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| = FAQ (WORK IN PROGRESS!) = | = FAQ = |
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| I'm going to put #bitlbee frequently asked questions here, in no particular order, based on answers given in #bitlbee. | <<TableOfContents>> |
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| == How to get the bitlbee version == | == General == === How to get the bitlbee version === |
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| == Can't connect to google talk == | === Do people still use <insert service name here>? === |
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| Probably a SRV resolution error, related to http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1098 | Yes. |
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| {{{ account jabber set server talk.google.com }}} |
=== Loop of "Trying to take over existing session" === |
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| == OTR4 builds losing messages or crashing == | The session takeover feature isn't particularly good, and should be avoided. Do {{{set allow_takeover off}}} and consider using a bouncer like [[http://znc.in/|ZNC]] instead if you need this. |
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| Upgrade to latest bzr. Applies to early development versions and the ones that are currently shipped with debian testing/unstable and ubuntu trusty 14.04. | === <root> Setting ` ' does not exist. (and similar errors) === |
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| See: VersionReference http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1109 http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1110 | You might have a OTR plugin in your irc client or bouncer, which sends a whitespace pattern (made of spaces and tabs) when it's set to "opportunistic" mode, and having that at the end of root commands confuses bitlbee. Find a way to disable it. |
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| == "help otr" gives a help message but "otr foo" says "unknown command" == | (Note that the bitlbee otr plugin does the same, but only where it makes sense). |
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| The help text is always included even if you don't have the otr plugin installed. Install it. == Skype plugin losing messages == See known issues section of HowtoSkype, a few workarounds there. == jabber: Setting `oauth' does not exist. == You're using bitlbee-libpurple, which has a different jabber implementation without oauth. Install the normal bitlbee if you don't need any libpurple specific plugins. You can force compiling the bitlbee jabber module in the libpurple build with this simple one line change. This replaces the libpurple one. {{{ --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ EOF # Having both libpurple and native IM modules in one binary may # do strange things. Let's not do that. msn=0 - jabber=0 + jabber=1 oscar=0 yahoo=0 }}} Tickets: http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1141 http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/731 == I've rebuilt bitlbee and everything seems the same == Check {{{ps aux}}}, kill all old bitlbee processes. Disconnect your irc client. Ensure that you installed to the right place (the configure script installs to /usr/local by default) == msn - Error: Session terminated by remote server (RCT) == RCT means reconnect. The remote server needs to restart for maintenance. == The nick is (probably) not registered == Check that the permissions of the files in /var/lib/bitlbee match the user that is running the bitlbee daemon. == twitter: Error: Could not retrieve /1.1/favorites/create.json: 404 Not Found (Sorry, that page does not exist) == The tweet was deleted == `make install` throws errors about xmlto not found == It's building the user guide. Install asciidoc. You could also ignore the error. == Random issues that make no sense at all and absolutely nobody understands == Might be selinux. == <root> Setting ` ' does not exist. (and similar errors) == You might have a OTR plugin in your irc client or bouncer, which sends a whitespace pattern (made of spaces and tabs) when it's set to "opportunistic" mode, and having that at the end of root commands confuses bitlbee. Find a way to disable it. (Note that the bitlbee otr plugin does the same, but only where it makes sense). == How to register a new jabber account in a server? == Not supported yet. You can use a client like psi or gajim one time just to do the registration step, then do the rest in bitlbee. == How to configure bitlbee to listen on SSL/TLS? == Use stunnel or tls-enabled irc bouncer (e.g. [[http://znc.in/|ZNC]]) in front of it. (TODO: docs) == How to show offline nicks in /names list == |
=== How to show offline nicks in /names list === |
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| == Twitter shows messages from blocked users == | === I restarted bitlbee and my settings didn't save === |
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| Turns out we're supposed to get a list of blocked users and hide them on our side. (TODO: trac ticket) | Some methods of restarting don't save the user settings - do "save" in the control channel to ensure they are saved. Of course, you need an account for that. |
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| == facebook: Several "FacebookUser" contacts that can't be identified == | ---- |
