Here's my .ircrc for BitchX:
/set user_information Your Name
# Turn of something that will annoy quite a few people
/set bold_video off
/set show_away_once off
/set auto_away off
/set translation latin_1
/set eight_bit_characters on
# I like having a split window
# so I create another window (not hidden)
/window new
# where the lower window is for channels:
/window 1
/window level all
# and the upper window is where all messages, dcc notices go.
/window 2
/window level msgs,dcc,notices,walls,crap
/window size -10
# Ctrl-w to change windows
/bind ^W next_window
# I like timestamps on my everything:
/on ^window * /echo [$Z] $1-
# and since I'm from Europe I like 24 hour clock
/set CLOCK_24HOUR ON
# some people are really annoyed with the bold nick completion of bitchx:
/set nick_completion_char :
/fset nick_comp $0:$1-
/fset nick_auto $0:$1-
# turn off wallops
/mode yournick -w
# end

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