Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!news.funet.fi!kannel!Kimmo.Suominen From: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.admin Subject: Re: How do I connect to IRC Message-ID: Date: 15 Mar 91 16:04:40 GMT References: <7748@uceng.UC.EDU> <7753@uceng.UC.EDU> <18396@milton.u.washington.edu> <1991Mar15.055131.4617@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> Sender: kim@lut.fi (Kimmo Suominen) Organization: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Lines: 31 In-Reply-To: a228maso@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca's message of 15 Mar 91 05:51:31 GMT Disclaimer: These are my opinions unless otherwise stated >>>>> On 15 Mar 91 05:51:31 GMT, a228maso@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca said: Jamie> All this discussion about IRC has sparked my curiosity. How does one Jamie> connect to IRC? Does it have to have a locally installed program, or do Jamie> you TELNET to a port somewhere? You might bring up your own server on a local host and connect it to other irc servers. You should find out the best place to connect by writing to operlist-request@cs.bu.edu. You are urged to read the documentation that came with Irc before writing to them. The server software is programmed by Jarkko Oikarinen, jto@tolsun.oulu.fi. He propably knows where to get it from. But it is not necessary to have a server. It is much better to use a server located near by you site. Irc already has quite many servers. You should ask from the same address for a site allowing you to use their server. In either case you need a client program to connect to a server. There are many clients around. One of the most popular is ircII, programmed by Michael Sandrof, ms5n+@andrew.cmu.edu. Many GNU Emacs users like to use Kiwi by Klaus Zeuge, sojge@mizar.docs.uu.se. Another popular choice is Irchat by Tor Lillqvist, tml@hemuli.atk.vtt.fi. All the above information has been retrieved from the source files and documentation of the above software. -- Kim / Internet: Kimmo.Suominen@lut.fi "That's what I think." / Bitnet: KIM@FINFILES