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The IRC Specification specifically allows clients to mention whether they are here or away. As such, almost all clients have the two commands /away and /back. Mibbit is no exception.

Furthermore, Mibbit has auto-away and auto-back features.

When you are away, the Mibbit client changes the color of your nick to gray, and moves your nick to the bottom of the userlist. These functions may be changed in preferences.

Commands

/away [reason]

Sets your status as 'away', possibly showing a message to users why.

Output: --- yourNick is away (reason)

/back

Tells the IRCd that you are back.

Output: --- yourNick is back

Preferences

Auto back
Automatically sets the client back when you type something.

Tab: General

Section: Other

Type: Checkbox

Default: checked

Which action specifically sets the user auto-back? Typing in the input bar? Sending any command? Sending text to a channel? Joining/parting a channel?

Auto away time (s)
Time before going auto-away.

Tab: General

Section: Other

Type: Number

Default: 7200

This preference allows you to set how long it takes for the client to consider you auto-away. It is measured in seconds with the default being two hours. Setting this value to 0 or an extremely high number (86400 is a complete day) will disable the feature.

Sort order
Order to show chatters under each group.

Tab: User list

Section: User list

Type: Inputbox

Default: chatting,owner,admin,op,halfop,voice,active

'Active' is one option, and places those that are not idle.

Away and backs
Display away and back messages in chat.

Tab: Chat data

Section: What to show

Type: Checkbox

Default: checked

Display away and back messages in chat.