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 ====== Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ====== ====== Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ======
  
-**Internet Relay Chat** (or **IRC**) is basically what ED calls it: //Multiplayer Notepad//. To win in IRC, you go and talk, become popular, amass friends, and get ops. Now for most things in life you can just go read Wikipedia, but IRC is confusing as fuck. So let's break it down for the new /i/nsurgents to learn.+**Internet Relay Chat** (or **IRC**) is one of the oldest chat platforms. However, it is not a service, nor an application, but a //**communication protocol**//. Using the IRC protocol, anyone can spin up a chat server with any number of individual chat rooms, and any compatible program can connect to any of these servers. 
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 +Its simple no-frills interface has led to IRC being affectionately nicknamed //Multiplayer Notepad//. To win in IRC, you go and talk, become popular, amass friends, and get ops. Now for most things in life you can just go read Wikipedia, but IRC is confusing as fuck. So let's break it down for the new operatives to learn. 
  
 ===== IRC Clients ===== ===== IRC Clients =====
  
-Below are just a handful of popular IRC clients out there. Each of them does things in its own way, and it will be up to you to play around to see what works best for you.+Below are just a handful of popular IRC clients. Each of them does things in its own way. It will be up to you to play around to see what works best for you and your particular machine. 
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 +For a full list of clients that are compatible with modern IRC servers, visit [[https://ircv3.net/software/clients|IRCv3.net]] for a detailed comparison chart.
  
  
 ==== Browser ==== ==== Browser ====
  
-If you are just getting started with IRC and feeling apprehensive about installing software right away, perhaps consider a **browser-based client** to get a feel for the IRC ecosystem first.+If you're just getting started and are feeling apprehensive about installing software right away, perhaps consider a **browser-based client** to get a feel for the IRC ecosystem first.
  
   * [[https://kiwiirc.com/|KiwiIRC]]   * [[https://kiwiirc.com/|KiwiIRC]]
   * [[https://www.irccloud.com/|IRCCloud]] //("always-on" paid service)//   * [[https://www.irccloud.com/|IRCCloud]] //("always-on" paid service)//
-  * [[https://weechat.org/|WeeChat]] //(self-hosted browser-based client)// 
  
  
 ==== Desktop ==== ==== Desktop ====
  
-If you find yourself using IRC regularly, you will want to graduate from a browser-based app to something a bit more robust. Full-fledged desktop apps are the next step up.+If you find yourself using IRC regularly, you will want to graduate from a browser-based app to something a bit more robust. Full-fledged **desktop apps** are the next step up.
  
-  * [[https://hexchat.github.io/|HexChat]] - Linux & Windows //(discontinued as of 2024, but still usable for now)//+  * [[https://www.adiirc.com/|AdiIRC]] - Windows 
 +  * [[github>colloquy/colloquy|Colloquy]] - Mac 
 +  * [[github>squidowl/halloy|Halloy]] - Linux, Windows & Mac 
 +  * [[https://hexchat.github.io/|HexChat]] - Linux & Windows 
 +  * [[https://icechat.net/|IceChat]] - Windows 
 +  * [[https://konversation.kde.org/|Konversation]] - Linux 
 +  * [[https://www.kvirc.net/|KVIrc]] - Linux, Windows, Mac & BSD 
 +  * [[https://www.mirc.com/|mIRC]] - Windows 
 +  * [[https://quassel-irc.org/|Quassel]] - Linux, Windows & Mac
  
  
 ==== Terminal ==== ==== Terminal ====
  
-For powerusers who aren't afraid of [[tools:bash|command line]], are terminal-based IRC apps. This is where things get serious, but also where you get the most functionality for advanced IRC magick.+For powerusers who aren't afraid of [[tools:bash|command line]], are **terminal-based** apps. This is where things get serious, but also where you get the most functionality for advanced IRC magick.
  
   * [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitchx/|BitchX]] - Linux, Mac & Windows //(popular with ASCII artists!)//   * [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitchx/|BitchX]] - Linux, Mac & Windows //(popular with ASCII artists!)//
 +  * [[https://hackage.haskell.org/package/glirc#readme|glirc]]
   * [[https://irssi.org/|irssi]] - Linux, BSD & Mac //(by far the most popular terminal-based client)//   * [[https://irssi.org/|irssi]] - Linux, BSD & Mac //(by far the most popular terminal-based client)//
 +  * [[https://git.sr.ht/~delthas/senpai|senpai]]
 +  * [[https://weechat.org/|WeeChat]] //(not to be confused with **WeChat**)//
  
  
 ==== Mobile ==== ==== Mobile ====
  
-Mobile apps are their own animal entirely. Here are a few options.+**Mobile apps** are their own animal entirely. Here are a few options.
  
 +  * [[https://colloquy.app/|Colloquy]] - iOS
 +  * [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.aureolin.coreirc|CoreIRC]] - Android
   * [[https://codeberg.org/emersion/goguma|Goguma]] - Android & iOS   * [[https://codeberg.org/emersion/goguma|Goguma]] - Android & iOS
   * [[https://www.irccloud.com/|IRCCloud]] - Android & iOS //("always-on" paid service)//   * [[https://www.irccloud.com/|IRCCloud]] - Android & iOS //("always-on" paid service)//
 +  * [[https://palaverapp.com/|Palaver]] - iOS
  
  
 ===== Guide For New Users ===== ===== Guide For New Users =====
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   * Type '/server (server)' or use the connect to connect to a new IRC server (use '/server -m (server)' to connect in a new IRC window without disconnecting from the current server. There are several large networks like EFnet (irc.efnet.net) and Rizon(irc.rizon.net, aka animu central). Of other note are private servers irc.pirated.ws, irc.7chan.org, and irc.chatnets.net. Some places, like Rizon or Chatnets, or really any place except stone-age EFnet, has a NickServ. Register with NickServ (type '/msg nickserv register passwordhere realemailhere') and then '/msg nickserv identify password' to be identified. Some places, like #4chan on Rizon, require you to be registered with NickServ to join.   * Type '/server (server)' or use the connect to connect to a new IRC server (use '/server -m (server)' to connect in a new IRC window without disconnecting from the current server. There are several large networks like EFnet (irc.efnet.net) and Rizon(irc.rizon.net, aka animu central). Of other note are private servers irc.pirated.ws, irc.7chan.org, and irc.chatnets.net. Some places, like Rizon or Chatnets, or really any place except stone-age EFnet, has a NickServ. Register with NickServ (type '/msg nickserv register passwordhere realemailhere') and then '/msg nickserv identify password' to be identified. Some places, like #4chan on Rizon, require you to be registered with NickServ to join.
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