PMBitchX FAQ

By Nuke


 * Q - How do I change my default IRC nick name and user name?

A: These are set by environment variables, the four most important variables are IRCNICK, IRCNAME, USER and HOME. If you are using beta 3 the installation program should have set these for you. Otherwise you will have to put these variables in your CONFIG.SYS, or edit the PMBITCHX.CMD file and use that to start your IRC session.


 * Q - How do I load the nicklist?

A: At the input prompt type /loaddll nicklist, and then type /nl to activate the nicklist window. In the current version of the nicklist plugin, run /nl only once, because the second time you run /nl it should close the window, but it does not do it correctly so you won't be able to get the nicklist back.


 * Q - There are no menus, what do I do?

A: At the input prompt type /load bxmenu.bx, this will load the default PMBitchX script adding all the functionality most users desire.


 * Q - How can I load a script and/or plugins at startup?

A: Go to the HOME directory pointed to by the HOME environment variable, and create a file called bx-rc, this is the equivilent to .bitchxrc in UNIX. In that file enter the commands to load the dll's and scripts you desire.


 * Q - The unix filenames don't work in PMBitchX, what is wrong?

A: Due to filename restrictions on FAT systems the BitchX filenames have been shortened for OS/2 and Windows.