Anyone ever consider IRC?

[MachineHead]

Most here know forums....

Any IRC vets? And if so, a channel?

[Ihateriversnags]

I have not used IRC for a long time just been using MSN messenger but an IRC would be a great tool to have running in the background while checking the forums.

[AQUAJOE]

[MachineHead]

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IRC is like an open door into your pc. No thanks.

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What? That sounds like FUD, but whatever... With firewalls, routers, and a little common sense, it is less of an open door than your email client.

[mplspug]

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IRC is like an open door into your pc. No thanks.

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What? That sounds like FUD, but whatever... With firewalls, routers, and a little common sense, it is less of an open door than your email client.

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Might want to disable JavaScript, Virtual Machine, images, cookies, any IM software and even pull the ethernet out of your computer!

It's hard to fault people for being paranoid about these things though.

[MachineHead]

Of course, but saying that another communication tool is an open door is rather absurd. Learn about something first before assuming it is evil.

Heh, if I wasn't such a nice guy I could post a link to a browser spawner that would make you go nuts trying to close the 8 bazillion windows it opens. Then you would know what an open door your browser is.

[mfreeman451]

I am an EFnet vet.. msg me privately for channels. Maybe we could meet on irc.freenode.net #fishing or something..

[MachineHead]

freenode is my current network of choice also. foobar2000 user.

Would like to maybe get back to you later on this. Right now, I'm loading uo the boat and heading out for the night. I hear them flatheads shaking in the snags right now.

[MachineHead]

Well, I went and created #catfish on freenode this morning. Anyone that would like to try realtime chat is welcome to join and see what it is all about.

There are several IRC clients available, some free, some not.

Free versions include: Chatzilla, a Firefox addition.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/16/

X-Chat (this is built using the binaries that are open & GPL'd)

http://xchat-win32.berlios.de/?page_id=6

Commercial clients include:

mIRC. A very robust client that has been around forever.

http://www.mirc.com/

Klient. This is probably a little easier to set up than mIRC and has a lot of configurability also.

http://www.klient.com/download.php

At any rate you can join after installing on the above clients (or one of your choice) by clicking here:

irc://irc.freenode.net/#catfish

Note: before you can join, you need to register your nickname - see http://freenode.net/faq.shtml#nicksetup for detailed info.

[Ihateriversnags]

well I got registered and am connected through the firefox site and so far it's just me and Machinehead. Hopefully others will join as well. This could be a great thing

[MachineHead]

I missed you when you joined. I was shopping. For catfish stuff, of course.

And yes, this is really neat once you get used to how it operates.