[GLLUG] Emacs IRC Client Trouble

[Karl Schuttler]

Uhh Dur duh dur dur

The server address is chat.freenode.net, not irc.freenode.net

Have a great day!

On Jan 24, 2008 7:45 PM, Nicholas Kwiatkowski <kwiatk27 at msu.edu> wrote:
> bX is (was?) the most popular IRC client out there for non-gui based
> installs / shells.  I've been told that xChat has come a long way and is now
> one of the more popular IRC clients for GUI bases.
>
> Using bX is fairly simple.  Once you get connected to the server you wish to
> chat on (there are TONS), you have to join a channel.
>
> But before I get ahead of myself, setting the server you wish to connect to
> is done via command line:
>
> bitchx <nickname> <server>
>
> such as :
>
> (root at localhost) $ bitchx mrMan irc.efnet.net
>
> Once you are connected to the server, you then want to join a channel.  On
> larger IRC networks, there are usually LOTS of channels, so it is best to
> guess a name.  On smaller networks, you can try the command /list -YES.
> Make sure you are on a smaller network before issuing the -YES argument.
> You can do a /list #lin*  and it should list all the channels that start
> with #lin
>
> /join #linux
>
> Would join you to the #linux room.   Simply type and hit enter to send a
> message to the entire channel.  To private message a person in the room,
> type the /msg <username> <message> to send it privately.  To leave a room,
> use the /part <channel> command.
>
> You can be in more than one room at a time.  You can join multiple rooms by
> continuing to enter the /join <channel> command.  To "switch" between rooms,
> use the <ctrl> <x> combo.  You should see the result on your status bar.
>
> /quit <parting message>  will exit bX.
>
> There is more help in the man pages and the /help command.  But this should
> get you started.
>
> -Nick Kwiatkowski
>  MSU Telecom Systems
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu]
> On Behalf Of Marr
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:57 PM
> To: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Emacs IRC Client Trouble
>
> On Thursday 24 January 2008 6:21pm, Marr wrote:
> > I don't even have to use 'erc'. I'd gladly run any simple IRC client that
> > won't require me to install a ton of extra junk on top of my nice
> Slackware
> > 11.0 installation. Simpler (and lower-bandwidth) is better, especially
> > since I'll only be using it once.
>
> (Replying to my own post here...)
>
> I found 'BitchX' in Slackware. This seems to be running, although I'm still
> not savvy enough with IRC commands to be very useful with it. :^)
>
> Other advice or comments (especially on 'erc') would still be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Marr
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