Using KSirc
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Chapter 2. Using KSirc

If you haven't used IRC before...

Simply put, IRC is a chat protocol, defined by official Internet standards, and capable of stealing many hours of your life. To use IRC, you must connect to a server, and then join a channel (equivalent to a chat room).

To connect to a server, open KSirc and select Connections->New Server... or press F2. In the dialog box that is displayed, select a group from the leftmost drop-down box and then a server from the middle drop-down box. The port, shown on the right, will almost always be 6667. A new window will be displayed showing the messages sent by the server to the client. When these messages have finished scrolling past, you want to choose your channel. To display a list of available channels, type /list. To join a channel, type: /join #channelname. To leave a channel, just type /part.

That's the basics; for more detailed information, read on...

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