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Gameplay => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gripen on March 04, 2006, 06:05:40 am

Title: IRC
Post by: Gripen on March 04, 2006, 06:05:40 am
I just read through all the subjects on this, and it seems it to be kept a secret.  I thought it was a website--no wonder I couldn\'t link to it.

Through google I finally found the page at freenode.net which tells what it is and how to use: apparently, it is a closed chat network for which you must download their free client in order to use it....(got to tired of all the reading--never found how to use the client even after getting it, probably have to get it and try for 3 days, but I guess they might be more up front about it, there).

bye
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Post by: Karyuu on March 04, 2006, 06:14:54 am
Hello o.O

mIRC is the most common client, pretty basic but works for me. For something ridiculously complex and full of superfluous features, people prefer HydraIRC. Then there\'s XChat. It\'s not hard to figure out - but reading a few client docs and general IRC FAQs is usually beneficial ;) Server freenode, channel #planeshift. \\o/

I can\'t figure out if this was supposed to be a separate thread after all, or just a reply elsewhere...
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Post by: zanzibar on March 04, 2006, 06:54:20 am
I use leafChat.  It\'s sweet.
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Post by: Drey on March 04, 2006, 09:39:15 am
http://www.silverex.org/download/ ftw!
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Post by: DaveG on March 04, 2006, 02:23:31 pm
I just use the ChatZilla extension for FireFox.  Works quite nicely.

Simply put, IRC is a whole other chunk of the Internet, besides the World Wide Web.  It\'s our primary method of communication, really.
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Post by: defender43 on March 04, 2006, 04:46:06 pm
Oh. No wonder IRC.com didn\'t work.
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Post by: Drey on March 04, 2006, 06:44:00 pm
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I just use the ChatZilla extension for FireFox.  Works quite nicely.



looks like teh ugly thouhg :|
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Post by: DaveG on March 04, 2006, 06:56:12 pm
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Oh. No wonder IRC.com didn\'t work.

Uh... yeah...  no.  :P

Ok, for the less computer savy peoples:

The Internet:
There are a few other things like Gopher and such, but those are the main ones currently.  Yes, every one of those has some form of whatever:// available to them.  If you have a suitable program installed (and listening for the links) you can click a link to an irc://, and many of the P2P networks have similar systems as well.  Also, while we\'re on the subject, AOL is NOT the Internet.  They\'re just the last one of the older ISPs to still have their own garbage content.



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I just use the ChatZilla extension for FireFox.  Works quite nicely.
looks like teh ugly thouhg :|

Deal wit it.  :P
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Post by: Drey on March 04, 2006, 07:03:22 pm
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I just use the ChatZilla extension for FireFox.  Works quite nicely.
looks like teh ugly thouhg :|

Deal wit it.  :P


I do... through the use of xchat \\o/
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Post by: DaveG on March 04, 2006, 08:01:46 pm
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I just use the ChatZilla extension for FireFox.  Works quite nicely.
looks like teh ugly thouhg :|
Deal wit it.  :P
I do... through the use of xchat \\o/

[generic flame]
[vague reference to Drey\'s mother]
[something about llamas]
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Post by: Drey on March 04, 2006, 08:03:23 pm
ouch... burn.
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Post by: ThomPhoenix on March 04, 2006, 08:30:12 pm
ChatZilla \\o/
I\'m hoping some day ChatZilla wil be able to open inside a tab  8)
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Post by: zanzibar on March 04, 2006, 09:51:53 pm
Don\'t forget BBSing!  (Onenet)
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Post by: DaveG on March 05, 2006, 04:09:09 am
Nah, BBSes aren\'t part of the Internet.  To actually be \"part\" of the Internet, it needs to be accessible via your ISP.  BBSes are directly dialed up, so they don\'t count.  :D
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Post by: zanzibar on March 05, 2006, 04:37:34 am
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Nah, BBSes aren\'t part of the Internet.  To actually be \"part\" of the Internet, it needs to be accessible via your ISP.  BBSes are directly dialed up, so they don\'t count.  :D



*cough* dot f c *cough*
Title: IRC chat for ps
Post by: Gripen on March 05, 2006, 08:03:18 am
Well, I was referring to how IRC seems to be a secret almost as coveted as spoilers in the forums.
Hard to find was the website first, because all the links started with \"IRC\" but didn\'t show what the link was, then when I finally found it was freenode I googled it.  Unfortunately their server was having problems.  Then I had to search for the page to figure  out just what it was, and what I needed to use it--I thought maybe it was a blog.  When I  finally found the page, then I had to find a download page, but finally gave up as there were no upfront instructions for how to use their chat client.

Chat is one of the most boring socially disconnected aspects of the internet I have encountered, especially in remote areas I\'m usually in--so I only just learned that IRC meant a closed chat network (of course some of them are not so closed).  Apparently, you can use different chatters to access freenode.

I wonder if iChat for mac would work--I trust it to not be jammed full of spyware, ip trackers, and the like.  Unfortunately, most any network other than a mac network snubs it from proper features--even the ones it is supposed to be a clone of.
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Post by: zanzibar on March 05, 2006, 08:28:23 am
http://www.planeshift.it/community_irc.htm