Questions tagged [irc]
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an Internet protocol for distributed real-time messaging.
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How do I "identify with services" on IRC?
I am using irrsi as my irc cilent on ubuntu
I have entered "/join #android-dev" in my command window.
But I am getting this error message:
22:05 -!- #android-dev Cannot join channel (+r) - you need ...
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What is Internet Relay Chat?
What exactly is "IRC"?
I've read about it on Wikipedia, but I've never seen people using it (or if I have, I didn't recognize it). The only kind of "chat" I know about are those of AIM, Yahoo! ...
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How do I change WeeChat's default nick?
WeeChat normally sets the default nick to the user's username.
Is there any way to change this default behavior? I want to specify another nick.
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how to hide public ip adress on irc channel
I have public ip address (for example 77.77.77.222). When somebody type /who on irc channel he sees:
[email protected]
How can I hide under a domain? For example [email protected]
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Any IRC clients with VI key binds?
Is there any IRC client that supports VI keys? The ''obvious'' script VimIRC is and has been broken for so long it's not even funny.
Do you know any IRC clients on Linux, GUI or Curses, that provides ...
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How do I search for channel names in WeeChat?
In the IRC client XChat, it is possible to search for a list of channels in the current connected network. For example, searching for the keyword "python" using Server → Network List on the ...
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How do I set a default nick for new Irssi connections?
When trying to connect to an IRC server in Irssi, I get the following error:
root Erroneous Nickname: Reserved for
services
I don't know how to change the nickname before the connection is ...
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Is there a way to make a persistent IRC account that I can read missed / old messages with?
So, I'm new to IRC.
I made a nickname with a password through nickserv on the channel that I usually participate in.
What I want to know is if there's a way I can read messages that I've missed when ...
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How can I set status messages in IRC?
How can I set status messages in IRC? A simple guide for learning IRC would also be helpful.
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How do I register a nickname on freenode’s IRC network, using Colloquy?
Proper newbie IRC question here: in order to access the #django IRC channel on freenode, I need to register a nickname with freenode.
freenode’s instructions for that are here:
http://freenode.net/...
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How to ping someone on IRC
I've been asked to "ping someone on IRC", but I'm not sure what it means.
First, do I need to know the IRC server and channel to ping someone? Is "pinging" so sort of private conversation?
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How do I display the last x messages before I joined a channel in irc?
Missing something obvious here but I can't find the answer on google.
When I join a channel on IRC is there a way to view the last x messages or are they lost in the ether forever?
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Kill ghost on connect to freenode in xchat?
how do I automatically kill a ghost nick (e.g. i got disconnected then reconnected) on connect with using xchat? I'm on freenode.
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How do I see the chat history in an IRC channel?
I use XChat. My chat server is:
irc.foonetic.net
I created a channel for which I have operator privileges. I want all the members who join my channel to navigate through the chat history (much ...
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irssi tries to join #python before sending the identify message
I am starting off with irssi here and have a small setup trying to connect to a few channels on freenode. I have the following in my chatnets directive in my .irssi/config
Freenode = {
type = "IRC";...
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irssi grep some pattern on history
I'm new to irssi and I couldn't figure out one feature (or task).
I know I can use Page+Up/Down to scroll back and forth on the chat history. I also know I can use /lastlog to dump the whole chat ...
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(IRC) How do I find out when a user was last seen in a channel?
I use XChat.
How do I find out when a user last logged into the channel or was last there?
/!seen [user-nick] didn't work. It said !seen isn't a command.
I don't want my query to be visible to others....
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How can I ignore all JOINS, PARTS from all but a few channels?
On the freenode network I want to ignore ALL joins, parts EXCEPT in channels #foo and #bar.
What would be the syntax for this?
I tried:
/ignore -except #foo, #bar JOINS PARTS QUITS
I also tried ...
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How to change/select your nickname for IRC using NickServ
Real beginner with IRC so bear with me.
NickServ appears to be some sort of external 'application' that allows you to register and sign into IRCs.
To register:
/msg nickserv register <password&...
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Whats the safest way to chat on freenode [closed]
In freenode I know my IP is shown making me vulnerable . Whats the best way to access IRC? Is it tor? I am on Windows 7 but if you have Linux specific solution I am open to them too
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How does hostname spoofing/customization work on IRC networks?
I've used IRC for a long time and I've seen people with really unique hostnames. I'm wondering how they are able to have those?
My theory is that one sets up a server as part of the efnet/freenode ...
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IRC: Cannot send to channel: #ruby-lang
I cannot connect connect to the #ruby-lang channel using an online IRC or my application. I can see what other people are saying, but whenever I type it just says:
20:05 <freenode> Error(404): #...
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View a nick's idle time in /whois info on irssi
On most IRC clients, doing /whois on a nick will display their idle time. However, irssi does not show this. Is there any way to make it show the idle time?
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Running a persistent IRC client over SSH
I'm looking for advice on how to run a persistent IRC client from a server and allowing me to connect from different computers.
I want the IRC client to stay connected, even when I'm bringing my ...
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IRC ghost - how do I unghost and get back my original nick?
