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From: maye_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Robert Mayer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Telnetting to IRC (Getting together)
Message-ID: <11070@ur-cc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 90 20:07:19 GMT
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Ok, bedtime for bonzo.... I've been loosing my mind and you've gotta help me
out. I went mucking about my Unix site a couple of days ago, hoping against
hope that I could find a servicable xmodem driver...well I lucked out. 
I managed to find a server that works with X/Y/Zmodem protocals in the
/usr/cif/bin directory.... now the catch is that I can't just use
the commands normally from the shell, ie type "xs" because they are not in
the normal place /usr/bin/ I can't change it because I'm a _ltd user
(read 3rd class citizen) and don't have write permission to /usr/bin/

THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. What is the problem is that also in the /usr/cif/bin
directory is a nifty little progam called IRC... I have tinkered (rather
unsucessfully) with it. With all the noise about a gathering over IRC, I 
thought it would be worth my while to figure it out. 

THIS IS THE PROBLEM. There is absolutely NO documentation for IRC anywhere
in the system. I did a man irc, man -k irc, and finally in utter frustration
ran a a global find [iI][rR][cC] which took hours and produced no results.
I searched through all of my users manuals, most notably UNIX system V release
4 the complete reference" by Stephen Coffin. Not a damn thing same story with
my other unix books. I don't know about you but when I find a neat toy that
comes with no info I get curious, then I tinker, if tinkering doesn't work
I get upset....then when I calm down I ask. So I'm asking..

(forgive me for taking a page to get to the point but I thought a slow burn
would be sortof suspensful, that and it's somewhat thereputic)

Can someone:

1. Send me documentation for IRC
2. Tell me where to FTP information on IRC
3. Explain in clear and explicit terms what I should be doing after
   I get into IRC and "/join +(insert group here)"

I managed to join a group and nothing got printed to the screen. It just
sat idle while I swore at the cpu.... after a minute I got a message that
read "** Signoff Goofball"

I have to admit that I really lost control, and don't remember much after
that point... So any help would be infinitely appreciated.

Rob Mayer
maye_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu
MAYELTD@UORVM.BITNET

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