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multiplicity_archives2007-02-28 08:27 pm
bladespark.livejournal.com) wrote in multiplicity_archives2007-02-28 08:27 pm
IRC chat
Well, there's been some interest lately in an IRC chat room for multiples, so a few of us who particularly wanted one got together and founded one.
It's #multiplicity on the esper network. If you're familiar with IRC it'll be easy to get into.
1. Go to www.mirc.com (there are other irc clients, but that's the one I use, so that's the one I can walk you through.)
2. On the left hand side of the page, click the "download mIRC" link.
3. Choose one of the download servers, and get a copy.
4. Install it. This should be quite easy, let me know if you have any troubles.
5. Start it up.
6. The first thing you'll see is a pop up asking you to pay for it. IRC is freeware, but they do ask for donations. You do not need to pay, and nothing happens if you don't. Just wait about ten seconds, and you can close that window.
7. The second thing you'll see is another pop up asking for your email and other information. Go ahead and fill that out. You don't need to enter real info if you don't want to. Choose a chat nickname and enter that. "New server window" should be checked, but "invisible" doesn't need to be. Once your chat nickname is entered, click "ok"
8. Now you should see a big white box, with a small box below it. The small box is where you can type. Right now you're not connected to anything though, so that's the next step. Type "/server irc.esper.net" into that box and hit enter. It should start connecting you. This may take just a minute or so, but once you're connected, it's going to load a TON of text into the window above. You can ignore most of it, it's not important really. When that finishes scrolling down, you're in!
9. Join the channel. You can enter "#multiplicity" in the channel pop up it gives you, or you can type "/join #multiplicity" into the bar. You should get a new window popping up, that's the chat room. The list of who's in there should be in the right hand side. I'm there as "SPark" usually.
I know that's a lot of steps, but once you've done it once, it saves everything, and you don't have to do it all again. For example, next time you open the program, you can click the "connect" icon, rather than having to type in "/server irc.nightstar.net" and it will connect you to the server you last used. You can even save #multiplicity in your favorites, and automatically join it as soon as you connect.
If that's unclear, questions are welcome. And sorry for the spam on this subject lately. Now that a chanel is in place, this should be the end of it.
It's #multiplicity on the esper network. If you're familiar with IRC it'll be easy to get into.
1. Go to www.mirc.com (there are other irc clients, but that's the one I use, so that's the one I can walk you through.)
2. On the left hand side of the page, click the "download mIRC" link.
3. Choose one of the download servers, and get a copy.
4. Install it. This should be quite easy, let me know if you have any troubles.
5. Start it up.
6. The first thing you'll see is a pop up asking you to pay for it. IRC is freeware, but they do ask for donations. You do not need to pay, and nothing happens if you don't. Just wait about ten seconds, and you can close that window.
7. The second thing you'll see is another pop up asking for your email and other information. Go ahead and fill that out. You don't need to enter real info if you don't want to. Choose a chat nickname and enter that. "New server window" should be checked, but "invisible" doesn't need to be. Once your chat nickname is entered, click "ok"
8. Now you should see a big white box, with a small box below it. The small box is where you can type. Right now you're not connected to anything though, so that's the next step. Type "/server irc.esper.net" into that box and hit enter. It should start connecting you. This may take just a minute or so, but once you're connected, it's going to load a TON of text into the window above. You can ignore most of it, it's not important really. When that finishes scrolling down, you're in!
9. Join the channel. You can enter "#multiplicity" in the channel pop up it gives you, or you can type "/join #multiplicity" into the bar. You should get a new window popping up, that's the chat room. The list of who's in there should be in the right hand side. I'm there as "SPark" usually.
I know that's a lot of steps, but once you've done it once, it saves everything, and you don't have to do it all again. For example, next time you open the program, you can click the "connect" icon, rather than having to type in "/server irc.nightstar.net" and it will connect you to the server you last used. You can even save #multiplicity in your favorites, and automatically join it as soon as you connect.
If that's unclear, questions are welcome. And sorry for the spam on this subject lately. Now that a chanel is in place, this should be the end of it.