Internet Relay Chat

by Merope on Apr 16, 2010 5:38 PM PDT

As promised here's the information on the IRC channel. Please remember, it is not meant to take away anything from the blog, well okay, maybe it would be better to take the "What color nail polish are you wearing tonight?" discussions elsewhere. There's Twitter, there's Facebook and there's IRC it's just another option / different format.

And just in case SBN goes (as we say in the Merope household) crashy boom booms tonight...remember you can also join the IRC channel. I'm sure it makes no difference whatsoever, but it's NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs and ye olde dodgers / Giants series this weekend etc... that's a lot of traffic.

The down side to IRC is that with the exception of ASCII art there are no pictures, some of you with slower computers might consider that an upside! IRC is real time, live chat.

For those of you that are IRC savvy it's #TheCove on Dalnet

For the non IRC crowd here's a basic how-to. I'm sure there are better ones online:

1. To reach Dalnet you will need an IRC client. The most popular ones are:
PC - mIRC
Mac - XChat Aqua, Colloquy, or Ircle
Linux - XChat or BitchX

2. Choose a nick name

3. Find the "servers" or "connections" menu. Make sure you select a Dalnet server.
I use swiftco.wa.us.dal.net

4. Once you are on the network type /join #TheCove

That's it.

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I’m a huge IRC fan, and this is a great way to keep in touch and chat!

In awe of his adopted dad: equipment manager Mike Murphy, who has been with the club since their move to San Francisco in 1958!
'The longer I do this the smarter I get' --Brian Sabean

by ringleader3 on Apr 16, 2010 5:40 PM PDT reply actions

I’ll get back in this thing!

YOU EAT YOUR DAMN EGGROLL

by heimy25 on Apr 16, 2010 11:20 PM PDT reply actions

I’m in!!

No one here gets out alive.

by Bond16 on Apr 17, 2010 9:43 AM PDT reply actions

I'm edited!

"I don’t know why people feel the need to come up with reasons 'why' for everything..." - Missing Barry

by victor frankenstein on Apr 17, 2010 12:04 PM PDT reply actions

IceChat is also a good option on the PC. I don’t know if I downloaded the wrong thing, but mIRC was bugging me to buy it and I think it locked me out after 30 days.

Goodbye, Steven Johnson, we hardly knew ye. Seriously, that was short.

by quincy0191 on Apr 17, 2010 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

A dark red. Thanks for asking!

WHY IS BENGIE?!
Dearest, Susan - The Patron Saint of Patience

by Lars The Wanderer on Apr 19, 2010 12:08 PM PDT reply actions

JOIN US

I know you nerds know NOTHING about the real game of baseball, or any other athletic endeavor requiring teamwork under physical stress.
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by Natto on Apr 19, 2010 4:08 PM PDT reply actions