From: slootman@NATS.UIA.AC.BE
Newsgroups: soc.culture.esperanto
Subject: FAQ pri IRC (RE: IRC)
Date: 9 Apr 92 07:59:18 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: The Internet


Mi ricevas kelkajn informpetojn:
> Mi pardonpetas...  Kio estas IRC?  
> Mike Cahill

> Kio estas IRC? Mi estas novulo en la mondo de la k-retoj.
> Pierre Jelenc                        pcj1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu 

do mi supozas ke mi nun sxuldas kelkajn klarigojn!

Internet Relay Chat, `irc', ebligas al multaj retanoj okazigi samtempan
mondvastan konferencon a^u ``kunbabilon''.
Vi povas ekz-e malfermi kanalon `ESPERANTO' kaj atendi ^cu iu interesito
sin al-^saltas; a^u prefere interkonsentu jam anta^ue pri dato kaj horo 
de la renkonto.

Rilate al irc mi mem ricevis la suban FAQ, dank al Axel Belinfante.
Povas esti ke kelkaj adresoj en gxi ne plu validas. (IRC estas kiel 
rapid-vivanta mondo)
Mi mem instalis la IRCII-klienton, kaj tiu bone funkcii(a)s por mi.
La suba e-posxt-mesagxo enhavas pli da informoj pri serv(il?)oj kiuj
vi povus uzi.

La subaj tekstoj donas iom gxeneralan informon pri IRC.
Se vi dum/post legado havos pli demandoj, ne hezitu demandi min!
(sed mi ne garantias (gxustan) respondon ;-)
Mi ne scias cxu momente ekzistas iel vivanta esperanto IRC-uzant-grupo.
(mi fakte pensas ke ne) Sed ni povus klopodi denove ekuzi IRC esperante!

Sincere,

Wim

slootmans@phs.uia.ac.be (gxis 1/1/93)
slootman@nats.uia.ac.be (prefere uzu cxi tiun)

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Article: 2690 of alt.irc
Newsgroups: alt.irc
Subject: alt.irc FAQ (rev 2.02) [was Re: is there a FAQ?  (is this a FAQ?)]
Date: 3 Jan 92 05:22:46 GMT

(1) What is IRC?

	IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat". It was written by Jarkko
Oikarinen (jto@tolsun.oulu.fi) in 1988. Since starting in Finland, it
has been used in some 20+ countries spanning the globe.  It was designed
as a replacement for the "talk" program but has become much much more
than that. IRC is a multi-user chat system, where people convene on
"channels" (a virtual place, usually with a topic of conversation) to
talk in groups, or privately.
	IRC gained international fame during the late Persian Gulf War,
where updates from around the world came accross the wire, and most
people on irc gathered on a single channel to hear these reports.

(2) How is IRC set up?

	The user runs a "client" program (usually called 'irc') which
connects to the irc network via another program called a "server".
Servers exist to pass messages from user to user over the irc network.

(3) How do I use a client?

	You either compile the source yourself, have someone else on
your machine compile the source for you, or use the TELNET client.
"telnet bradenville.andrew.cmu.edu". Please only use the latter when you
have no other way of reaching irc, as this resource is quite limited.

(4) Where can I get source for the irc client?

UNIX client-> cs.bu.edu /irc
	      plod.cbme.unsw.oz.au
	      nic.funet.fi pub/unix/irc
	      ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de pub/net/irc
	      slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com
	      there is also a client avaliable with the server code.
EMACS elisp-> cs.bu.edu
	      nic.funet.fi
              ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de
	      slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com
EMACS elisp "irchat"->  lehtori.cc.tut.fi:/pub/irchat
			nic.funet.fi:/pub/irchat
VMS ->	      coombs.anu.edu.au
REXX client for VM-> ftp.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de pub/irc/rxirc
MSDOS-> freebie.engin.umich.edu:/pub/irc/clients/MSDOS

(5) Which server do I connect to?

