[NFBCS] IRC Access From Windows

[Curtis Chong]

Louis:

I am curious to know why a person would need IRC to take minutes. Normally,
if a computer is involved, I have no problem using Notepad or Word. On the
iPhone, I enter a program called DRAFTS and write my notes using Braille
Screen Input. This latter approach works extremely well if I can bring along
a small Bluetooth keyboard.

With kind regards,

Curtis Chong

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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Louis Maher via NFBCS
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 9:19 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Louis Maher <ljmaher03 at outlook.com>
Subject: [NFBCS] IRC Access From Windows

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.


I am trying to learn IRC so that I can take minutes for meetings in
mid-October.

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.



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.



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.



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.



I would appreciate any further help you can offer.


Regards
Louis Maher
Phone: 713-444-7838
E-mail: ljmaher03 at outlook.com

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