[NFBCS] IRC Access From Windows

[David Andrews]

I am not saying that it can't be done -- but as a blind person, I am 
finding it increasingly difficult to participate in real-time 
collaborative processes. We have one less channel of input, and it 
can be difficult to keep up with everything in real-time.


Better tools will help some, and more experience will help some -- 
but I am looking forward to my retirement!

Dave


At 03:11 PM 9/16/2021, you wrote:
>Hi Curtis,
>
>I will take minutes for the various meetings of the W3C mathematics 
>working group during the W3C fall convention.  Apparently IRC is 
>their preferred method for doing this so that everyone can see and 
>add to the minutes as they are written.  Also there are facilities 
>in IRC for sending comments during meetings, asking questions, and 
>working with agendas.
>
>I have a lot to learn.
>
>
>Regards
>Louis Maher
>Phone: 713-444-7838
>E-mail: ljmaher03 at outlook.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Curtis Chong <chong.curtis at gmail.com>
>Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 1:21 PM
>To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: 'Louis Maher' <ljmaher03 at outlook.com>
>Subject: RE: [NFBCS] IRC Access From Windows
>
>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://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Firc.w3.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cffb9fddddadb4f093bc908d9793ec33e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637674132733327456%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wX8Rt%2BhNs3p5dWtlOl1jF7nxTnA2gYby8zDC1fs64RE%3D&reserved=0), 
>and the Microsoft Windows client MIRC 
>(https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirc.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cffb9fddddadb4f093bc908d9793ec33e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637674132733337426%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lty9z0f0a3%2FoFMhcG59MyjZkzx9Km5JpFfkx09rVUbY%3D&reserved=0). 
>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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