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| These are most likely profiles that were deleted or that blocked you. They might be included in the friends list of your facebook profile. The facebook mobile app might show an option to remove those contacts. | == SSL / TLS == |
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| == facebook: Users join before sending messages, then quit == | === How to connect to the bitlbee server with SSL/TLS? === Use stunnel or tls-enabled irc bouncer (e.g. [[http://znc.in/|ZNC]]) in front of it. (TODO: docs) |
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| This is bitlbee showing exactly what the facebook xmpp server says. You might want to ignore it in your irc client. Example /ignore for irssi (will not work for other clients) {{{ /ignore *!*@chat.facebook.com JOINS QUITS }}} == Twitter reconnects too often, it's annoying == That's often because of server side maintenance. You can reduce annoyingness with: {{{ account twitter set show_old_mentions 0 }}} == What SSL library does bitlbee use? == |
=== What SSL/TLS library does bitlbee use? === |
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| NSS is used by redhat based distros - RHEL, centos, fedora, etc. Affected by this bug http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/785 - but should be okay when using the systemd scripts provided in their packages, or inetd mode. | NSS is used by redhat based distros - RHEL, centos, fedora, etc. |
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| == Is there facebook groupchat support? == | ---- |
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| No. | == Compilation / installation issues == |
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| == Is there google hangouts groupchat support? == | === "help otr" gives a help message but "otr foo" says "unknown command" === |
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| No. One to one chats should still work through jabber. | The help text is always included even if you don't have the otr plugin installed. Install it. |
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| == Whatsapp? == | === I've rebuilt bitlbee and everything seems the same === |
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| There's a libpurple plugin here: https://github.com/davidgfnet/whatsapp-purple | Check {{{ps aux}}}, kill all old bitlbee processes. Disconnect your irc client. Ensure that you installed to the right place (the configure script installs to /usr/local by default) |
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| == Telegram? == | ---- |
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| Probably not. http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1140 | == Jabber == === Can't connect to google talk === Probably a SRV resolution error? {{{ account jabber set server talk.google.com }}} === jabber: Setting `oauth' does not exist. === You're using bitlbee-libpurple, which has a different jabber implementation without oauth. Install the normal bitlbee if you don't need any libpurple specific plugins. You can build bitlbee with the builtin jabber module and libpurple by running ./configure with --jabber=1 --purple=1 === How to register a new jabber account in a server? === Not supported yet. You can use a client like pidgin, psi or gajim one time just to do the registration step, then do the rest in bitlbee. === Is there google hangouts groupchat support? === Not with jabber. Try [[https://bitbucket.org/EionRobb/purple-hangouts|purple-hangouts]] or [[https://github.com/mtomwing/pickups|pickups]] ---- == Twitter == See also issues listed in HowtoTwitter === twitter: Error: Could not retrieve /1.1/favorites/create.json: 404 Not Found (Sorry, that page does not exist) === The tweet was deleted === twitter: Error: Stream closed (200 OK) === Bitlbee has to reconnect due to twitter server side maintenance. It's often harmless, but might be annoying, see the following question. === Twitter shows messages from blocked users === Turns out we're supposed to get a list of blocked users and hide them on our side. [[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1166|Ticket]] === Is the "mute" feature implemented? === Yes, since {{{3.4.2+20160417+master+24-ga244877-git}}} (that's a few commits after 3.4.2) === How can i change the name of the #twitter_<username> channel? === It's a hack, but you can remove the "username" part of it like this {{{ account twitter set username "" }}} And you get a channel named {{{#twitter_}}}. (It doesn't break because the username is irrelevant when using oauth) ---- == Development == === Are there docs? === No. But the [[https://github.com/jgeboski/bitlbee-steam|bitlbee-steam]] plugin is wonderfully documented. Go look at that. Also, read the source, and feel free to ask any questions in #bitlbee. === Can I write plugins in languages other than C? === Maybe, check the 'parson' branch. You could also do like the skype plugin (connects to a daemon over a plain tcp+ssl connection). ---- == Other questions == (Add new questions here, move them later.) === Can I rename/remove &bitlbee? === You can create a new control channel with a different name, see "help channel". Bitlbee will always join &bitlbee because you get messages there before logging in to your user. Currently there is no way to avoid this. This is often asked as a way to workaround IRC client bugs - remember to report those to the developers! |
FAQ
Contents
General
How to get the bitlbee version
/ctcp root version
The result might be in the status window, depending on irc client.
