Adding Servers to Hexchat
reddit / irc

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buzzzki11 · 2020-08-14 01:04

Hey guys, I'm a total new guy here. I recently started using LinuxMint
and HexChat. I was curious if there's a way to add new servers to Hex
and looking for recommendations on some more active ones. Any and all
help is appreciated.

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MaximumBus · 2020-08-14 03:34

Go to HexChat>Network List>Add. Add a title and then click "Edit...".
At the top under "Servers" change the box that says "newserver/6667"
to your server address e.g.: safehouse.chat/6697 (which is a small
server I recommend)

Rizon, freenode, Lainchan (irc.lainchan.org/6697), AnonOps
(irc.anonops.com/6697), Taphouse (frop.taphouse.org/6697) are all
pretty active. Join some channels and lurk, people aren't talking all
the time so don't get discouraged if they're not when you first enter
they likely will in a while. Be patient

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buzzzki11 · 2020-08-14 20:11

Thanks for the help! I joined safehouse and will check the others out.
IRC has changed a lot since 1997 I see. :)

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doloresdebussy · 2020-08-26 16:34

Hi I’m new to IRC too. How come I don’t see some of these servers
listed? Do I have to be invited or something?

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MaximumBus · 2020-08-27 01:13

Listed? What are you talking about? Just do as I said and add them
manually to Hexchat, the default list doesn't include them

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doloresdebussy · 2020-08-27 01:40

You listed Rizon, freenode, lainchan etc.

I thought the instructions you talked about was for making one’s own
new server. I didn’t know it was instructions to join pre-existing
ones. As I said I’m new and don’t know.

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MaximumBus · 2020-08-27 06:40

No no no. That's just adding a server that's not on the default list.
Making your own server involves buying server space and a domain.

Just follow my original instructions

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doloresdebussy · 2020-08-27 20:10

Okay that’s where I’m confused where are your original instructions?

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MaximumBus · 2020-08-28 01:12

https://old.reddit.com/r/irc/comments/i9cdqo/adding_servers_to_hexchat
/g1ele71/

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doloresdebussy · 2020-08-28 17:51

Thanks sorry I was making it more complicated than it needed to be, I
understand now

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MaximumBus · 2020-08-29 02:24

no worries, glad to help

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