IRC anyone?

[Christopher Schmidt]

Bleh, accidentally sent this to Paul, and not the list.

On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 10:29:49AM -0400, Paul Lussier wrote:
> In a message dated: 24 Sep 2004 10:06:24 EDT
> Bruce Dawson said:
> 
> >> I was thinking of starting one on freenode.  If anyone is interested,
> >> I'll start the channel and y'all can just show up to #gnhlug :)
> >
> >OK. I'll bite. How does one do this using GAIM?
> 
> Err, one doesn't. One uses an IRC client.  There are a few out there.
> If you're of a GUI mindset, there's XChat.  If you're more of a xterm
> app type (ala pine), there's bitchX.  If you're an (X)emacs type, then I
> highly recommend erc, which is an IRC mode for emacs.

Gaim has a built in IRC client, something that's been a primary motivating
factor for some people to even participate in IRC. Lots of people aren't 
willing to install an extra client, and prefer to just use something they
have and know how to use.

-- 
Christopher Schmidt
crschmidt at crschmidt.net
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