[SLUG] IRC Meetings

[Adams, Jamie]

For those of you not familiar with IRC, the following may or may not be
useful.

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> From: 	Adams, Jamie
> Sent: 	21 October 2002 12:28
> To: 	'Al Girling'
> Subject: 	RE: Using IRC
> 
> Hi Al,
> 
> IRC can be a little confusing at first, I still dont know all the ins and
> outs and I have been using it for years!
> 
> Im assuming that you are using XChat which comes with most modern
> distributions, and this is off the top of my head because im not in front
> of my linux box.
> 
> When you first open XChat you will, or should be, presented with a list of
> servers. irc.lug.org.uk is a server, sometimes there are many irc servers
> linked together, this is an IRC network, examples would be efnet and
> dalnet. 
> 
> Anyways, we need to create a new server, first of all create a new group,
> call this anything, it could be 'My IRC Servers' then create a new server
> in that group by clicking on the new server button when your newly created
> group is selected. Put the name in as whatever your like, and the server
> as "irc.lug.org.uk", you dont need to worry about the port, the default is
> fine. 
> 
> This should be all the info it needs to connect, click okay to save your
> changes and connect to the new server.
> 
> If all goes well you should see a lot of information scroll past in the
> main window, this is the server showing you the motd and other things.
> 
> To get a list of all the channels on the server, either type "/list" (all
> commands in irc start with a "/") in the command box at the bottom of your
> screen. Or on one of your menu's, click the channel list option, change
> the min user number to 1 and click refresh.
> 
> To join the lug channel, either double click on the name from the channel
> list window or type "/join #scarboroughlug". You have the right one if
> there is an irc bot called Trevor in the channel.
> 
> Let me know if you have any more problems, im not 100% sure that the
> information is completely accurate.
> 
> For some more indepth and better information on IRC check out
> www.irchelp.org.
> 
> HTH
> Jamie 
> 
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> From: 	Al Girling[SMTP:al21 at firenet.uk.com]
> Sent: 	21 October 2002 11:49
> To: 	Jamie Adams
> Subject: 	Using IRC
> 
> Hi Jamie,
> 
> Can you help me get going with IRC please?  I've been trying to connect to
> 
> irc,lug.org.uk:6667 But as this is the first time I've dabbled with IRC's
> I'm 
> struggling badly.  Is irc,lug.org.uk:6667 a server or network or what?  I 
> don't have a clue and find the help file completely useless as usual.  I
> need 
> someone to say open this type that here etc.  
> 
> Any help would be appreciated!
> 
> Al
> 
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