Re: IRC

[Dave McFadden <mctech@galstar.com>]

At 02:03 PM 2/23/99 -0800, you wrote:
>
>I would like to give the on line irc at debian a try.  What software
>package would I use, and how to set it up to access the debian channel?
>

After trying some of the IRC packages, I have settled on BitchX.

If you are not familiar with IRC, BitchX comes with some basic IRC help as
well as its own docs. (there are 1000s of IRC help sites on the web too)

If you are familiar with IRC, you will have no trouble; it responds to all
the basic IRC commands.

Run it from some user other than root, and it will attempt to log onto
whatever the default net is. (it may not succeed) I get my help from this
mailing list and have never been to debian. Hopefully, if you choose
BitchX, by the time you get it downloaded someone else will reply and
correct any lame commands I give you:

To get on the Debian IRC net, type:

/server irc.debian.org  (hope I got THAT right at least)

/nick kenneth_newbie  ('kenneth' probably belongs to someone, but you are
free to pick any unused nick you like)

/list  (gives you a list of channels)

pick a likely looking channel and type:

/join #channelname  (replace 'channelname' with the one you chose)

If you chose a channel that can't help, someone will likely point you in
the right direction.




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