CTYI Chat Room

halenger

Right well I thought might be an idea to post (and sticky) some instructions on how to get into the chat room...

1) Get yourself an IRC client. mIRC is a free download (30 trial but doesn't stop working from what I've been told) - http://www.mirc.com

2) Connect to a quakenet server. Look up mIRC docs on this. A local quakenet server is "uk.quakenet.org". See http://www.quakenet.org for more.

3) Join "#ctyizens". That's the room. Look up docs on this if you need to.

4) Talk/Enjoy.

5) Repeat ad infinitum.


If there's anything I left out please add it. This is not a chatter thread so don't use it for that or your post will be deleted.

If someone has an mIRC/IRC tutorial handy then post a link.


The point of this chat room is to try encourage actual chatter in a more chat oriented environment instead of on the forums. This is not intended to replace the forums, not in the least bit, but there is too much simple banter here. The chatroom offers a far more appropriate environment.

I'll accept simple queries on here and only on the topic of the chat room. No off topic and no "banter". Instant ban for breech of this and anything else that's inappropriate and I'm unable to think of right now.

Hugh Hefner

I keep getting a "connection refused" message when I try to connect to the UK Quakenet server. Can anyone help?

Barry Aldwell

Quakenet was experiencing some *ahem* technical difficulties

Try blueyonder.uk.quakenet.org port 6667

Hugh Hefner

Yeah, that still won't work.

Crash

ign.ie.quakenet.org should be quiet at the moment. shouldnt have any problems there

nosmo

Hugh Hefner wrote:

Yeah, that still won't work.

It could be a user error or a network problem

Hugh Hefner

Cool.

Yeah my virus protection software was blocking my attempts. Fixed that.
Now I'm on with the nick KevP.

PurpleFistMixer

Wasn't there already a #ctyi?

halenger

PurpleFistMixer wrote:

Wasn't there already a #ctyi?

That channel has *coughs* Nothing to do with CTYI.

But seriously. Just use #ctyizens. This was discussed and chosen for a reason. I say no more on the matter.

Raphael

There is a better way, and a simpler path to enlightenment

Firstly, direct your Internet interpretation devices, or "browsers" to www.boards.ie/chat*

Secondly, the window which opens will have a shallow triangle which contains a small I like object, or "cursor" Click there, and then type /join #ctyizens

Thirdly, if you wish you can type /nick _____ to have a designation in this prime are of communication

And there you have it

*If this step fails, get mIRC. It's probably easier.

Matthewthebig

bumpage

more people need to use this room

nosmo

How does bumpage work if the thread is stickied?

Matthewthebig

comes up as a new post and moves it to the top of the stickies.

so people see it

Pyschopath666

HangmanPierce

Matthewthebig

you don't need to do that pierce

not in this room

Piste

I'm trying to get on IRC through the DCU computers, I downloaded IRC but my connection keeps timing out. I also tried going in via the boards java applet but my connection kept timing out there too.


Anyone wanna help? *angelic smile*

halenger

In mIRC... alt+O ... The first section is called "Connect" goto the "Firewall" subsection (last one in connect).

Firewall support -> both.
Protocol -> Socks 5
hostname -> proxy.dcu.ie
Click ok.

It should work then.
The timing out is because of DCU's firewall.

Raphael

I've been using

http://www.polarhome.com/cgi-bin/chat/irc.cgi

To connect

halenger

Just bear in mind if you all use that that Quakenet will G-line you all. (kick you off)

sionnach

halenger wrote:

Just bear in mind if you all use that that Quakenet will G-line you all. (kick you off)

i thought we got a trust last year when all us leet res freshers joined?

halenger

I meant that CGI-IRC that Raphael posted.

Redbrick has a trust and probably DCU as a whole. I've never seen someone getting G-Lined from proxy.dcu.ie. So yeah, you're right in that regard.

Raphael

Yeah....damn but i regreted posting that, I had to find a new one

Gone West

*brings up old thread*

Quakenet dont give out trusts for any CGI:IRC client.

Anyone got any links to a CGI:IRC client for quakenet that doesnt get regularly G-Lined?

Raphael

Polarhome isn't that bad

Ludraman

If ye're using Firefox (which ye SHOULD be, but that's a separate discussion), download Chatzilla (google) which is a handy IRC plugin.

challengemaster

mIRC tutorial

Here

Piste

ALWAYS with the plugging of UIE!

eVeNtInE

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