Advanced Class (English)


<Class> "Good Evening. This instructional script is brought to you by the Undernet User Committee. Please send comments, suggestions or ideas to class@undernet.org. Our Webpage is http://www.user-com.undernet.org/class/ - We'd like to welcome you all to the Undernet Advanced User's School. (INT1)"
<Class> "This class covers the more advanced topics of IRC. It is recommended that you first attend the Undernet New User School before attending this class. The New User's School is held here every other Friday at 7:30PM Eastern (Sat 00:30AM GMT), alternating every week with this class. (INT2)"
<Class> "If after the class you find you need additional help with IRC, feel free to ask in one of the help channels we mention at the end of class. (INT3)"

<Class> "Now for the rules of the class. These are to your benefit to prevent disruption. For most of you who have attended the New User's School, this should only be a review. (R1)"
<Class> "The teaching staff is divided up alphabetically. Each tutor will answer questions for the nickname group they are assigned to: For example, A-GTutor handles nicks starting with A through G, and so on. If your nickname starts with anything else, don't sweat it Just use the tutor with -A- included in their nickname group. (R2)"
<Class> "Please ask any questions you have about IRC or this class to your tutor via /msg. Please do not /notice or /DCC me, your tutor, or the channel. (R3)"
<Class> "The channel is also set to +m. This means only the teacher and tutors will be able to talk. This is set to prevent disruption in the class. (R4)"
<Class> "To get rid of interruptions of people joining the channel, we also set the channel to +i. This means you need to be invited by your tutor to join back if you leave. (R5)"
<Class> "If you leave or disconnect, you can /msg your tutor to request an invite to get back in the channel. Please do not leave or ask for invites if it is not necessary. Make a note of your tutor's nickname now. (R6)"
<Class> "Nickname changes are prohibited during class. While class is in session, you will not be permitted to change your nickname - That's why we put a ban on *!*@*. (R7)"
<Class> "I'd ask that you please do not message me. I have the job of keeping the lesson flowing. Ask all questions to your tutor (R8)"
<Class> "If you plan to stay for the class, you may wish to log the session... please turn on your logging now. If you need help with this, please ask your tutor. (R9)"
<Class> "To get rid of disruptions of people leaving or quitting, you may wish to put these messages in your status window instead of the channel window. In mIRC, go to options, and uncheck -Joins/Parts in channel-, and also uncheck -Quits in channel-. (R10)"
<Class> "The numbers and letters you see at the end of these lines are reference marks. They help me and the tutors to find where they are during the class. You do not need to pay attention to these. (R11)"
<Class> "During the course of a class, a certain committee or channel may be mentioned that you want to go to. At the end of class there will be a section for URL's and channels where you can go for programs/channels/people or for more information. (R12)"

<Class>"SESSION A - FLOOD PROTECTION: This session explains the different types of floods and how to combat them. (A1)"
<Class> "Floods are found everywhere you go on IRC. Even though they can disconnect and annoy you, there are very simple ways to combat them. (A2)"
<Class> "There are many different kinds of floods on IRC Here are some of the more common types. Included after each one is how to combat or prevent that kind. (A3)"
<Class> "CHANNEL TEXT FLOODS - Multiple lines of text sent to a channel - usually in random letters. (A4)"
<Class> "CTCP FLOODS - The flooder sends a ctcp command to you many times, causing your client to respond just as many times, and ending up in a disconnection. (A5)"
<Class> "DCC FLOODS - A user attempts to hold multiple DCC sessions with you and sends random text to the chat window. (A6)"
<Class> "The best thing to do to combat this type of flood is to not accept any DCC chats from people that you don't know. Otherwise if the DCC is a DCC send, the best thing to do is to close your client, open it again, and set it to auto-ignore DCC Sends until you're sure the flooder stopped. (A7)"
<Class> "To combat CTCP and channel text floods, set up an alias key to /silence +*!*@*, which will ignore everyone until you take off the command. To take off the command, type /silence -*!*@* (note the -). For information on setting up aliases, consult your clients documentation. (A8) "
