On GeekShed, the default settings require a user to be registered in order to send private messages (PMs) or /notice. This default setting helps protect everyone against spammers.

There are times, however, when you want to be able to have a private conversation with someone who is not registered. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution.

To have a private conversation with someone who is unregistered (or if you are unregistered yourself), set the following mode:

/mode <nick> -R

For example

/mode Charles -R

This mode change is not permanent. You need to use this command each time you login.

—Posted by tengrrl