IRC
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Background
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an online system of communication. It is a form of instant communication over the Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication. The basic means of communication in an established IRC session is a channel. Users can join to channels (using the command /join #channelname) and then send messages to it, which are then relayed to all other users in the same channel. Users access IRC networks by connecting a client to a server. There are many client and server implementations. Most IRC servers do not require users to log in, but a user will have to set a nickname before being connected.
Our own channel is (#7Cav on irc.gamesurge.net), feel free to join at any time.
How to connect
- Get an IRC client (see software list). We like the Chatzilla extension for Firefox, gaim, xchat, mIRC and on MacOSX Colloquy software.
- Connect to IRC, for "our" channel connect to (irc.gamesurge.net).
- Define some settings: Here some useful commands which you will enter into the field to also enter the communication (be aware to not start such commands with a space!). Anything started with /command will not be visible to the others:
Identify yourself to the IRC server (always needed) (xxxx == pw) /authserv auth xxxx
Join a channel
/join #7Cav
Now you will see (depends on your client) the list of people lurking in the channel. You are now in the channel and may begin talking. Please be aware of the no swearing policy and try to avoid it or SpamServ may remove you for repeated violations.
Register your Account
In order to register your account to you on gamesurge, you will have to visit this page Gamesurge name registration and fill out an application. After completion you can authenticate using:
/authserv auth <password>
Suggested Channels
Here is a list of channels that are reccomended in addition to our own. They may be an allied group, or just a helpful bunch.
#help
This is the official Gamesurge support channel, if you are having trouble drop in and they will assist you.
#gameservers
This is who houses all of our gameservers. They are a good bunch of people, visit them from time to time to keep up with whats going on.
Some useful hints
With chatzilla and other clients you can set your nickname in the preferences. You can also open several channels at time. It's convenient to automate the identification.
Chatzilla auto-identification
You can put the next command as "autoscript" into chatzilla's settings for each channel, see Edit -> Preferences -> Global Settings -> Startup tab -> Auto-url [someone please verify this, probably it's sufficient to type below one time into chatzilla]:
# auto-identify yourself to the IRC server (xxxx == pw) /network-pref autoperform msg authserv auth xxxx
TAB extension
A nice feature is to use TAB key for type completion of nick names in the channel.
Multiple IRC Servers through MIRC
/server -m irc.gamesurge.net
This will allow you to join multiple IRC servers at once.