<Class> "Latest versions of clients like mIRC bring a slight flood protection which you can configure to block most of the channel and ctcp floods. In mIRC press ALT+O, expand IRC section and go to Flood. Refer to your client help file for further info about the options for this. (A9)
<Class> "FLASH FLOODS - Occurs mainly when someone sends specific control characters to another user who is ircing via a unix machine. The results of the flood causes a slight reset of the clients terminal and renders text unreadable. Mostly this is only seen on school networks that are using ancient ircii clients. (A10)"
<Class> "For all UNIX users, simply type - mesg n - (no quotations) at the shell prompt BEFORE using IRC. This command will get rid of the problem. (A11)"
<Class> "ICMP FLOODS - This happens when a user sends multiple packets of information over and over again to your internet dialer, causing the dialing program to become busy. The dialer doesn't have time to respond to the IRC server you're on, so the server thinks you've left. This ends up in a disconnection. (A12)"
<Class> "While there is no major - full proof - way to suppress icmps on a win95 box, you can install programs that could prevent serious attacks and even deny icmps from hitting your box directly." (A13)"
<Class> "These are known as firewalls and are usually used at most ISPs. If your ISP doesn't have one, download & install one, like BlackIce Defender, ZoneAlarm or Shields Up! (We will give you the webpages where you can get these and other firewalls later in this class. (A14)"
<Class> "Latest Windows versions like 98, ME, XP, etc. already comes with patches that may help you avoid these attacks. Anyway, a good habit should be to keep your Windows as much up-to-date as possible. This means to get the latest security patches for your Windows or any operating system you may be using. For Windows, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . (A15)"
<Class> "LOCAL PORT FLOODS - Unpatched Windows versions have a bug that lets flooders attack your printer and modem ports. However, already exists patches for this bug. Also, latest versions of mIRC have already fixed these bugs in them to avoid this attack. It's highly recommended to get the latest patches for your Windows and to use the latest versions of your IRC Client. (A16)"
<Class> "There is a simple fix for oldest mIRC versions' users. Just type /ignore -p < option >. Where option is, type these commands in separately: com1*!*@*, com2*!*@*, com3*!*@*, com4*!*@*, prn!*@*, and lpt!*@*. Be sure to type them SEPARATELY. E.G. /ignore -ptn com1*!*@*, then /ignore -ptn com2*!*@*, and so on for all of them. (A17)"
<Class> "FORMAT FLOODS -. Format floods are - pictures - drawn on a client using colors. As cute as it sounds, they can flood users off - both accidentally and intentionally. Most Irc clients have options that let you strip these enhanced text formats and avoid being flooded. Refer to your client help file for info about this. (A18)"
<Class> "Those are all the types, fixes and commands you need to combat floods. Remember to NEVER retaliate against a flooder, it only makes the situation worse. If a flooder persists to flood you, try contacting an IRCop with the nickname and/or the user@host of the flooder by typing /who 0 o or /who -oper for UNIX. (A19)"
<Class> "For a more in depth document about flooding and how to combat it, check NudeDude's NoFlood document available at the documents website at http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents/ . (A20)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. You'll have a chance to ask your tutor questions at the end of each session. (AP)"

<Class> "SESSION B - DoS attacks - Explanation and information on protection against Denial of Service attacks. (B1)"
<Class> "A Denial of Service is an attack against computers connected over the internet, especially on IRC. These attacks are illegal in the U.S and many other countries. (B2)"
<Class> "There are many DoS attacks, the most common being nukes, packeting and hacking. (B3)"
<Class> "A nuke is usually performed by sending specially crafted packet(s) of data to a computer running an unpatched operating system. If, for example, you don't update Windows regularly, you may be vulnerable to a nuke-based attack. Nukes usually use an internal operating system exploit to cause the computer to lock-up (i.e., Blue Screen of Death), forcing you to reboot. (B4)
<Class> "There are many kind of nukes - SMB bombs, Winnuke, land, Click, Sspin (ping of death) just to name a few, though most only affect unpatched versions of Windows 95/NT. There are also many nukes that exploit bugs found in older Linux versions too. (B5)
