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= What is IRC? =
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=IRC=
 
IRC is an acronym for Internet Relay Chat. IRC was developed by Jarkko "WiZ" Oikarinen at the University of Oulu, in Finland. IRC is the oldest chat protocol in wide use today. The first IRC network, IRCNet, spawned Eris Free Net (EfNet), which led to thousands of other networks. IRC is an effective way of communicating with people anywhere on the globe.
 
IRC is an acronym for Internet Relay Chat. IRC was developed by Jarkko "WiZ" Oikarinen at the University of Oulu, in Finland. IRC is the oldest chat protocol in wide use today. The first IRC network, IRCNet, spawned Eris Free Net (EfNet), which led to thousands of other networks. IRC is an effective way of communicating with people anywhere on the globe.
  
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IRC enables players to be more organized. Giving kingdoms the ability to employ [[IRC_Bots|bots]] to store all attacks and spells/thief operations in war. Using IRC gives leaders/monarchs the ability to plan and coordinate strategies faster than conventional ways. The way that IRC operates enable group conversations and kingdom wide announcements.
  
= Why IRC? =
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Using IRC will also allow you to have real-time chats with various other members of the community (not only in your own kingdom). Players that use IRC generally find learning about the game improves exponentially, by discussing with others and learning off (or improving on) other people's playstyles. This is especially true on UtoNet.  
* Real time interaction.
 
* Streamlined organization - ability to employ bots to store all attacks and self spells + ops in war. This enables council members and the Monarch to communicate in real time to formulate a 24/7 war strategy if required.
 
* Group conversations, Ability to make kingdom announcements.
 
* Improved communication with others in the community.
 
* Your learning of the game improves exponentially, by discussing with others and learning off (or improving on) other people's playstyles. This is especially true on [[UtoNet]].
 
* You choose what level of personal information you are comfortable with giving out. Don't want to give out your personal MSN? Then IRC is the way for you, since you are not required to pass out your personal MSN address!
 
  
'''Do However''' practise caution. Don't accept unsolicited files from people you do not know. Also ensure you read up on [[Net Safety]].
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<B>Warning</b> Don't accept unsolicited files from people you do not know. Also ensure you read up on [[Net Safety]].
  
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=Web Based IRC clients=
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==Java==
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No sign-up is required and you can use it from wherever you are with just a web browser. Any web browser that supports the Java Runtime Environment, or an alternative java interpreter, can use the applet.
  
= Ways of Connecting =
 
== Java Chat ==
 
{| width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2px" cellspacing="2px"
 
|- align="center" bgcolor="#889eb0"
 
! width="100%" colspan="2" | ''JAVA IRC''
 
|- align="top" bgcolor="#dde3e8" border="0px solid #000000"
 
! width="50%" | '''PROS'''
 
! width="50%" | '''CONS'''
 
|- bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="1px" cellspacing="1px" valign="top"
 
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* User Friendly Interface as compared to most CGI-IRCs
 
* Quick and Easy to connect onto IRC
 
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* Requires you to load Javascript; in some places this means you require administrative/installation privileges.
 
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dde3e8" 
 
! width="100%" colspan="2" | '''JAVA IRC LINKS'''
 
|- align="top" bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="0px solid #000000"
 
|- bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="1px" cellspacing="1px" valign="top"
 
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* [http://utimes.org/pjirc uTimes Java Chat]
 
* [http://utimes.org/pjirc uTimes Java Chat]
 
* [http://www.utonet.org/chat.php UtoNet Java Chat]
 
* [http://www.utonet.org/chat.php UtoNet Java Chat]
 
* [http://www.utopiatemple.com/javachat.php UtopiaTemple Java Chat]
 
* [http://www.utopiatemple.com/javachat.php UtopiaTemple Java Chat]
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|}
 
  
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==CGI or PHP==
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Mibbit and irc@school is designed to be flexible and has many uses such as an IRC gateway for an IRC network, a chat-room for a website or to access IRC when stuck behind a restrictive firewall.
  
== IRC@Work or IRC@School ==
 
{| width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2px" cellspacing="2px"
 
|- align="center" bgcolor="#889eb0"
 
! width="100%" colspan="2" | ''CGI IRC''
 
|- align="top" bgcolor="#dde3e8" border="0px solid #000000"
 
! width="50%" | '''PROS'''
 
! width="50%" | '''CONS'''
 
|- bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="1px" cellspacing="1px" valign="top"
 
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* User Friendly Interface as compared to other CGI-IRCs
 
* Do not require you to install any programs
 
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* CGI IRCs tend to cause user disconnections due to [[UtoNet#Session_Limits|exceeded session limits]].
 
|- align="center" bgcolor="#dde3e8" 
 
! width="100%" colspan="2" | '''IRC@Work & IRC@School'''
 
|- align="top" bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="0px solid #000000"
 
|- bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="1px" cellspacing="1px" valign="top"
 
