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This is an old revision of TheLounge made by JavaWoman on 2004-12-09 14:55:37.
Welcome to The Wikka Lounge
An IRC channel has been setup for discussing Wikka..... and idling. :)
Point your favorite IRC client to:
irc.freenode.net
Or check the list of freenode servers.
Channel: #wikka
As always, feedback and comments welcome.
Getting an IRC client
Windows
- X-Chat: X-Chat for Windows - "shareware" - you pay a "build fee" because making a build on your own is very hard in Win; all versions after that are free. See also http://xchat.org/
See NOTE below.
- X-Chat: X-Chat 2 for Windows - the "SilvereX" free distribution of the same program; requires a GTK+ runtime, downloadable from the same location. See http://silverex.info/installation/ (and make sure you allow the GTK+ runtime installer to set the PATH variable)
- X-Chat: X-Chat for Windows - another free ("unoffical") distribution
- X-Chat: Another X-Chat for Windows - yet another free distribution of the same program, though it lags behind the "official" distribution a bit
- mIRC: mIRC - Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, NT etc. See also http://www.mirc.com/
- Trillian: Trillian also supports IRC (including the free 'Basic' version) but it is a rather limited implementation; unless you already have Trillian, you're probably better off with X-Chat or mIRC
- GAIM: GAIM supports a lot of protocols, including IRC; see also http://gaim.sourceforge.net/faq.php#q15 and the rest of the FAQ
NOTE: The legality of the "shareware" release of X-Chat (which is GPL) is being hotly debated; at least the free distributions are legal. The "SilvereX" distribution seems to be the most used (and I use it myself); it supports plugins, too. More links to free versions here: http://forum.xchat.org/viewtopic.php?t=597 --JavaWoman
Mac OS X
- X-Chat: X-Chat Aqua Free X-Chat version for OS X
Fedora
- X-Chat: X-Chat for Fedora Linux Core 3. "Official" distribution (free). See also http://xchat.org/
GNU/Linux
- X-Chat: X-Chat for GNOME - See also http://xchat-gnome.navi.cx/faq.shtml
- irssi: irssi - See also http://irssi.org/beginner/
more...
- Links to more clients can be found on the mIRC FAQ - see (5) Where can I find an IRC client? on that page
What is IRC and getting (more) help
- For help about IRC (what is it and how do you use it), try any of these links (just a selection...):
- For help using your IRC client try its built-in "help" feature first; many clients also have a FAQ or a user forum - look up the home page of your client. Once connected to a channel with your client, you can also try joining the "pseudo channel" #help (/join #help)