<Class> "SMB (Server Message Block) is not an attack in itself, but a weakness in the windows file sharing logic that allows remote attackers to view your files and folders. There are several patches for users, another solution would be to uncheck the Netbios and IPX protocols in your modem connection settings, only leaving tcp/ip in place. (B6)"
<Class> "Packetting is an entirely different kind of DoS (often Distributed Denial of Service, or DDoS) attack. The objective is no longer to cause the computer to lock-up, but instead prevent any normal data from being sent or received over the Internet by the victim. This is done by flooding the victim with an extraordinary amount of meaningless data, cluttering up any available bandwidth. (B7)
<Class> "There are many different kinds of packetting attacks, including smurf, slice, UDP floods and ICMP floods". (B8)
<Class> "ICMP is Internet Control Message Protocol, and is very common. Not all ICMP are attacks. If you are attacked with ICMP it affects your modem connection and causes all Internet application to run very slowly and eventually disconnect from your ISP. Firewalls can help reduce the effectiveness of this type of attack. (B9)
<Class> "If an ordinary dialup user is targeted for a DDoS attack, it will usually lead to being disconnected, however, the dialup user will likely be able to reconnect and obtain a new IP. " (B10)
<Class> "On the other hand, if an IRC server, a webserver, or even where ISP is attacked, there is very little they can do to defend themselves. Packetting has been responsible for the delinking of many IRC servers from undernet, and has forced many online companies out of business." (B11)
<Class> "How can you help this cyber-terrorism war against malicious users who packet? Find out in Section F, when we cover Trojans. (B12)
<Class> "Hacking is another form of Denial of Service attack. It's important to dispel any myths about hacking, since there are many. Hacking can only occur if your system allows it. If you do not run software that has a backdoor or a vulnerability/exploit (such as a virus or a trojan), then you cannot be hacked." (B13)
<Class> "DoS attacks are very serious. In some cases, a fix is available, and it is strongly recommended you get the patch. At the end of class URL's will be given for the patches. As with floods, the last thing to do is retaliate. Remember, when you're getting attacked, the first thing you want to know is the IP address so you can report the abuser to the authorities." (B14)
<Class> "There are currently lots of viruses going around IRC. A user with an infected copy of mIRC unknowingly distributes the virus to all users entering a channel in one way, or another. Sometimes by sending a file, but usually by spamming a website." (B15)
<Class> "People who accept the DCC-send and then run the infected file have their good files replaced with the infected one, causing many things to go wrong. People who visit the spammed website and don't have a patched Web Browser, then it will cause them to become automatically infected through ActiveX/JavaScript exploits (without any notification)." (B16)
<Class> "Many kinds of IRC viruses exist, many cause anything you type to be echoed into a secret channel created by the abusers, other kinds of viruses will install an infected robot (or drone) that will connect to a predefined IRC server and join a predefined channel, giving abusers full access to your computer, and your bandwidth. They can use this bandwidth to launch DoS attacks on users and other IRC servers (i.e., packetting)." (B17)
<Class> "The most important thing to remember is to NEVER accept a DCC from someone you don't know, especially if they're trying to send .ini, .vbs, .scr, .dll, .pif, .bat, .exe, .shs, .com, or anything with a double extension, like .jpg.bat, etc. If you do not see file extensions in your windows client you may want to set it to show them before ever accepting any file thru DCC." (B18)
<Class> "If you are a Windows user, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ regularly to secure your system against known vulnerabilities and nukes. By downloading critical patches, you stop over 80% of IRC viruses from having any effect on your computer. For more information on nukes, take a look at http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/nuke ." (B19)
<Class> "If you'd like to take the extra step and install a software firewall, make sure you shortlist Norton's Personal Firewall, ZoneAlarm, Tiny Personal Firewall, BlackIce Defender, McAfee Personal Firewall, etc. URLs for these products will be given at the end of this class." (B20)
