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<fedbot> You are here in #fedora-unregistered because you are not registered or identified with freenode. See https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration or /msg nickserv help register for more information.



1. Open this webpage: http://freenode-dev.net/sasl/sasl-xchat.shtml

2. Read the text "Alternative Configuration for SASL"

3. Download the script: sasl-lite-xchat.pl

4. Copy the script into the directory from which XChat loads startup scripts. Default location: ~/.xchat2

5. Open the script, and change EDIT in  

my $sasl_user = "EDIT"; to be your registered nick. 

Then change EDIT in 

my $sasl_password = "EDIT"; to be your NickServ password.

Example:  

[Line]   [Source]

28   ### EDIT ME ###

29 

30   my $sasl_user = "Steve";
31   my $sasl_password = "steve100";
32 
33   ### END EDITING! ###