Irc howto
Here are some commands that come in handy for using irc.
Register your nickname:
/msg NickServ REGISTER YourPassword youremail@example.com
Register a channel:
/msg chanserv register #channel_name
Make someone automatically operator:
/msg chanserv aop nick_name #channel_name
Set the topic for the channel:
/topic my topic text
Cheers :-)