Internet Relay Chat

'bout 20 years late, oniichan

>>52638332
Sure.

I don't know of any, just list the channels and check some out - you'll find a room eventually.

>>52638365
But the technology still exists.
Are you saying IRC is outdated technology?

>>52638332

IRC used to be good. Too bad the internet is completely filled with faggots. I doubt you will find anyone worth while chatting to, unless you're looking to chow down on some cock and asshole.

>>52638423
You seem pretty cool. What channel are you apart of?

So why exactly did IRC have to die out eventually?

>>52638408
Not anon

IRC is still the best for text-based group chats or even 1-1 chats. Little config needs to be done and you don't need an account to start talking.

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You see, I have this vision of having channels for all sorts of things.

A channel for general advice.
A channel full of knowledgable people, asking them to explain things simply.
A channel for legal advice.
A channel for tech support.
A channel for drug discussion.

Kind patient helpful people.

IRC is used primarily to meet people who like to slap nut sacks together & fuck assholes.

I still use IRC, it works well for just normal chat. I honestly don't know what this whole thing about gay people are though, I haven't encountered them more than anywhere else, and far less often than /g/ or 4chan as a whole.

>>52638332
http://irc.netsplit.de/channels/
https://search.mibbit.com/

Just got back there after years of absence, mainly to watch programming channels.
Learning/discovering some random stuff
pretty often ;)

>1000 user channel
>all idle

welcome to irc

>>52638622
irc is called the slow-chat.
Because it's supposed to be like it.
You go to a support channel, post your question or start a discussion but people won't respond directly. They comeback from time to time, check what's up and respond. It's kinda like a mailing list but still more dynamic.

>>52638529
/thread

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>>52638980
it's 2016, homophobia isn't cool anymore.

It's ok OP, I'm new too but I hear IRC is making a comeback.

>>52639306
no it isn't

>>52639560
yes it is

wtf is the technical difference between /msg and /query?

>>52639588
there is none.

http://irc.fu-berlin.de/help/QUERY.html

Friendly reminder that there is a fully functional and awesome Discord to IRC bot called itabashi.
<3

>Rizon
General faggotry, animu & mango related.
>Freenet
Freetards & their projects
>Underwent
????

Any other relevant networks out there? Name them and describe them

>>52639253
It's not homophobic?..

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>>52639253
>2016
>still using "-phobia" to describe people that simply dislike things you like

>>52639659
Freenode, literallly what its name suggests

>>52638332
#Scripture on Undernet. We're talking about Hitler

Best channel to be drunk and talk about Gentoo and RMS?

>>52639588
With /query I usually open the message window before chatting.

>/query nick
>window opens
>"hello"

>/msg nick hello
>window opens after message was sent

>>52638332
No

>>52638332
>Is there some convenient website that lists good IRC channels?
good for what?
good for files?
if so there's #bookz on undernet for books, shit like #kareraisu on rizon for anime (free xdcc anime subscriptions rather)
for chatting and generally other stuff, other than project channels, you're really not going to find "good" channels like that
you see, the best channels tend to be some of the smaller ones, not ones with thousands of idlers and the only real communication ends up always involving ops circlejerking with each other
you just gotta go through some random irc lists, whoising people with similar taste and find some good channels. People dont always like advertising channels, even setting them as secret just to avoid random faggots from walking in and shitting up their channels.

>>52638332
you can try some of the 4chan channels on Rizon.

>>52640351
There are lots of good IRC networks and channels find something that peaks your interest. Just learn to hardchat and join some networks until some channel sticks for you. Soon enough your have your own group to chat with.

>>52638723
this.
it's lightweight and easy to leave on in the background. dunno why people expect it to be yahoo chat 2.0

>>52639568
2015 + 1 = the year of the IRC

>>52641134
Also, most complaints I've heard about it come from people who don't have a bouncer set up.

ZNC makes it 100x better.

>IRC
>a protocol where it's really hard to be anonymous
no thanks

this is why i use 4chins, and no I don't mean anonymous to the government, just to the average person

>>52641249
Not really that hard to be anonymous. Most networks don't mind that much if you use a proxy, and you can always just not register your nick. Really the only way to ident someone easily is if they have realname set, or their nick is something you recognize from elsewhere.

Also you don't always need to be anonymous. Most stuff on irc is connected to irl stuff, so no need.

I mostly just use it for work/user support though

>>52640187
>>52639631
Thanks.

