I used IRC for the first time ever. Have no idea what to do. reddit / irc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 09:02 So the title says it. I wasn't sure how to do pretty much anything. I've tried to search for help but I just don't get it. Everything seems so complicated. All the rooms and commands and everything. Kinda hard to get into. Thought I'd post here just for fun. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2014-06-08 09:05 http://irchelp.org/irchelp/new2irc.html If you're on Snoonet, join #help (ergo, **/join #help** in your IRC client) and we'll be happy to help with any more specific questions. :) Basically a server will have a bunch of channels you can connect to. You can get a list by using **/list**. When you see a good channel, use **/join #channel** to join to it. Your IRC client should open a new tab for that channel, type into that tab to speak :) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 09:11 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 09:17 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2014-06-08 09:17 Yeah, they make an app for that. I use AndChat. Here's an ongoing discussion about them: http://www.reddit.com/r/irc/comments/27j80c/wha ts_the_best_irc_application_for_android/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2014-06-08 09:19 Yeah, that's correct. That's an IRC client called qwebirc, it's not very advanced. Most clients will be able to show you a prettier list. HexChat, which I use and recommend, lets you search by channel name and topic and filter by user count. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 09:22 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 09:51 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 10:38 Yes, such a huge wall of text is normal, because most networks simply have incredibly many channels. Typically you can (and this should also work in qwebirc) also use wildcards as a parameter, e.g. /list *foo* to get all channels whose name or topic contains "foo". But if you're going to use IRC frequently, I really suggest to use a real client. HexChat has already been suggested, other good clients (better than HexChat, IMHO, but everyone should use what fits them best) are: - ChatZilla, an extension for Firefox – the biggest disadvantage is that it's horrible to use if you're in a lot of channels because the window list becomes unusable (also, you need to restart it whenever you restart Firefox) - KVIrc, a very featureful (some might say bloated) client – this is what I use, and I think it's usable both for novices and experts I don't at all recommend using any "multi-messenger" like Pidgin for IRC. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 10:46 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 10:47 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2014-06-08 11:00 http://www.andchat.net/interactive.html And /join #roomname to join rooms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 11:20 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tavaryn · 2014-06-08 13:34 Not sure what you mean by "rooms within rooms," no such concept exists on IRC - nor does IRC have a front page. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 13:47 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- flotwig · 2014-06-08 14:24 Probably long-press on Freenode and add a channel, or add a channel to freenode from within the server settings. The channel is #reddit- hockey. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-08 14:49 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FiendKing04 · 2014-06-09 05:21 I completely disagree when it comes to Pidgin. I've been using it for IRC since early 2008 and never had issues with it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-09 06:51 On which networks? One huge flaw with it is (or at least used to be, haven't used it for some years) that it does not support the "admin" and "founder" flags common on many networks such as Rizon. Such users, who are hierarchically "above" ops, show up as just normal users. I've also seen people get confused about how they are able to set a nick for themselves that only they see, not others. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ChloeWolfieGirl · 2014-06-09 08:15 I was new to irc like 3 weeks ago, I just poked around and learnt enough, I was using a local irc thing, but there are tons of online ones as well, it is a bit confusing especially with creating an account! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FiendKing04 · 2014-06-09 21:52 That is an issue with SOP's/&/+a's, but there is a workaround (which, I know, there shouldn't have to be) to make them show up. As far as your second thing.. erm.. what? Setting a nick that only you see? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-09 22:42 What is that workaround? One network I know converts them to @ when you connect using a specific port, but most networks don't have that. To the second point, I think it's called "local alias". (At least it's called something like that in the German translation.) I remember a Pidgin user, many years ago, being extremely confused that we saw a different nick from them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FiendKing04 · 2014-06-09 23:21 If I can find the link, I'll definitely edit this post and add it. As for the second thing, yes, there is a thing called an alias, but it doesn't just apply to the IRC protocol; Pidgin supports aliases for all of its officially supported protocols. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-18 16:05 [deleted] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [deleted] · 2014-06-18 16:08 [deleted]