<Class> "Keep in mind that on the Undernet, since the release of the new +x usermode, you can hide your IP address from regular users, so they cannot launch any sort of direct DoS attack on you. They may still flood you via IRC, which lead to disconnections and possibly even channel takeovers (covered in the next sections)." (B21)
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. (BP)"

<Class> "SESSION C - ABUSE AND TAKEOVERS: How to prevent and report abuse and channel takeovers. (C1)"
<Class> "Even if you install all of the patches and take all of the precautions in section A and B, you are still likely to be a victim of a flood or a DoS attack. Knowing where to report them is the next step. (C2)"
<Class> "The most important thing you can have is a log. Try and have the log timestamped, so we know the exact time. Also try to cut out all irrelevant lines in the log. Besides the log, it is requested that you have the attacker's nickname & username and user@host, if possible. (C3)"
<Class> "Takeovers happen just as much as abuse. Takeovers are when a person comes into a channel and tries to gain ops. Often the abuser will deop and kick/ban the other ops. (C4)"
<Class> "Takeovers can occur when multiple floodbots are set up to flood everyone in the channel, and backdoored clients can expose X passwords and they can be used to gain ops. (C5)"
<Class> "If your channel has been taken over, you can go to #nastrand. Calmly report the incident to the helpers there. (C6)"
<Class> "Many users start a channel one day, and come back the next day to see that other people are ops in it. This is certainly not considered abuse because the channel is not registered, and does not belong to any one person. (C7)"
<Class> "Users gaining ops by changing their user@hosts and pretending to be an op is NOT considered a takeover, but bad channel management. Many IRCops will not aid channels when this occurs. (C8)"
<Class> "Remember that the most important thing to prevent DoS attacks is to have all of the patches and a good firewall software installed, rather than to rely on #nastrand . (C9)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions you would like to ask your tutor. (CP)"

<Class> "SESSION D - SCRIPTS AND BOTS - Explanation of scripts and online - robots-. (D1)"
<Class> "Bots are clients with automated responses to certain commands. These responses can be coded into the client and run on IRC to serve some sort of purpose. (D2)"
<Class> "There are many different kinds of bots - Bar bots, fileserving (f-serve) bots, trivia bots, even casino bots. Each bot is coded to have a specific purpose on IRC. Note - For channel management, maintenance of an oplist and banlist, and to utilize other features that bots can offer, it's best to use CService's X. For more info, join #cservice. (D3)"
<Class> "Warbots are bots that are programmed to take over channels by use of flooding and trying to create a netsplit. Warbots are illegal on the Undernet and will get your host/address g-lined, if not k-lined, so it's best NOT to run this type of bot. (D4)"
<Class> "Unlike scripts, bots are run on a separate client then you're using. For example, you would have a second copy of mIRC on your computer. (D5)"
<Class> "A bot works by using a script, comprised of many 'on' commands. For example, - on *:JOIN:#:whois $nick - would tell you who a person is when they join a channel. (D6)"
<Class> "An alternative way for running a bot is to obtain an already programmed bot. All you need to do is download the scripts and load it into your client. These bots can be obtained from many popular web sites, and ask for help on your clients channel i.e. #mIRC. (D7)"
<Class> "The best way for a beginner to write a bot is to use the scripting language of their client, such as mIRC, pIRCH, ircle, or ircII. More advanced scripters usually use Perl, C, Tcl, etc. To learn how to script in your own client, ask in a scripting/bot channel, look on a bot website, or consult your clients documentation. (D8)"
<Class> "A good resource for bots is the Undernet Documents Committee's BotDoc. This document has an FAQ and has many resources for creating your own bot, or getting one off of the web. This document can be found at the Documents website located at http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents . (D9)"
<Class> "Scripts are groups of commands that enhance or automate some features or tasks in your Irc client. (D10)"
<Class> "Scripts are sometimes used to run bots. In bots, scripts are the files that actually have the 'on' commands. Scripts tell the client what to do when certain cases come about. (D11)"
<Class> "Other times scripts are used for fun. Fun scripts include automatic greetings when a client joins a channel, different responses to different actions, or to run f-serves or other services. (D12)"
