Wednesday, March 10th 2010
There are several IRC clients available for use on
multiple platforms. This is by no means a complete list of clients or
various ways in which you can access #SCA, but merely some brief help in
getting there. As always, you may feel free to e-mail us for additional
assistance. For any of the IRC clients you may
choose to use, you will need to join the appropriate network to reach us
in #SCA. Make sure that when you connect to IRC, you are choosing an Undernet server. Once connected, you
will need to join #SCA. Usually you can type /join #SCA in
your client to do so. General Help
IRC Help - www.irchelp.org - a large database of
help information for most aspects of IRC, from troubleshooting connection
issues to managing bots and running your own channel. Highly recommended.
Undernet - www.undernet.org -
the Undernet homepage, contains a webchat client as well as up to date
server lists and troubleshooting hints for Undernet-specific connections.
This is pretty useful, seeing as SilverChannel uses Undernet exclusively
to host our chat.
Windows
mIRC - www.mirc.com - the most commonly used IRC
client on the Windows platform. Easy to configure and use, and typically
easy to customize through third-party scripts.
Bersirc -
www.bersirc.com - the new kid on the
block for Windows IRC clients. Very reminiscent of mIRC in many ways, but
very easy to customize. One nice thing about this client is the ability
to connect to multiple IRC networks at once, and change between them with
relative ease.
pIRCh - www.pirchat.com - preferred by a decent
minority of Windows-based IRC users. The only caveat on this program is
that it's older and has not had a major update in over a year.
Macintosh
IRCle - www.ircle.com - the most popular IRC
client for the Mac platform. Easy to use and configure, and is available
for both OS 7.1-9 and OS X.
Snak - www.snak.com - another IRC client for the
Mac. Latest version is compatible with OS 9 as well as OS X.
Unix/Linux
xchat - www.xchat.org - one of the most popular
and easiest to configure IRC clients for UNIX/Linux. Relies on the GTK
library and X Windows. There is also a Windows client available which
shows promise.
KVIrc - www.kvirc.net - flashy IRC client for
Linux systems using X Windows and the QT Library. Attractive program.
BitchX - www.bitchx.org - the best of the
text-based IRC clients for UNIX/Linux. Incredibly customizable, the real
testament to how popular this program is has to be the sheer number of
platforms it has been ported to.
Other Systems
Webchat - http://www.undernet.org/webchat.php
- An IRC client usable through the web. You must have Java to use this
webchat client. To reach #SCA, /part the channel you are in
once you join (default is #newbies, so you would type /part
#newbies) and then type /join #SCA to join us.
WebTV - How to Use
IRC with WebTV - this is a solid tutorial on how to utilize IRC
through your WebTV. Please read and join us!
Silverchannel
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