Address book

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The Address Book can be used to store various types of information about users. It can be accessed via the Tools menu, the toolbar or by pressing Alt+B or by command /abook -wncl [nickname] (-wncl switches open the whois, notify, control, and colors tabs)

Address
The Address section allows you to store basic information about users on IRC.

Nickname
Nickname on IRC. Information in the Address Book is stored according to nickname.

Real Name
Real name of the user.

Email
Email address. If you click on the Email button, mIRC will start up your email software.

Website
Website address. If you click on the View button, mIRC will start up your web browser.

IP Address
IP Address. If you click the Chat button, mIRC will initiate a DCC Chat directly to this user's DCC Server instead of using the IRC Server.
note: A user may not always have the same IP Address.

Notes
Notes. You can enter various notes about a user.

Picture
If a user sends you their picture, you can associate it with their nickname in the address book.

Info

The Info section displays the result of the /uwho command which looks up information for a user on IRC.
note: The address shown in the Info dialog may not be an email address, it is mainly an indication of the user's internet provider.


Notify

The Notify list is a like a buddy list, it notifies you whenever a nickname is on IRC.

Control

The Control section performs functions related to channel and user control.

Nick

The Nick colors section allows you to assign colors to nicknames.