<Class> "For example, you can go to your Remotes in mIRC and type an - on join - line so that your client automatically sends a greeting to every other client joining the channel(s) you're on. (D13)"
<Class> "For more information on creating scripts or bots specifically designed for your client, refer to your client's help files, join a channel specifically for your client (eg. #mIRC), or try #eggdrop, #darkbot, #emech. (D14)"
<Class> "Some useful websites for bots are http://www.mircx.com, http://www.winbot.co.uk, http://www.energymech.net, http://www.darkbot.org, http://www.eggheads.org or http://www.egghelp.org/, and the Undernet BotDoc mentioned above. (D15)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. (DP)"

<Class> "SESSION E - ADVANCED COMMANDS: A listing of commands to know. (E1)"
<Class> "LUSERS - Options: none. Syntax: /lusers. Use this command to get network information and status. (E2)"
<Class>"WALLCHOPS - Options: none. Syntax: /wallchops < #channel > < message >. If you are an op and would like to send a private message ONLY to the other ops on the channel, use this command. (E3)"
<Class> "WHOWAS - Options: none. Syntax: /whowas < nickname >. Use this command to see if someone was on IRC recently. Useful if you're being flooded and don't know the address of the attacker. (E4)"
<Class> "CTCP - Options: Clientinfo, ping, time, userinfo and version. Syntax: /ctcp < nick > < option >. CTCP (Client To Client Protocol) is used in many different ways, to check lag, to see a persons client version, etc. To see all available ctcp commands use the clientinfo option. (E5)"
<Class> "USERHOST - Options: none. Syntax: /userhost < nickname >. Finds the user@host for the specified nickname. (E6)"
<Class> "USERIP - Options: none. Syntax: /userip < nickname >. Similar to Userhost, but this command finds the IP address for the specified nickname. (E7)"
<Class> "SILENCE - Syntax: /silence [+|- nickname or user@host]. This command works like ignore, except that it works at the server level, not at the client level. (E8)"
<Class> "USERMODES - Options: i, w, d, x. Syntax: /mode < your nickname > < + or - (option) >. Use this command to set modes on yourself. Option i makes you invisible, w makes you receive wallops, d makes you deaf to all channel conversation and x hides your real IP/host and shows instead userid@username.users.undernet.org. Example: /mode < nick > +i. Note - You can use either + or - before the option to choose setting. (E9)"
<Class> "DNS - Options: none. Syntax: /dns < nickname > or < address >. The DNS command is used to find someone's resolved address, or unresolved DNS number. Useful for finding people with unresolved hostnames. This is a client command, so check if your client supports this command. (E10)"
<Class> "For all of these commands, when using them, omit the parentheses. For more advanced commands consult your client's help files Since each client is different, giving more advanced commands would be confusing. (E11)"
<Class> "For more help with any IRC command, try reading the IRC Command Cosmos Tutorial at http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/misc/ccosmos.html . (E12)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. (EP)"

<Class> "SESSION F - TROJANS: An explanation on trojans and their fixes. (F1)"
<Class> "IRC is a heaven for hackers and virus writers because it is unmoderated and fairly anonymous. Consequently, there have been outbreaks of Trojan's being sent to unsuspecting users quite regularly. (F2)"
<Class> "These Trojan's are passed around in disguise as games, enhancements to an IRC client, warez and pornography with any extensions such as .exe, .jpg.bat, .pif, .ini, .html, .shs, .com and so on. (F3)"
<Class> "Additionally, viruses can be spread via IRC by exploiting an ActiveX/JavaScript vulnerability in unpatched versions of Internet Explorer. The hacker creates a website, then spams (advertises) it to users, who visit the site, and automatically become infected and continue to spread the virus. Never click on a spammed website, even if you think you have all of the windows updates, especially ones promising pornography. (F3a)
<Class> "The result of accepting a file send from anyone or visiting a spammed website could be the compromise of your computer to the writer/owner of the Trojans. (F4)"
<Class> "What does this compromise mean? Well it ranges from allowing access to your computer when you are online, permitting the Trojan writer/owner to get your ISP, e-mail address, passwords, any financial account information that might be on your machine. (F5)"
