[NFBCS] IRC Access From Windows

[Marsha Drenth]

He was asking about I R C not Aira.

Marsha drenth  
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> On Sep 16, 2021, at 2:22 PM, Curtis Chong via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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.
> 
> ---
> 
> 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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