	It's usually best to try and connect to one geographically
close, even though that may not be the best. You can always ask when you
get on irc. Here's a list of servers avaliable for connection:
		bucsd.bu.edu
		lyman.pppl.gov
		ucsu.colorado.edu
		ug.cs.dal.ca
		nic.funet.fi
		coombs.anu.edu.au
		ircserver.et.tudelft.nl
		sunsystem2.informatik.tu-muenchen.de

This is, by no means, a comprehensive list, but merely a start. Connect
to the closest of these servers and send a /wallops. (/wallops means
"write to all operators"). Something along the lines of ->
/wallops I'm from site [insert sitename here], what would be a good
server for me to connect to.

(6) OK, I've got a client and I'm connected to a server? Now what?

	It's probably best to take a look around and see what you want
to do first. All irc commands start with a "/", and most are one word.
Typing /help will get you help information. /names will get you a list
of names, etc.

The output is typically something like this-> (Note there are more
channels than this, this is just sample output).

Pub: +hack      zorgo eiji Patrick fup htoaster
Pub: +Nippon    @jircc @miyu_d
Pub: +nicole    MountainD
Pub: +hottub    omar liron beer Deadog moh pfloyd Dode greywolf SAMANTHA

"Pub" means public (or "visible") channel. "hack" is the channel name.
"+" is the type (see number 7 below). A "@" before someone's nickname
indicates he/she is the "Channel operator" of that channel. A Channel
Operator is someone who has control over a specific channel. It can be
shared or not as the first Channel Operator sees fit. The first person
to join the channel automatically gets Channel Operator, and can share
it with anyone he/she chooses (or not).

(7) What is the difference between "+" and "#" channels?

	Nothing. Well, nothing apart from the fact that you can join
only one "+" channel and up to ten "#" channels. Sometimes "#" channels
are viewed as "auxillary" channels. The only thing "#" channels can't do
that "+" channels can, currently, is that they cannot have TOPICs set.
This is hoped to be fixed in the future.

[ **** WARNING -- if given a choice between # channels and + channels,
use a # channel, as + channels are being phased out **** ]

(8) What are good channels to try while using irc?

	+hottub and +initgame are almost always teeming with people.
+hottub is meant to simulate a hot tub, and +initgame is non-stop game
of "inits" (initials). Just join and find out!
	Many irc operators are in #Twilight_Zone ... so if you join
that channel and don't hear much talking, don't worry, it's not because
you joined, operators don't talk much on that channel anyways!

(9) How can I find out more about how + and # channels are changing?

	ftp to cs.bu.edu and look at irc/irc-2.7.CHANGES

(10) What if someone tells me to type something cryptic?

	Never type anything anyone tells you to without knowing what it
is. There is a problem with typing a certain command with the ircII
client that gives anyone immediate control of your client (and thus can
alter your account environment also).

(11) What is NickServ? What if I can't remember my NickServ password?

	To quote from NickServ's help text, NickServ's purpose is to
keep unique nicknames on irc. NickServ sends a warning to anyone else
who signs on with your nickname.  If you don't use IRC for 10 weeks,
your nickname expires for reuse.

	Only a NickServ operator can change your nickserv password.
To find out which NickServ operators are online, send
/msg NickServ@service.de OPERWHO

Nicknames with a "*" next to them are online at the time.

(12) Where can I learn more?

	A good place to start might be downloading the irc tutorials.
They're avaliable via anonymous ftp from cs.bu.edu:/irc/tutorial.*
You can also join various IRC related mailing lists. "operlist" is a
list that discusses current (and past) server code, routing, and
protocol. You can join by mailing operlist-request@eff.org. You can
join the irchat mailing list by mailing irchat-request@cc.tut.fi. There
is a low traffic ircII mailing list, mail dl2p+@andrew.cmu.edu to be
added.

(13) What do I do if I'm still confused or have additions to this posting?

	email hrose@eff.org or ask for help (via wallops) on irc.

--
Helen Trillian Rose             	Many thanks to Sun Microsystems
Electronic Frontier Foundation   	 who approved EFF's $75K grant!
Systems and Networks Administration	Flames to:
<hrose@eff.org, hrose@cs.bu.edu>	women-not-to-be-messed-with@eff.org

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