<Class> "This allows the Trojan writer/owner to use YOUR machine for Denial Of Service attacks, which for example in the United State of America is a felony. (F6)"
<Class> "The only way this problem can be minimized is by YOU the user, NOT accepting ANY file from anyone, for any reason, keeping your Windows updated via http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and running an up-to-date antivirus software. (F7)"
<Class> "YOU are protecting yourself when you decline a file send from someone, should they ask why, tell them why!!!! You shouldn't be ashamed to tell someone that you don't accept file sends, and you can also set file types to ignore in your mIRC DCC options. (F8)"
<Class> "The best way to prevent getting infected with a virus or a trojan is to never accept files from people you do not know. Also be sure that Auto Accept is OFF for DCC, you can do this by typing /sreq ask after typing this, you should see this line: *** DCC Send requests pop up a dialog, that means that anyone who tries to send you files needs your permission to do so. (F8a)"
<Class> "Regular use of an antivirus program is the best solution, there are just too many exploits/trojans/viruses for any one person or channel to be good at helping with all of them. Professional virus software is your best prevention. (F9) "
<Class> "When researching for antivirus software, make sure your shortlist these products: PC-cillin, Kaspersky (formerly AVP), Norman Virus Control, Norton Antivirus, among others. Check the URLs for these products and others at the end of this class. (F10)"
<Class> "Users may also try to say they are sending you a 'fix' for these Trojans, they may also be the Trojans itself so do not accept these either unless they are an operator in a reputable virus removal channel, such as #vh . (F11)"
<Class> "To download a cleaner that will check for and clean Trojans go http://www.moosoft.com/ and download the latest version of The Cleaner. Make sure you visit http://hackfix.org/software/configure/cleaner.html for proper configuration and running instructions. (F12)"
<Class> "It is recommended that you visit #vh or #nohack first to get the proper information. (F13)"
<Class> "If you do come across a user who is spamming a website, don't assume he/she is a hacker. Chances are, he/she has fallen victim of the virus and doesn't know what to do. Try to contact the operators of the channel the user is in and get them to guide him/her to one of the above mentioned virus removal channels. (F14)"
<Class> "CAUTION: mIRC versions between 6.0 and 6.11 have an exploit which could get it to "crash" if someone intends to. Download mIRC version 6.12 from http://www.mirc.co.uk/get to avoid the problem. Also type /ignore -wd * to make your mIRC safer. (F15)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. (FP)"

<Class> "SESSION G - UNDERNET ADMINISTRATION: How the Undernet network works. (G1)"
<Class> "The Undernet may seem very simple to the common user, but behind the scenes there are many people hard at work for the users. Many people devote their time to perform many necessary tasks for maintaining the Undernet. (G2)"
<Class> "The Undernet is comprised of many different committees and subcommittees. Each committee tries to work with one another to create a better network and to maintain network stability. (G3)"
<Class> "There are a total of five committees, and seven subcommittees. (G4)"
<Class> "1.- Channel Service Committee - Provides an easy method to register usernames and channels in order to have op access, maintain channel stability, to prevent takeovers, and to manage a banlist and userlist. CService has 3 groups - registrations, abuse, and help channel. (G5)"
<Class> "The CService home page is located at http://cservice.undernet.org. CService's main e-mail address is cservice@undernet.org. (G5a)"
<Class> "2.- Coder Committee - Concentrates on the continued development of the IRC protocol with the goal of making the Undernet a more efficient chat network. (G6)"
<Class> "The Coder Committee home page is at http://coder-com.undernet.org/. Their e-mail address is coder-com@undernet.org. (G6a)"
<Class> "3.- Undernet User Committee - Provides Undernet Users a place to give their thoughts. This committee has seven subcommittees - #UserGuide, Webmasters, Documents, Promotions, Newsletter, UUS and Class. (G7)"
<Class> "The User-Com home page is located at http://www.user-com.undernet.org. The committee's main e-mail address is user-com@undernet.org. (G7a)"
<Class> "4.- Routing Committee - Views current IRC Servers and evaluates new applications for servers. The goal of the committee is only to link the most qualified servers. (G8)"
<Class> "Routing Committee's home page is located at http://www.routing-com.undernet.org. Their e-mail address is routing-com@undernet.org. (G9)"
