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Thread ID: 51676 2004-11-27 02:38:00 GAIM & IRC settings? J ZEP (336) Press F1
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296837 2004-11-27 02:38:00 I was hoping to check out george12's "Unofficial F1" IRC Server at some time ;-).
I haven't used IRC before :O.

Using GAIM (which i am told does work with IRC & I can see does have an IRC account setup option) - I am not sure where exactly i am supposed to put the info in??? ?:| ?:| ?:|

Any help appreciated please on where i put the info, mainly the "IP Addy" & "Channel name"???


Details for Unoffical F1 IRC Server are:

Server: irc.jgi.co.nz
IP Address: 222.152.55.106
Channel name: IRCF1
Port: 6667 (Standard IRC port)


GAIMs Setup Options:

Screenname:
Server:
Password:
Alias:
Port:
Encoding:
Username:
Realname:


So where do i put these details:

IP Address: 222.152.55.106
Channel name: IRCF1


Cheers :-) 		J ZEP (336)
296838 2004-11-27 03:25:00 Might be better if u get a program like Mirc, Virc, or a real IRC client program.

Or u might need the IRC plugin for aim for IRC to work.

How do I join a channel with the IRC plugin?

A.

First create the account, then sign on. After you have signed on, you can use File->Join A Chat on the buddy list to join a channel. In any window, either a conversation or a chat, in which your IRC user is the sender, you can also use /join to connect to a new channel. 		Spacemannz (808)
296839 2004-11-27 03:51:00 Hi Spacemannz, oops i forgot to include the top one:

GAIMs Setup Options:

Protocol - where there is the option to choose IRC
Screenname:
Server:
Password:
Alias:
Port:
Encoding:
Username:
Realname:< BR>

So it is obviously possible to use IRC in GAiM, it was a little different setting up ICQ too, i think, like the username is the actual user no . ? or something like that? I presumed that somebody here would be using it (GAIM) though??
I know its possible to use GAIM, as Chill recommended it to me to use for IRC .

Cheers 		J ZEP (336)
296840 2004-11-27 03:57:00 Umm ok . ip would most probably go under server . U havent been there before so u wont have a password until u login . port = 6667 .


Username I would say is your nick in IRC . Dont worry about encoding . Thats not for IRC . Realname - anything or leave it blank

The channel name = you most probably have to type it in after u login to the server might be /join #channelname, but whatever this server is on it maybe different 		Spacemannz (808)
296841 2004-11-27 04:49:00 Cheers Spacemannz, will try that way after dinner :).

Thanks :).

>>>Username I would say is your nick in IRC.

So i can choose any Nick i like and put it here? Will try that, as, as i haven't used IRC i don't already have a nick? I want to keep my F1 nick anyway :).

Thanks again. 		J ZEP (336)
296842 2004-11-27 04:55:00 Yup nick is anything u want Jzep... most nicks , or servers dont allow certain characters tho, and some servers also have a limit on how long your nick can be. I think this maybe 16 characters...

Servers if u can register your nick, if it (a nick) has already been registered, you cant use it You'll soon know this. 		Spacemannz (808)
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