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* [http://www.mibbit.com Mibbit]
 
* [http://www.mibbit.com Mibbit]
 
* [http://www.ircatschool.com/ IRC@School]
 
* [http://www.ircatschool.com/ IRC@School]
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|}
 
  
You can google for other CGI IRCs that allow you access- try using the keywords ''CGI'', ''IRC'', ''utonet''.
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=IRC Client (Windows)=
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==mIRC==
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[[mIRC]] is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions. It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, and message logging.
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[http://www.mirc.com/get.html Download]
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==X-Chat==
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XChat is a popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It is available for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows (with additional features), Mac OS X (X-Chat Aqua), and for other X Window System-based systems (Fink project). It has a choice of a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers and is highly configurable.
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[http://www.silverex.org/download/  Download]
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==Chatzilla==
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ChatZilla provides all the usual IRC client features: multiple servers, a built-in list of standard networks, easy searching and sorting of available channels, logging, and DCC chat and file transfers, plus easy customization with JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling.
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ChatZilla is an add on for [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox] which may be customized via JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling. For it to work, you need to be on the Firefox browser.
  
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[https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/16 Chatzilla add-on page] and click 'Add to Firefox'. Once it has loaded, click on '''install'''. You will have to restart Firefox.
  
== Connecting to UtoNet via an IRC Client ==
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==Ice Chat==
{| width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="2px" cellspacing="2px"
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A free Windows IRC client.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#889eb0"
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[http://www.icechat.net/site/downloads/?category=3 Download ]
! width="100%" colspan="2" | ''IRC Clients''
 
|- align="top" bgcolor="#dde3e8" border="0px solid #000000"
 
! width="50%" | '''PROS'''
 
! width="50%" | '''CONS'''
 
|- bgcolor="#fbfaf9" border="1" bordercolor="#000000" cellpadding="1px" cellspacing="1px" valign="top"
 
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* Easiest Way to get onto the IRC Server
 
* [[MIRC|Your IRC experience may be customized]]
 
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* Requires installation of a client program.
 
|}
 
===IRC Client (Windows)===
 
{|
 
|- {{Table}}
 
| '''mIRC'''
 
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|# Run [[mIRC]] ([http://www.mirc.com/get.html download link here]). Press Continue when a box asking you to register appears. [[mIRC]] remains free to use even after it "expires". You'll just need to wait
 
a little while before the "Continue" option is available. An [[mIRC]] Options box should appear.
 
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|# Go to the [[UtoNet|Servers]] section and click the Add button. Fill in the form with
 
  '''Description''' UtoNet,
 
  '''IRC Server''' irc.utonet.org,
 
  '''Ports''' 6667, 7000, 9056 and
 
  '''Group''' UtoNet
 
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|# Add
 
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|# Choose [[UtoNet]] on the IRC Servers list
 
|-
 
|# Select
 
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|# This should bring you to the Connection dialogue. None of the fields really matter except the Nickname field. This is what people will know you as online.
 
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|# Connect to Server (Upon connecting, your Firewall may ask you to unblock mIRC).
 
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|# On the command line, type /j #xxxx
 
|}
 
  
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=IRC Client (Mac)=
|- {{Table}}
 
| '''ChatZilla (Firefox Add-On)'''
 
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|# ChatZilla is an add on for [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox] which may be customized via JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling. For it to work, you need to be on the Firefox browser.
 
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|# Go to the official [https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/16 Mozilla Add-Ons Site] and click 'Add to Firefox'. Once it has loaded, click on '''install'''. You will have to restart Firefox.
 
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|# To load ChatZilla, type '''irc:irc.utonet.org''' in the address bar.
 
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|# Feel free to start customizing via the Chatzilla -> Preferences option in the top bar.
 
|}
 
  
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==Conversation==
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Conversation makes chatting on the IRC network as easy as using iChat and other IM clients. Conversation allows you to chat in channels and with your friends in a simple, elegant and Mac-like interface without the use of any text command. Yet it has a comprehensive set of features, some unique to Conversation. Conversation is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Dutch, Japanese, traditional Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian. Conversation is Free.
  
===IRC Client (Mac)===
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[http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation/page3.html Download]
{|
 
|- {{Table}}
 
| '''Conversation'''
 
|-
 
|''[http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation/page1.html Features]''
 
''[http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation/page2.html Screenshots]''
 
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|# [http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation/page3.html Download Conversation from here]. Conversation is free to use, donations are welcome and it is rich in features that are customizable.
 
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|# I'd tell you how to set it up, but I don't use a mac so halp! If someone could update this, it would be very very appreciated. :)
 
|}
 
  
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==i r c l e==
|- {{Table}}
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Ircle is an IRC client developed by Onno Tijdgat for the Macintosh computer platform. The client is scriptable with AppleScript, can support multiple channels and servers, and up to ten distinct connections at once. Ircle is shareware.  
| '''i r c l e'''
 
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|# [http://www.ircle.com/download.php Download i r c l e from here].
 