<Class> "The Undernet also consists of volunteers known as IRCops. These people, picked by server administrators have the job of maintaining the network. To find an IRCop for assistance, type /who 0 o or /quote who 0 o for UNIX clients. Remember these are busy people, don't get mad if they don't respond at first. (G10)"
<Class> "The Undernet FTP site, ftp.undernet.org, is a great place to find out more information about the Undernet. Included in this site are history, IRC documents, servers, scripts, clients, pictures, mailing list archives, and miscellaneous utilities. (G11)"
<Class> "We'll now pause briefly in case you have any questions that you need to ask your tutor. (GP)"

<Class> "SESSION H - UNDERNET DOCUMENTATION: How to retrieve important and useful documents. (H1)"
<Class> "As an Undernet user, you have access to a number of documents that help you have an excellent experience online. There are two main sources of documents, Userguide on IRC, and the Documents Project. (H2)"
<Class> "When you are in your web browser, you can go to the Documents Project Web page. This page is very useful in finding what you need, whether it be the Undernet FAQ, or the History of the Undernet. (H3)"
<Class> "The Undernet Documents Project can be e-mailed also. E-Mail them if you have any ideas for documents or if you have any comments or suggestions for them. Their address is documents@undernet.org. (H4)"
<Class> "Their web page is located at http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents/. At this address, you can find various documents including beginner, advanced, technical, and historical documents. (H5)"
<Class> "You're strongly encouraged to visit all the Usercom pages since they contain very helpful and interesting information at your disposal. The Usercom webpage is at http://www.user-com.undernet.org. (H6)"
<Class> "If you don't want to go to the WWW, there is a bot online on the Undernet, called UserGuide. (H7)"
<Class> "UserGuide has many uses. It holds many help available for you. (H8)"
<Class> "To use Userguide, type /msg UserGuide UserGuide usage . This will give you a list of information available to choose from. (H9)"
<Class> "A reminder that because the Undernet is run strictly by volunteers working on their spare time, please read all of the appropriate documentation before asking for help from any of the committees. (H10)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you need to ask your tutor. (HP)"

<Class> "SESSION I - OTHER REFERENCES: There are many help and assistance channels on the Undernet. There are also many knowledgeable people to help you out with problems you may have. Here are some places on The Undernet you can go for help: (I1)"
<Class> "#userguide - Undernet User-Com's help channel, for all general help. (I2)"
<Class> "#user-com - Undernet User Committee's home channel, always staffed with helpful people. (I3)"
<Class> "#vh - One of the Undernet's most reputable virus removal channels. (I4)"
<Class> "#nastrand - Channel-takeover and network abuse assistance channel. (I5)"
<Class> "#cservice - Undernet Channel Service. Help with the X bot and information on how to use them. (I6)"
<Class> "#help - General help available for more experienced users, along with newbies. (I7)"
<Class> "#opschool - A CService Class similar to this. Check the channel topic for the next class scheduled or go to http://cservice.undernet.org/main/opschool/index.html for a complete schedule. (I8)"
<Class> "The Undernet also provides e-mail addresses where you can get help. Here are a few which you should know. (I9)"
<Class> "cservice@undernet.org - Channel Service mailing list. (I10)"
<Class> "opschool@undernet.org - OpSchool mailing list. (I11)"
<Class> "abuse@undernet.org - Abuse or misuse of power, e.g. IRC operators, NOT channel affairs. (I12)"
<Class> "help@undernet.org - For more experienced users along with newbie help. (I13)"
<Class> "user-com@undernet.org - User Committee mailing list. (I14)"
<Class> "Like explained before, if absolutely necessary, you can get an IRC Op to assist you. Also, Undernet has a homepage with useful resources at http://www.undernet.org. (I15)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. (IP)"

<Class> "SESSION J - HELP AND PLACES MENTIONED: Where to find the places mentioned in this class. (J1)"
<Class> "Besides using Userguide and the Documents Committee, there are many other places to go for help that were mentioned earlier. Many resources are available such as IRC channels, Web sites, and e-mail addresses. (J2)"
<Class> "SECTION A - Floods - NoFlood Document - Available at Documents Project web site - http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents . (J3)"
