Clients

- Web: Kiwi (does not remember channels)
- Hexchat for Linuxes
- Xchat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients

We are using the Freenode IRC network, which consists of 23 servers, mostly in Europe, second in the USA, 2 in Australia (2014)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenode - funny to see that the article talks about the past, as in who ran the network, but not who is running Freenode now. More information on their website


Practical

- Our channel is called #unboundlibraries
- IRc does not keep track of questions, no history. Only if your client permits this, chat history can be recorded
- You can join a massive amount of freenode channels
you join the session channel by typing in
/join #unboundlibraries

- direct message someone in that channel or elsewhere on freenode
/msg nickname

- you can register your nickname  - use a unique password as freeserve is very open
https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration

- for changing passwords: '/msg NickServ SET PASSWORD <newpassword>'

- you can talk to the server with /
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Modes







Unedited Chat history on the Kiwi IRC client - on IRC in Unboundlibraries
      
→ dywen has joined
→ Evax51 has joined
→ roelwebchat has joined
roelwebchat
10:37:17
hi!
Evax51
10:37:38
nice!
dywen
10:37:39
lurkers
roelwebchat
10:39:27
'/msg nickname'
→ EloUnbinding has joined
dywen
10:39:52
on the left
<---------
Evax51
10:40:18
hello Elo
← EloUnbinding has left (Client Quit)
F_S
10:40:43
hey Evax51
→ EUM has joined
roelwebchat
10:42:02
Hi dywen
rg_
10:44:11
hey!
→ PwW has joined
← PwW has left (Quit: Leaving.)
roelwebchat
10:44:52
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat#Modes
→ PwW has joined
roelwebchat
10:45:30
'/join #mychannel'
roelwebchat
10:49:40
https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration
roelwebchat
10:53:59
for changing passwords: '/msg NickServ SET PASSWORD <newpassword>'
dywen
10:55:53
# domainepublic
without the space
→ balagirl has joined
roelwebchat
10:59:24
https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration