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Seppo: /* First Steps */

2013-04-29T19:53:22Z

‎First Steps

Seppo at 19:41, 29 April 2013

2013-04-29T19:41:32Z

Seppo at 19:40, 29 April 2013

2013-04-29T19:40:17Z

Seppo: /* IRC Clients */

2013-04-29T19:34:15Z

‎IRC Clients

Seppo: /* First Steps */

2013-04-29T19:33:26Z

‎First Steps

Seppo: /* IRC Clients */

2013-04-29T19:31:29Z

‎IRC Clients

Seppo: /* Basic Commands */

2013-04-29T19:14:38Z

‎Basic Commands

Seppo: /* First Steps */

2013-04-29T19:12:19Z

‎First Steps

Seppo: /* Basic Commands */

2013-04-29T12:43:21Z

‎Basic Commands

Seppo at 12:43, 29 April 2013

2013-04-29T12:43:00Z

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   /connect irc.forestnet.org
-Join the channel '''#2238''' by typing this command in the text box:
+* Join the channel '''#2238''' by typing this command in the text box:
   /join #2238

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 You can skip the first command (nick), if you are already using the nickname you registered. If you are using a registered nickname and you don't identify, your nickname will be changed to, for example, "Leaf523" after 1 minute.
-==Possible problems==
+===Possible problems===
 Some IRC clients, like irssi, will not understand commands like /ns or /cs. This can be circumvented by using the /msg command:
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 |}
-==FOnline: 2238 IRC Channels==
+===FOnline: 2238 IRC Channels===
 * '''#2238''' - Official FOnline: 2238 channel. Use English only.

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   /msg ChanServ register [channel] [password] [description]
-== IRC Channels ==
+== Forestnet IRC Servers ==
-'''Servers''':
+* irc.forestnet.org (picks random server from the following list)
 * irc.forestnet.org (picks random server from list)
 ** bamboo.forestnet.org
 ** drahelas.forestnet.org
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 |}
-'''Channels'''
+==FOnline: 2238 IRC Channels==
 * '''#2238''' - Official FOnline: 2238 channel. Use English only.

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 ** [http://www.kvirc.net/ KVIrc].
-* For MacOS and MacOSX
+* For MacOS and MacOSX:
 ** [http://www.snak.com/index.html Snak].
 ** [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy].

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 == First Steps ==
-* Connect to '''irc.forestnet.org''' and join the channel '''#2238''' by typing the command in the text box:
+* Connect to '''irc.forestnet.org''':
   /join #2238

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 == IRC Clients ==
-Those are the most popular softwares that allow you to go on IRC channels. Download one of them and install it to be able to join us on IRC.
+This is a list of some popular IRC client programs that allow you to join IRC channels. Install one that best matches your operating system to be able to join the rest of us on IRC!
-*IRC Clients:
+* For Windows:
-** For Windows:
+* For MacOS and MacOSX
-*** [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC], one of the most popular clients.
+** [http://www.snak.com/index.html Snak].
-*** [http://www.silverex.org/news/ X-Chat 2].
+** [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy].
-*** [http://www.hydrairc.com/ HydraIRC].
+** [http://www.uplinklabs.net/~tycho/projects/xchat-aqua/ X-Chat Aqua].
-*** [http://www.icechat.net/ IceChat].
-** For Linux:
+* Multi-platform:
-*** [http://xchat.org/ XChat].
+** [http://www.irssi.org/ Irssi].
-*** [http://www.bitchx.org/ BitchX].
+** [http://www.pjirc.com/main.php pjIRC].
-*** [http://www.kvirc.net/ KVIrc].
+** [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16 Chatzilla], the official [http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox] IRC client.
-** For MacOS and MacOSX
+* Non-Download Browser based IRC Clients:
-*** [http://www.snak.com/index.html Snak].
+** [http://chat.forestnet.org/?channels=2238 ForestNet Official WebChat] (#2238 isn't working with this client).
-*** [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy].
+** [http://en.irc2go.com/webchat/?net=ForestNet&room=%232238 irc2go].
-*** [http://www.uplinklabs.net/~tycho/projects/xchat-aqua/ X-Chat Aqua].
+** <s>[http://mibbit.com/?channel=%232238&server=irc.forestnet.org Mibbit]</s> (currently blocked).
-−
-** Multi-platform:
-*** [http://www.irssi.org/ Irssi].
-*** [http://www.pjirc.com/main.php pjIRC].
-*** [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/16 Chatzilla], the official [http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox] IRC client.
-*** [http://www.opera.com/browser/ Opera web browser] has a built-in simple IRC client.
-−
-** Non-Download Browser IRC Clients:
-*** [http://chat.forestnet.org/?channels=2238 ForestNet Official WebChat] (#2238 isn't working with this client).
-*** [http://en.irc2go.com/webchat/?net=ForestNet&room=%232238 irc2go].
-*** <s>[http://mibbit.com/?channel=%232238&server=irc.forestnet.org Mibbit]</s> (currently blocked).
 == First Steps ==

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 == Basic Commands ==
-A list of some basic commands that must be entered in writing to the chat client:
+A list of some basic commands that are entered in writing to the chat client:
   /join #[channel name] - e.g. /join #2238

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	You can skip the first command (nick), if you are already using the nickname you registered. If you are using a registered nickname and you don't identify, your nickname will be changed to, for example, "Leaf523" after 1 minute.		You can skip the first command (nick), if you are already using the nickname you registered. If you are using a registered nickname and you don't identify, your nickname will be changed to, for example, "Leaf523" after 1 minute.
		+
		+	==Possible problems==
		+
		+	Some IRC clients, like irssi, will not understand commands like /ns or /cs. This can be circumvented by using the /msg command:
		+
		+	/msg NickServ register [password] [email]
		+
		+	*Similarly, if you wish to register a new channel, you should write
		+
		+	/msg ChanServ register [channel] [password] [description]

	== IRC Channels ==		== IRC Channels ==

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   /back - Will remove the "Away" mark.
-  /whois [nick]- Will display basic information, including the possible away message, about the user [nick].
+  /whois [nick] - Will display basic information, including the possible away message, about the user [nick].
   /quit - Will quit the irc program.

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 == Basic Commands ==
-Those commands are to write on the textbox. Some things that work in mIRC (may have client differences):
+A list of some basic commands that must be entered in writing to the chat client:
   /join #[channel name] - e.g. /join #2238
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   /me likes FOnline. - will be displayed as "* [Yourname] likes FOnline."
-  /away - Will mark you as being away.
+  /away [reason] - Will mark you as being away.
   /back - Will remove the "Away" mark.
-  /quit - Will quit the server.
+ /whois [nick]- Will display basic information, including the possible away message, about the user [nick].
 === Text-Formatting Shortcuts ===
 Ctrl-B will apply bold to the word.