my script throws error "You have not registered"

[tiye]

irc = require "irc"

client = new irc.Client 'irc.freenode.net', 'jiyinyiyong',
  channels: ['#ubuntu']

client.addListener 'message#ubuntu', (from, message) ->
  console.log (from + ' => #ubuntu: ' + message)

client.addListener 'error', (message) ->
  console.log 'error:', message

I was told that I have not registered and later banned,

[INFO] 00:26:07 Restarting
error: { prefix: 'sendak.freenode.net',
  server: 'sendak.freenode.net',
  command: 'err_notregistered',
  rawCommand: '451',
  commandType: 'error',
  args: [ '*', 'You have not registered' ] }
error: { prefix: 'sendak.freenode.net',
  server: 'sendak.freenode.net',
  command: 'err_bannedfromchan',
  rawCommand: '474',
  commandType: 'error',
  args:
   [ 'jiyinyiyong',
     '#ubuntu',
     'Cannot join channel (+b) - you are banned' ] }
[INFO] 00:28:22 Restarting
error: { prefix: 'verne.freenode.net',
  server: 'verne.freenode.net',
  command: 'err_bannedfromchan',
  rawCommand: '474',
  commandType: 'error',
  args:
   [ 'jiyinyiyong',
     '#ubuntu',
     'Cannot join channel (+b) - you are banned' ] }

But why is this and what do I suppose to do to fix it?

[katanacrimson]

Not a bug. Read your error messages, too. That +b is a bit of a hint.

Try looking into freenode's nickserv.

[tiye]

It's probably a problem on the poor docmentation. I did my search, but the API docs seems not to cover the part about examples of sending messages like that:

/msg nickserv register <password> <email>

referal: http://www.wikihow.com/Register-a-User-Name-on-Freenode

[katanacrimson]

You should probably read the IRC RFC (1459 if memory serves) first before complaining about the documentation. Knowledge of the RFC (and it's a rather short one) is a prerequisite to building bots or clients around IRC itself.

Plus, networks are rather individual in implementation of the protocol and enforcement of nick registration, authentication, etc.

[tiye]

Well, I think whether the basic steps of running an IRC client should be documented depends on your opinion. I think the steps are, 1) install module, copy code and receive messages from server, 2) read IRC protocol(thanks for the link), 3) build a client. And I'm on 1).

[katanacrimson]

Understanding the protocol is a requirement of implementing it. You're not going to do webdev without knowing the basics of HTTP, and you can't do IRC without knowing the protocol basics either.

[tiye]

I'm agree on your opinion. But take your example of HTTP, my opinion is when people want to learn HTTP, he does, 1) copy code and make stupid page with HTML/CSS/JavaScript, 2) learn how HTTP works, 3) go on to build server. And I don't think it's good when you put 1) as a part of 3).
I have to move the question to StackOverflow if you think it's not belong here.

Anyway is out of topic now. Closing.