[NFBCS] IRC Access From Windows

[Littlefield, Tyler]

I would recommend just using SSH or installing IRSSI on wsl if that is 
possible. IRSSI lets you do everything you want and you do it from a cli 
window, no GUI to worry about.

HTH,


On 9/16/2021 11:19 AM, Louis Maher via NFBCS wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Earlier, I asked for help accessing the internet relay chat (IRC) system from windows.  Two subscribers from this group have suggested the Windows graphical client MIRC.  While I have not yet got MIRC to work, I am following up with those two subscribers for mor  help.
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> I am trying to learn IRC so that I can take minutes for meetings in mid-October.
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> Here are my IRC experiences thus far.
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> To access IRC, I have tried a web-based approach (https://irc.w3.org/), and the Microsoft Windows client MIRC (https://www.mirc.com/). I am having basic trouble running IRC commands on both applications.
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> In the web-based client, if I enter /whois Louis (where Louis is my nickname) I get an understandable response. If I type /help whois, I do not get a response. I can't get any response from the /help command from the web client.
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> In MIRC, if I type 'whois Louis, I get an understandable response in a separate window.  If I type /help whois, I get a list of MIRC commands beginning with "w", but "whois" is not one of those commands. The MIRC help is only for MIRC commands and not for IRC commands.
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> If I type /invite zakim in either the web-based client or MIRC, I do not get any response. Zakim is part of the IRC minute-taking system.
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> I would appreciate any further help you can offer.
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> Regards
> Louis Maher
> Phone: 713-444-7838
> E-mail: ljmaher03 at outlook.com
>
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