Copyright (c) 1993 Chris Hawkinson, Computer Solutions by Hawkinson
IRC client for OS/2 allows you to run off of an IRC server.
V1.0h fixes bugs when dealing with V2.8.X servers
Shareware Notice
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This software is being distributed as shareware. For $5.00, you will
receive over the Internet a registered copy of the latest versions of
the IRC, whois, Archie (when released). Archie (level 1, non-PM) will
be released before the new year unless circumstances prohibit its
release). For an additional $5.00, I will ship a disk containing the
registered versions and the latest version of the documentation (including an expanded tutorial on IRC) printed on a laser printer (as well as on the disk).
The source code can be purchased at $5.00 per client (electronically),
or $10.00 per client (sent through the mail). I will not send any source
code to any non-registered users. The source code may then be used in any
desired fashion, however, a copyright notice MUST be kept intact for any
code that includes even one line of the original, or is partially based on
the original code. A copyright notice of: "portions Copyright (c) 1993
Chris Hawkinson, Computer Solutions by Hawkinson", is acceptable.
History
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A few months back there was a REXX client written to handle WHOIS searches
under OS/2. It was simple, easy to understand, but had some problems. I
didn't use whois all that much, but when I did, I needed features that it
just couldn't handle. I developed a new REXX whois for my own use, but I
wasn't satisfied. Since it wasn't important, I shelved it.
A few weeks back I started on two other clients, a IRC client and a Archie
client. With the pieces I developed for these two clients, a new whois
client written in C/C++ was born.
After the whois client was released, I finished work on the IRC client,
here it is. The idea of this first IRC client is to get it into your
hands so you can say what you want. There are lots of possibilities,
but I need the direction from the OS/2 crowd, not the UNIX packages.
Computer Solutions by Hawkinson
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Computer Solutions by Hawkinson is a software development and consulting
organization with clients all over the nation (and contractors all over
the world). Besides Software Development consulting, we develop
applications for internal use, and for resale.
For more information on how we can help your organization, please send
e-mail via Internet to sales@csbh.com or call us at (914) 229-9853.
Requirements
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+ OS/2 (tested on 2.1 GA, but should work on at least any 2.x versions)
+ IBM TCP/IP for OS/2 (version 1.2.1 and above)
+ a SET HOSTNAME in the CONFIG.SYS (created during ICAT).
+ IRC Server
Installation
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1) Copy the irc.exe to a directory on your path.
2) Find out a host near you (see READ.ME). I used several across the U.S.,