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|# The .dmg (disk image) file will be automatically unpacked and opened by Mac OS X after downloading. Drag the files from the mounted disk image to the preferred
 
location on your hard disk.
 
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|# There are 2 methods to select the correct translation that Ircle will use when launched. A general setting, in the System Preferences, and a setting per application,
 
through the Show Info... window in the Finder.
 
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|# After setting the translation, locate your Ircle folder on your HD, and double click the Ircle application icon to launch it.
 
|}
 
  
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[http://www.ircle.com/download.php Download]
  
 
= See Also =
 
= See Also =
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* [[MIRC|Customizing your mIRC]]
 
* [[MIRC|Customizing your mIRC]]
 
* [[Channels]]
 
* [[Channels]]
 
  
 
= External Links =
 
= External Links =
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# http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox
 
# http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox
 
# http://www.mirc.com mIRC: Windows Chat Client  
 
# http://www.mirc.com mIRC: Windows Chat Client  
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# http://www.silverex.org/news/ X-Chat 2 client for Windows
 
# https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/16 ChatZilla Add On for Firefox
 
# https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/16 ChatZilla Add On for Firefox
 
# http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation Conversation: Apple Mac Chat Client
 
# http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation Conversation: Apple Mac Chat Client

Revision as of 13:25, 25 July 2014

IRC

IRC is an acronym for Internet Relay Chat. IRC was developed by Jarkko "WiZ" Oikarinen at the University of Oulu, in Finland. IRC is the oldest chat protocol in wide use today. The first IRC network, IRCNet, spawned Eris Free Net (EfNet), which led to thousands of other networks. IRC is an effective way of communicating with people anywhere on the globe.

IRC enables players to be more organized. Giving kingdoms the ability to employ bots to store all attacks and spells/thief operations in war. Using IRC gives leaders/monarchs the ability to plan and coordinate strategies faster than conventional ways. The way that IRC operates enable group conversations and kingdom wide announcements.

Using IRC will also allow you to have real-time chats with various other members of the community (not only in your own kingdom). Players that use IRC generally find learning about the game improves exponentially, by discussing with others and learning off (or improving on) other people's playstyles. This is especially true on UtoNet.

Warning Don't accept unsolicited files from people you do not know. Also ensure you read up on Net Safety.

Web Based IRC clients

Java

No sign-up is required and you can use it from wherever you are with just a web browser. Any web browser that supports the Java Runtime Environment, or an alternative java interpreter, can use the applet.

CGI or PHP

Mibbit and irc@school is designed to be flexible and has many uses such as an IRC gateway for an IRC network, a chat-room for a website or to access IRC when stuck behind a restrictive firewall.

IRC Client (Windows)

mIRC

mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions. It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, and message logging.

Download

X-Chat

XChat is a popular Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client. It is available for Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows (with additional features), Mac OS X (X-Chat Aqua), and for other X Window System-based systems (Fink project). It has a choice of a tabbed document interface or tree interface, support for multiple servers and is highly configurable.

Download

Chatzilla

ChatZilla provides all the usual IRC client features: multiple servers, a built-in list of standard networks, easy searching and sorting of available channels, logging, and DCC chat and file transfers, plus easy customization with JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling.

ChatZilla is an add on for Mozilla Firefox which may be customized via JavaScript plug-ins and CSS styling. For it to work, you need to be on the Firefox browser.

Chatzilla add-on page and click 'Add to Firefox'. Once it has loaded, click on install. You will have to restart Firefox.

Ice Chat

A free Windows IRC client. Download

IRC Client (Mac)

Conversation

Conversation makes chatting on the IRC network as easy as using iChat and other IM clients. Conversation allows you to chat in channels and with your friends in a simple, elegant and Mac-like interface without the use of any text command. Yet it has a comprehensive set of features, some unique to Conversation. Conversation is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, Dutch, Japanese, traditional Chinese, Russian, and Ukrainian. Conversation is Free.

Download

i r c l e

Ircle is an IRC client developed by Onno Tijdgat for the Macintosh computer platform. The client is scriptable with AppleScript, can support multiple channels and servers, and up to ten distinct connections at once. Ircle is shareware.

Download

See Also

External Links

  1. http://www.utonet.org UtoNet official website
  2. http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Mozilla Firefox
  3. http://www.mirc.com mIRC: Windows Chat Client
  4. http://www.silverex.org/news/ X-Chat 2 client for Windows
  5. https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/16 ChatZilla Add On for Firefox
  6. http://homepage.mac.com/philrobin/conversation Conversation: Apple Mac Chat Client
  7. http://www.ircle.com/ Ircle: Apple Mac Chat Client