IRC - Explain

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BoomAM

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Hi,
Hows does this IRC thing work then peoples?

Trying to work it all out.
For example, is it only specific servers that have specific channels on?
As ive looked at an IRC search engine, added the channel in XChat, and there's never anything in them :(

Anyone care to enlighten?

Thanks in advance all. :)
 
It's oudated. Nobody uses it any more.

It was popular at a point because it was the original P2P. But it's been redundant for a long time now.

Forget about it and move on.
 
Been ages since I was last on IRC. Quakenet was where "it" was at. I still have a bouncer on there somewhere lol - bought it for 3 years.
 
Van Hellseek said:
It's oudated. Nobody uses it any more.

It was popular at a point because it was the original P2P. But it's been redundant for a long time now.

Forget about it and move on.
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It's still used a fair bit for discussing online gaming streams like starcraft 2, League of Legends, Counterstrike etc.
 
BoomAM said:
For example, is it only specific servers that have specific channels on?
As ive looked at an IRC search engine, added the channel in XChat, and there's never anything in them :(
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Yes, each network of servers hosts a separate bunch of channels. There might be a #OCuk channel on both EFNet and QuakeNet, but they will be two different channels with the same name.

If you want a specific channel, you need to know the channel name and the network it's on.

Van Hellseek said:
It's oudated. Nobody uses it any more.
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I use it for work and it's incredibly useful. If you're involved with an open source product, IRC is still pretty much mandatory.
 
IRC is still very popular, especially for open source support rooms, games, file sharing etc. I use it regularly.

OP, channels are on particular servers, yes. It depends what you're after. For example #fedora on FreeNode means you'd have to launch XChat2, connect to the server FreeNode (you'll find a list of servers in the menu) and then join #fedora.

Keep playing around, you'll soon get the hang of it. Once you've found your feet register a nick with the server and play with your preferences to make you feel more at home.
 
Rainmaker said:
IRC is still very popular, especially for open source support rooms, games, file sharing etc. I use it regularly.

OP, channels are on particular servers, yes. It depends what you're after. For example #fedora on FreeNode means you'd have to launch XChat2, connect to the server FreeNode (you'll find a list of servers in the menu) and then join #fedora.

Keep playing around, you'll soon get the hang of it. Once you've found your feet register a nick with the server and play with your preferences to make you feel more at home.
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Currently using xchat, is there an easier way to get it to connect to stuff rarther than selecting server, channel, each time?

+ the only online search engine for IRCs ive found, that lists tons of channels, doesnt actually list a server :(
Anyone know any good IRC lists/search engines?
 
Use IRC every day to chat with mates from a few of my old HLDM/TFC clans, been in the same channel for over 10 years now!
 
PR. said:
Use IRC every day to chat with mates from a few of my old HLDM/TFC clans, been in the same channel for over 10 years now!
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Same here, except mates being mates in real life. Much easier to have all your mates constantly in one chat room than having to message everyone individually. I use a plugin for Trillian so it just sits alongside Windows Live/Gmail Chat etc anyway.
 
Not used Freenode but certainly used to be on qnet a lot! Very handy tool..

Same as poster back up a bit, mIRC & NNScript was the way!
 
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