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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a simple chat system. To join an IRC you connect with an IRC-client a IRC-Server. This page will explain how to quickly join an IRC and change your username. If you want to know a bit more about IRC read the [[wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat]] page.
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a simple chat system. To join an IRC you'll connect to an IRC-Server using your IRC-client. This page will explain how to quickly join an IRC and change your username. If you want to know a bit more about IRC read the [[wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat]] page.


=== IRC Clients ===
=== IRC Clients ===
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* http://colloquy.info OS X, iOS
* http://colloquy.info OS X, iOS
* https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ Chatzilla Add-On for Firefox
* https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ Chatzilla Add-On for Firefox
* http://www.opera.com the webbrowser Opera has an in built IRC client


== How to connect to an IRC with Opera ==
==== Mit Chatzilla zu Bauhaus.fm verbinden ====
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
/attach bauhaus.fm
/join bauhaus.fm
</syntaxhighlight>


To connect to a IRC you need to know the servers address and the name of the chatroom. In this example we'll use the server freenode.org and the toom #maschinenraum
==== Mit Chatzilla zum Maschinenraum verbinden ====
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
/attach irc.freenode.org
/join maschinenraum  
</syntaxhighlight>


# Install Opera
==== Mit Chatzilla zum Pure Data #dataflow verbinden ====
# Go to Menue → Extras → Email and chat accounts → Add account... → Chat(IRC) → Select username / email / nickname
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
/attach irc.freenode.org
/join dataflow
</syntaxhighlight>
 
== Useful IRC commands ==
Configuring the IRC connection is done by sending the IRC server, called the nickserv a special message beginning with a shlash.
 
(In all examples replace the stuff between the {} symbols with your data and ommit the symbols)
===Register a new nickname for the first time===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/msg nickserv register {password} {email}</syntaxhighlight>
 
===Login with your nickname===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/msg NickServ identify {password}</syntaxhighlight>
 
===Join (enter) a chatroom===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/join #{channelname}</syntaxhighlight>
 
===Change a nickname===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/nick {newnick}</syntaxhighlight>
 
===Private message===
A message directed privately to one onther chat participant.
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/msg {nickname} {private message}</syntaxhighlight>
 
===Leave current chatroom===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/part</syntaxhighlight>
 
===Exit all chats===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">/quit</syntaxhighlight>

Latest revision as of 19:39, 6 July 2012

IRC in Opera

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a simple chat system. To join an IRC you'll connect to an IRC-Server using your IRC-client. This page will explain how to quickly join an IRC and change your username. If you want to know a bit more about IRC read the wikipedia:Internet Relay Chat page.

IRC Clients

Allthough some IRC Servers provide a web-based interface, typically you'll need an IRC client installed locally in your system. There is an tremenuous amount of clients available since IRC is a very well established protocol.

Some popular clients:

Mit Chatzilla zu Bauhaus.fm verbinden

/attach bauhaus.fm
/join bauhaus.fm

Mit Chatzilla zum Maschinenraum verbinden

/attach irc.freenode.org
/join maschinenraum

Mit Chatzilla zum Pure Data #dataflow verbinden

/attach irc.freenode.org
/join dataflow

Useful IRC commands

Configuring the IRC connection is done by sending the IRC server, called the nickserv a special message beginning with a shlash.

(In all examples replace the stuff between the {} symbols with your data and ommit the symbols)

Register a new nickname for the first time

/msg nickserv register {password} {email}

Login with your nickname

/msg NickServ identify {password}

Join (enter) a chatroom

/join #{channelname}

Change a nickname

/nick {newnick}

Private message

A message directed privately to one onther chat participant.

/msg {nickname} {private message}

Leave current chatroom

/part

Exit all chats

/quit