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| = IRC = Our IRC channel is located at '''#blinkenshell''' @ ["Systemshells"] ( '''irc.overloadx.net''' is good server for example ) |
= IRC - Internet Relay Chat = Blinkenshell's official IRC channel: '''#blinkenshell @ irc.allshells.net''' (direct link: irc://#blinkenshell@irc.allshells.net) IRC Network: [[Allshells]] |
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| Web access to IRC is available through CGI:IRC here: [http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/ ] | If you've never heard of IRC before, or just want to join the chat immidiately without installing an IRC client on your computer, use one of the online web chat clients: * [[http://blinkenshell.org/cgiirc/|CGI:IRC - Modern web browser required ]] * [[http://blinkenshell.org/pjirc/|PJIRC - Java plugin required ]] |
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| Web access through Java is available here: http://blinkenshell.org/pjirc/ | If you want your own IRC client, take a look at the step-by-step howto on installing and configuring XChat/Silverex to connect to our chat room: [[Howto/XChat]] |
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| Blinkenbot is an eggdrop bot that logs all conversations and creates statistics that's available here: http://blinkenbot.blinkenshell.org/ | [[Blinkenbot]] is a bot that logs all conversations and creates statistics available at: http://blinkenbot.blinkenshell.org/ |
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| People with that has an account on the server can get autovoice on the IRC channel, ask Independence. | Blinkenshell members can get autovoice in the channel if they want to, use the signup program to request it. |
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| * No flooding or spamming | * No flooding or spamming (in channel or PM) |
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| * Do what the operator ask you to, otherwise you might get kicked * No auto-rejoin after kick, having this activated will result in a ban |
* No auto-rejoin after kick |
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| == Never used IRC before? == IRC is a protocol for communicating over the internet. It stands for Internet Relay Chat and it's one of the leading ways to chat with people, even though the protocol is quite old. If you have never used IRC before, you'll need to get an IRC-client (or use the webchat). Here is a list of clients: |
* Be nice! Don't start flamewars, insult others etc |
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| * mIRC http://www.mirc.com/ - Popular and old IRC client, may not be the best though. * HydraIRC [http://www.hydrairc.com/ http://www.hydrairc.com] - Newer client than mIRC, maybe a bit many windows/panels.[http://www.hydrairc.com/ ] * XChat http://www.xchat.org/ - Client for X on Unix-OSes. * Silverex [http://silverex.org/ http://silverex.org] - XChat for Windows. Start up your IRC-client, choose a network and try to find some way of connecting to a server or network. Our IRC-network is not the most common, so it's probably not in the list of networks that comes with many IRC-clients. Therefore you have to add your own network, just add the server irc.systemshell.net or irc.overloadx.net on port 6667. If you connect to a server directly without specifying a network, use the same addresses/ports. When you are connected to the network, just join our channel #blinkenshell and start chatting with us! :) |
== Never heard of IRC before? == IRC is a protocol for communicating (chatting) over the internet. It stands for Internet Relay Chat and it's one of the most popular chat protocols, even though the protocol is quite old. If you have never used IRC before, you'll need to get an IRC-client (or use the webchat). Here is a list of clients: |
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| * [[http://www.xchat.org/|XChat]] - Good GUI client for UNIX-like OSes. Free software. * [[http://silverex.org/|Silverex]] - XChat for Windows. Free software. * [[http://www.mirc.com/|mIRC]] - Popular and old IRC client, maybe not be the best though. Shareware (free trial 30 days). * [[http://www.hydrairc.com/|HydraIRC]] - Newer client than mIRC, maybe a bit complicated. Proprietary. * More: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_clients|Comparison of IRC clients on Wikipedia]] To connect to Blinkenshell's chat room: Start up your IRC-client, choose a network and try to find some way of connecting to a server or network. Our IRC-network is not the most common, so it's probably not in the list of networks that comes with many IRC-clients. Therefore you have to add your own network, just add the server irc.allshells.net or irc.blinkenshell.org on port 6667. When you are connected to the network, just join our channel #blinkenshell and start chatting with us! :) == Notable IRC Networks == * [[Allshells]] (Blinkenshell) * [[Freenode]] * [[IRCnet]] * [[EFnet]] * [[Undernet]] * [[DALnet]] * [[Quakenet]] |
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
Blinkenshell's official IRC channel: #blinkenshell @ irc.allshells.net (direct link: irc://#blinkenshell@irc.allshells.net) IRC Network: Allshells
If you've never heard of IRC before, or just want to join the chat immidiately without installing an IRC client on your computer, use one of the online web chat clients:
If you want your own IRC client, take a look at the step-by-step howto on installing and configuring XChat/Silverex to connect to our chat room: Howto/XChat
Blinkenbot is a bot that logs all conversations and creates statistics available at: http://blinkenbot.blinkenshell.org/
Blinkenshell members can get autovoice in the channel if they want to, use the signup program to request it.
Rules
- No flooding or spamming (in channel or PM)
- No advertising
- No auto-rejoin after kick
- English only please
- Be nice! Don't start flamewars, insult others etc
Never heard of IRC before?
IRC is a protocol for communicating (chatting) over the internet. It stands for Internet Relay Chat and it's one of the most popular chat protocols, even though the protocol is quite old. If you have never used IRC before, you'll need to get an IRC-client (or use the webchat). Here is a list of clients:
XChat - Good GUI client for UNIX-like OSes. Free software.
Silverex - XChat for Windows. Free software.
mIRC - Popular and old IRC client, maybe not be the best though. Shareware (free trial 30 days).
HydraIRC - Newer client than mIRC, maybe a bit complicated. Proprietary.
To connect to Blinkenshell's chat room:
Start up your IRC-client, choose a network and try to find some way of connecting to a server or network. Our IRC-network is not the most common, so it's probably not in the list of networks that comes with many IRC-clients. Therefore you have to add your own network, just add the server irc.allshells.net or irc.blinkenshell.org on port 6667. When you are connected to the network, just join our channel #blinkenshell and start chatting with us! 
Notable IRC Networks