Do people still use <insert service name here>?
Yes.
Loop of "Trying to take over existing session"
The session takeover feature isn't particularly good, and should be avoided. Do set allow_takeover off and consider using a bouncer like ZNC instead if you need this.
<root> Setting ` ' does not exist. (and similar errors)
You might have a OTR plugin in your irc client or bouncer, which sends a whitespace pattern (made of spaces and tabs) when it's set to "opportunistic" mode, and having that at the end of root commands confuses bitlbee. Find a way to disable it.
(Note that the bitlbee otr plugin does the same, but only where it makes sense).
How to show offline nicks in /names list
chan &bitlbee set show_users online+,away+,offline
I restarted bitlbee and my settings didn't save
Some methods of restarting don't save the user settings - do "save" in the control channel to ensure they are saved. Of course, you need an account for that.
SSL / TLS
How to connect to the bitlbee server with SSL/TLS?
Use stunnel or tls-enabled irc bouncer (e.g. ZNC) in front of it. (TODO: docs)
What SSL/TLS library does bitlbee use?
Either gnutls, openssl, or nss, depending on compilation parameters.
GnuTLS is the most common one, most distros use it, and it's the recommended option.
OpenSSL has no detection code (will never be used unless chosen explicitly) and will show a warning about the possible GNU GPL license incompatibility when trying to compile against it. Last time i checked, only openbsd compiled bitlbee against openssl.
NSS is used by redhat based distros - RHEL, centos, fedora, etc.
Compilation / installation issues
"help otr" gives a help message but "otr foo" says "unknown command"
The help text is always included even if you don't have the otr plugin installed. Install it.
I've rebuilt bitlbee and everything seems the same
Check ps aux, kill all old bitlbee processes. Disconnect your irc client. Ensure that you installed to the right place (the configure script installs to /usr/local by default)
Jabber
Can't connect to google talk
Probably a SRV resolution error?
account jabber set server talk.google.com
jabber: Setting `oauth' does not exist.
You're using bitlbee-libpurple, which has a different jabber implementation without oauth. Install the normal bitlbee if you don't need any libpurple specific plugins.
You can build bitlbee with the builtin jabber module and libpurple by running ./configure with --jabber=1 --purple=1
How to register a new jabber account in a server?
Not supported yet. You can use a client like pidgin, psi or gajim one time just to do the registration step, then do the rest in bitlbee.
Is there google hangouts groupchat support?
Not with jabber. Try purple-hangouts or pickups
See also issues listed in HowtoTwitter
twitter: Error: Could not retrieve /1.1/favorites/create.json: 404 Not Found (Sorry, that page does not exist)
The tweet was deleted
twitter: Error: Stream closed (200 OK)
Bitlbee has to reconnect due to twitter server side maintenance. It's often harmless, but might be annoying, see the following question.
Twitter shows messages from blocked users
Turns out we're supposed to get a list of blocked users and hide them on our side. Ticket
Is the "mute" feature implemented?
Yes, since 3.4.2+20160417+master+24-ga244877-git (that's a few commits after 3.4.2)
How can i change the name of the #twitter_<username> channel?
It's a hack, but you can remove the "username" part of it like this
account twitter set username ""
And you get a channel named #twitter_. (It doesn't break because the username is irrelevant when using oauth)
Development
Are there docs?
No. But the bitlbee-steam plugin is wonderfully documented. Go look at that. Also, read the source, and feel free to ask any questions in #bitlbee.
Can I write plugins in languages other than C?
Maybe, check the 'parson' branch. You could also do like the skype plugin (connects to a daemon over a plain tcp+ssl connection).
Other questions
(Add new questions here, move them later.)
Can I rename/remove &bitlbee?
You can create a new control channel with a different name, see "help channel".
Bitlbee will always join &bitlbee because you get messages there before logging in to your user. Currently there is no way to avoid this.
This is often asked as a way to workaround IRC client bugs - remember to report those to the developers!