Within an hour or so, you will receive email from "DALnet User Registration"
sent to the address you have set. In this mail you will be told your
authorization (AUTH) code and how to use it, to complete your nickname
registration.
The easiest way to authorize is to click on the Web address (beginning with "http://users.dal.net/cgi-bin/verify.cgi?") in the email. However, if this is not possible for you, then do the following:
The email you were sent contains a command you can use to send the authorization code. If possible, copy this command into the computer's paste-buffer. If you can't do that, write it down carefully on a piece of paper.
Connect to DALnet (irc.dal.net 7000).
If you copied the command, paste it in to your IRC client. If you wrote it down, type it in.
Send the command. You should receive confirmation from NickServ that you have been authorized. (On some IRC clients, this will appear in your status window.)
If you need to use "/quote nickserv" or "/msg nickserv@services.dal.net", simply copy/paste the rest of the command from your email following the "/nickserv" part of the command.
Should you try to set an AUTH code for a nick which is already fully registered, NickServ will respond that
Within an hour or so, you will receive an email from "DALnet User Registration" sent to the address you have set. In this mail you will be told your authorization (AUTH) code and how to use it, to complete your nickname registration.
You can authorise your nickname registration by either clicking the link in the email beginning with "http://users.dal.net/cgi-bin/verify.cgi?" or copy and pasting it into your browser.
Once you enter the link, your nickname will be fully registered. See below: