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While Viewing: Q=Quit PgUp=Bk1Pg PgDn=NxtPg !keyword=Lnk2keyword
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IRC FOR BEGINNERS - AN INTRODUCTION
The following document will give you an idea if you are
interested in IRC. A more comprehensive IRC tutorial is
available using the !irc keyword.
IRC? IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat". It was written by
Jarkko Oikarinen (jto@tolsun.oulu.fi) in 1988. Since starting in
Finland, it has been used in some 20+ countries spanning the
globe. It was designed as a replacement for the "talk" program
that allows two users to chat to each other. It has become much
much more than single users chatting to each other. IRC is a
multi-user chat system, where people convene on "channels" (a
virtual place, usually with a topic of conversation) to talk in
groups, or privately. IRC gained international fame during the
late Persian Gulf War, where updates from around the world came
accross the wire, and most people on IRC gathered on a single
channel to hear these reports.
You can find more information than what is in this document when
you get connected to IRC. Enter followin commands:
/HELP INTRO
/HELP NEWUSER
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SETTING UP INTERNET RELAY CHAT
The user runs a "client" program (usually called 'irc') which
connects to the IRC network via another program called a
"server". Servers exist to pass messages from user to user over
the IRC network.
To get the client software, you either compile the source
yourself, have someone else on your machine compile the source
for you, or use a TELNET client (see !telnet or !telnets for
more information about using telnet):
"telnet bradenville.andrew.cmu.edu"
Please only use the latter when you have no other way of
reaching IRC, as this resource is quite limited.
It's usually best to try and connect to one geographically
close, even though that may not be the best. You can always ask
when you get on IRC. Here's a list of servers avaliable for
connection:
csd.bu.edu
ucsu.colorado.edu badger.ugcs.caltech.edu
ug.cs.dal.ca nic.funet.fi
vesuv.unisg.ch munagin.ee.mu.oz.au
sunsystem2.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
This is, by no means, a comprehensive list, but merely a start.
Connect to the closest of these servers and join the channel
#Twilight_Zone When you get there, immediately ask what you
want. Don't say "I have a question" because then hardly anyone
will talk.
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