IRC (Posted by Sam Ferry on DaveandEthellsPlace.com) »
By Sam on Dec 21, 2008 in IRC | 0 Comments
The following is an article I posted on my very good friend, Justplaindave’s site: Dave and Ethell’s Place. I added a few things in this post, but the main post is the same. If you didn’t have a chance to read it on his site, please enjoy it here:
IRC is an easy and friendly method to communicate with people across the internet. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, and is a protocol for chatting (sending text) through a network of servers and users, to communicate with one another, and servers. IRC is one of the things I use while I spend time on the internet, and is always filled with excitement.
IRC consists of servers, networked together, that allow users to connect to them and join channels–chat rooms–and communicate with other users. The inner-workings of IRC are phenominal, and allow for easy communication with users. The official chat room for Dave and Ethell’s place is #davesplace, which is located on the WyldRyde IRC Network, which can be connected to by connecting to irc.wyldryde.org in your favorite IRC client. Also, the official chatroom for the Datablab Tech Community (Sam Ferry, Co-President) is located in #Datablab on the AceIRC network, which can be found by connecting to irc.aceirc.org in your client of choice.
There are various IRC clients available for use, and some are easier to use than others.
Common clients for Windows include:
- X-Chat (Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux)
- IceChat
- mIRC - An IRC client incorporating its own powerful scripting engine.
- Irssi (Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux)
Common clients for OS X include:
- Colloquy
- X-Chat Aqua
- Irssi (Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux)
Common clients for Linux include:
- X-Chat (Available for Windows, and Linux)
- Irssi (Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux)
- BitchX (Available for Windows, OS X, and Linux)
- Konversation
There are many IRC networks, big and small, to choose from, all you have to do is look around. You can find thousands of networks on SearchIRC, but there are a few commonly known ones circulating around. Networks such as: WyldRyde, AceIRC, and iPocalypse. All of these networks have channels that discuss anything and everything, from tech, to lifestyles, to news and politics, or general discussion.
All you have to do, is look.
~Sam