When my IRC connection drops for whatever reason I am frequently logged back in as a ghost with the underscore after my registered nick.
What are the sequence of IRC commands to get logged back in as ...
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How can i auto logon to different servers on MIRC automatically, join certain channels and have a diff nick for each server?
How can i auto logon to different servers on MIRC automatically, join certain channels and have a diff nick for each server?
nixnub
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On freenode, how do I keep NickServ from messaging me when I log in?
I have Empathy set to run whenever I log in to Ubuntu. As soon as Empathy connects to freenode, I get these messages:
This nickname is registered. Please choose a different nickname, or identify via /...
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Accessing freenode without ports
I'm at a computer where most ports are blocked. Is there still a way to access freenode to ask about programming questions through some webinterface?
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IRC newbie needs detailed "How To" directions for freenode.net connection with OS X IRC app
Newbie IRC user here. Trying to get connected on freenode.net, preferably with a native Mac OS X client (I'm running 10.6.8), or at least something with a good "OS X feel." Also seeking a client ...
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IRC "The nickname <nick> is already in use on asimov.freenode.net"
I don't use IRC much but for some tools it's the main support channel.
Some years ago I managed to work out how to register and claim my nickname, and joined the couple of channels I was interested ...
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Can people on IRC get notified if I do /whois on them?
Do people I use /whois command on see it somehow, or is there a setting that lets them see? Is that possible on any client? If yes, how? I hope it isn't, I don't want people to see me stalking.
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Google Talk Chat/Conference Solutions
I started using the old confbot python conference script in 2005 for my family. This essentially implements an IRC like conference room over Google Talk (or any Jabber/XMPP server). It has ...
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Getting a list of the ops for an IRC channel
How do I get a list of ops for an irc channel, and the type of op that they are?
I could not find this help on http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/opguide.html
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Force Colloquy not to use built-in Growl notifications
Whenever Colloquy needs to pop up a notification (for example, when you are PM'd), it uses its built-in Growl notifications, which really annoy me because they stay on the screen until they are ...
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Automatically reclaim my IRC nickname (without underscores) globally?
I use XChat (2.8.6). It runs 24/7. I think whenever my internet connection is reset (at least every 24 hours), my nickname gets an underscore (_) appended:
My nick john becomes john_, then it becomes ...
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How do I hide my username in irc?
I'm using irssi for my IRC client, and whenever I connect to a channel (e.g., #whatwg), it greets me with the line and I've tried the command line
0:22 -!- <nick> [[email protected]] ...
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IRC command-line client for Windows [closed]
I'm looking for a (preferably free and/or open source) IRC client running on the Windows' command line. I searched for a while and found that this kind of tools exists for Linux and that you can ...
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Using Tor and IRC
How can I use Tor with IRC? I have noticed that some networks block Tor. How true is that?
I have a problem with flashing my IP adderss whenever I join a channel. Freenode provides a convenient ...
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Modern IRC client? [closed]
I've been looking all around the web for a good IRC client. Sure, there are some out there, but they all look terrible in terms of design. Being a designer myself, I like having applications that ...
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How do I search in lists with irssi?
I would like to be able to search like this:
/window list | grep ruby
I have installed grep.pl to do so, but it still fails.
The syntax says to do
/GREP [-i] [-w] [-v] [-F] <perl-regexp> <...
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There is any IRC command to ignore a person?
I want to clear my IRC channel view from a certain bot messages. It is possible?
In http://webchat.freenode.net/ i can't ignore a bot with /ignore. How can I do it?
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Irssi in tmux - Messages overwritten
I'm trying to run Irssi in tmux, and I've been coming across something strange. Whenever a new message is received, it overwrites the last message. For example, say the following chat log is in my ...
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Ignore JOINS/PARTS/QUITS unless the user has recently talked in the channel
I'm sitting in a channel with many users, and I'm not interested in the lot of joins/parts/quits, unless a user has said something (I do want to know when someone who I'm talking with leaves).
What I ...
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Portable IRC multi-computer usage with same user
I use an IRC client both at home and at work. I would like both computers to use the same user (for IDENT purposes and avoiding multiple nicks etc)
Typically, the home computer is always-on, and is ...
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Talk on multiple IRC channels at once?
I seem to remember, back in '91 or so, that the console-based IRCII implemention on the Solaris box that first got me on the net would let me /Join multiple channels on a given network such that, as ...
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How do I hide Joins/Parts/Quits in Quassel IRC globally?
I discovered that I can right click on any room's buffer and set the various things like Joins, Parts and Quits I want hidden.
But I want to set these defaults so that they are active on any room I ...
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IRSSI /list Considered Harmful
When I type /list in IRSSI, it says:
Irssi: Doing this is not a good idea. Add -YES option to command if you really mean it
Why is it not a good idea?
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How can I set IRCD-Hybrid server password?
I have been struggling with this for days, is there a way to set up a password for an ircd-hybrid server so that no one can connect to it without first entering a password? I have the server up and ...
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View log of what happened in IRC while I was offline
I'm an infrequent user of IRC, currently using Irssi on Ubuntu 12.04, and I follow a channel with activity that is about as infrequent as my own use - but not necessarily with activity at the same ...
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