<Class> "Firewalls - BlackIce Defender: http://blackice.iss.net. ZoneAlarm: http://www.zonelabs.com. Shields Up!: http://www.grc.com (J4)"
<Class> "Windows Updates - http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com . (J5)"
<Class> "SECTION B - DoS Attacks - For Information - http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/nuke/ . (J6)"
<Class> "McAfee Firewall - http://www.mcafee-at-home.com/default.asp - Norton Personal Firewall - http://www.symantec.com - Tiny Personal Firewall - http://www.tinysoftware.com. (J7)"
<Class> "Firewalls FAQs and HOWTOs for Linux users - http://www.linux-sec.net/Firewall/ - Iptables info - http://www.linuxsecurity.com/resource_files/firewalls/IPTables- Tutorial/iptables-tutorial.html . (J8)"
<Class> "SECTION D - Scripts and Bots - Eggdrop - channel #eggdrop - URLs: http://www.eggheads.org or http://www.egghelp.org/ (J9)"
<Class> "Darkbot - channel #darkbot - http://www.darkbot.org/ -- Emech - channel #emech - http://www.energymech.net -- Winbot - http://www.winbot.co.uk/ . (J10)"
<Class> "mIRC scripts and bots - channel #mircscripting - URLs - http://www.mircx.com - http://www.mircscripts.org/ . (J11)"
<Class> "BotDoc - http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents/botdocshtml - the Documents Project - http://www.undernet.org//user-com/documents . (J12)"
<Class> "SECTION E - Advanced Commands - IRC Command Cosmos - http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/misc/ccosmos.html . (J13)"
<Class> "SECTION F - Trojans - Channels - #vh, #nohack - URLs - http://nai.com/us/security/home.asp - http://www.nohack.net - http://www.hackfix.org/ . (J14)"
<Class> "The Cleaner - http://www.moosoft.com/thecleaner - Configuration of the Cleaner - http://hackfix.org/software/configure/cleaner.html . (J15)"
<Class> "PC-Cillin antivirus - http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/global/personal.htm - Trend Micro Free Online Virus Scan - http://housecall.antivirus.com . (J16)"
<Class> "Kaspersky antivirus - http://www.kaspersky.com - Norman Antivirus - http://www.norman.no - Norton antivirus - http://www.symantec.com - McAfee antivirus - http://www.mcafee.com/ . (J17)"
<Class> "SECTION G - Undernet Administration - CService - Channel Service Committee - CService@undernet.org - http://cservice.undernet.org -- Coder-Com - Coding Committee - coder-com@undernet.org - http://www.coder-com.undernet.org . (J18)"
<Class> "User-Com - User Committee - user-com@undernet.org - http://www.user-com.undernet.org -- Routing-Com - Routing Committee - routing-com@undernet.org - http://www.routing-com.undernet.org. (J19)"
<Class> "Undernet FTP site - ftp://ftp.undernet.org . (J20)"
<Class> "SECTION H - Documentation - Documents Project - http://www.user-com.undernet.org/documents - Userguide - /msg Userguide Userguide usage - Misc Help Channels - #UserGuide, #help, #mIRC, #CService, #newbies - For various documents and help, check out Undernet's FTP site at ftp://ftp.undernet.org. Also for general IRC help, take a look at www.irchelp.org. (J21)"
<Class> "We'll pause briefly in case you have any questions that you would like to ask your tutor. (JP)"

<Class> "SESSION K - CLOSING: This class is held every Friday at 7:30PM Eastern. (Sat 00:30PM GMT) and Sunday at 11:30AM Eastern (Sun 16:30PM GMT), alternating with the New User Class. (K1)"
<Class> "It has been a pleasure to teach the class today, and we all hope you learned something new. (K2)"
<Class> "IRC is a fun and exciting way to communicate with others. We hope you enjoy your experience online, and hope that you come back to the Undernet often. (K3)"
<Class> "We'd like to thank the people who made this script possible: Many additions and changes have been made and therefore many people have been involved, I can't mention all the names but to those that helped THANK YOU very much. (K4)"
<Class> "We'd also like to thank all the tutors that take their time to help you every week. (K5)"
<Class> "Additionally we'd like to thank everyone who helps in all of the help channels for their time and effort in making IRC a better place. (K6)"
<Class> "Don't forget to check out our web page at http://www.user-com.undernet.org/class/ . (K7)"
<Class> "For a log of this Advanced or the New User Class, check out our web page or e-mail us at class@undernet.org. (K8)"
<Class> "Thank you all for attending, and have a great evening! (K9)"
<Class> "Additionally, please note our scheduling change. The New Users Class will be held here next week, then the advanced class will be held the following week and so on. (K10)"

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