How do I telnet onto the irc server?

Trojan

Well?

cheers,

Al.

SantaHoe

Dunno, how?

Gavin

Ok, Donn't take offence but i'nm going to assume that you are a wee bit confused.

You don't actually telnet onto a irc server. You telnet to another computer and then run an irc client, typically ircii or *****X from a unix shell which then connects to irc.

eg. where i am, to talk on irc, i telnet to a machine that has direct access, then from there to a machine that has ircii installed on it. I then run ircii on that machine and can use irc. I could use irc on the first machine, but it's not my account.... follow ?

Gav

Trojan

of course.

/me hangs head in shame

I am a MUPPET.

Cheers Verb, appreciate you pointing out the error of my ways!

Al.

SantaHoe

Oh, I thought this was a joke

SantaHoe

He he, duh!
Nah, I'm only a trainee-muppet!

[This message has been edited by Dead{o}Santa (edited 22-11-99).]

Trojan

Obviously you are a muppet too

Lord Khan

so funny that it is actually true?

you can telnet on to an IRC server

1) the server may have an port open for telnetters ( not all nets do )

2) gotta know you IRC proto Cmds very well :-) just connect and pretend you are and IRC client ( not actually a j/k ) same way as if you telnet to a mailserver to send email by hand with your HELO and stuff

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ircII? your a bit of a sadist aren't you
ircII is what people use when they want the pain try *****X much better unix client

[This message has been edited by Lord Khan (edited 21-11-99).]

Trojan

And you most definately are a muppet LK.

Al.