>>52641288
i just have more comfort in knowing that if i say stupid shit it can't really ever be traced back to me and i can forget about it

it also broadcasts your IP address and getting a vhost is a pain in the fucking ass

>>52641314
True, it's easy to query someone's ip.
I guess it'd be different if I used it for general chatting more, then I'd probably want a bit more anonymity.

For open source support and project planning and stuff, it's literal perfection.

>>52641314
>>52641366
Simply just use a proxy and become liked enough to get a vhost, not hard man. Also someone has your dynamic IP address so what? They know your general city or are going to knock you offline, if the later you can very easily force a new ip lease.

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>>52638332
OP, why don't you just go and connect to different servers and find out for yourself? It's not hard...

>>52641772
You're laughing, but some IP addresses flat out tell people where you live, address and all.

I used to have a ISP who did this.

>>52641903
I have never heard of such shitty ISPs is why. That is terrible.

>>52638503
so
reddit

>>52641314
https://wiki.rizon.net/index.php?title=VHost

Yeah, such a pain in the ass.

>>52642053
Didn't know Rizon's vhost formatting rules were that anal

>>52639659
>Rizon
>Mango

>>52638503
Thats less dependent on channel and more on who is in it.

>>52641209
How so?

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> IRC
https://forum.rizon.net/showthread.php?2823-4chan

>>52641870
Is that Colloquy?

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>>52644442

>>52644442
you just linked to a thread full of literal retards asking to be unbanned from our /b/ on forum.rizon.net

>>52638332
Go on Efnet and Freenode
Get a channel list
That's basically it

irc.sinsira.net #lobby

>>52639659
>Snoonet
Reddit derived, but has a lot of good, specific channels with helpful people.

>Rizon
It's 4chan. Favorite ones are /mu/radio, weebteam, and /g/tech.

>>52638503
i think you're looking for Reddit

I use IRC but only to chat about MMA with Reddit people and to chat with people from my city who are on our subreddit

>>52638332
>there are people not using irssi

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i mostly chat in anonymous channels on ircnet nowadays, dunno if any other network implements them but they're p. cool

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>mfw #/g/freedom on rizon

IRC, like forums, has way too much drama.

>>52645543
less drama on some channels than on here

>>52645572
But at least on chans it's greatly limited by anonymity.

>>52645733
please do not compare irc to imageboards and pretend like this makes any sense
they are very different things and work in very different ways
also, please do not refer to imagesboards as `chans'

>>52645793
IRC has usernames, and this leads to drama. Just as it does on forums. Chans don't have usernames, so there is less drama.

>>52645808

>>52645837
No. You must be new here.

>>52645863
yeah how do i linux?

>>52645808
it's obvious that you have never been a part of any of these things and have no idea what you're talking about
stop posting any time

>>52645878
The fact that you can use a tripcode on a chan doesn't make it the same as IRC or forums. Tripcodes are an exception, very few people use them, and using them is looked down upon. Tripcodes can also be abandoned at any time. IRC and forums don't work this way.

>>52645880
IRC and forums do in fact have usernames. You're the one who hasn't used them.

>>52639253
Shut up, faggot. It's 2016 and the Caliphate is rising again, liking homos is old fashioned.

>>52645902
i've never been on an irc network that forces users to register their nick or one that forbids changing your nick. any that i use cloak hostnames too(and have vhosts) you're not much less anonymous here.

>>52645946
*more

>>52645946
Changing your nick on IRC isn't the same thing as dropping your tripcode on a chan. You must always have some nick, there is no anonymity. If you change your name you are not changing your identity, you are just changing the name people know you by. If you leave, come back under a new name and pretend to be a different person you're likely going to be discovered.

And why are you still using that trip as if it's supposed to make some kind of point? I never said tripcodes don't exist.

>>52645994
of course you're not totally anonymous, but eventually you can learn to recognize people on a chan too.

i was using that trip because i was lazy

>>52646035
You'll only be recognized here if there's something very peculiar about you.

I've often been accused of being someone I'm not.

>>52646071
good point

>>52646071
>not saying you are the person they accuse you of being

>>52642053
>have to request and wait
gay

What irc client do you use?

>>52647131
I like mIRC, it has every feature you can possibly need and allows for scripting so you can crapflood like a champ.

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>>52638332
#homescreen @ rizon for your phone ricing needs

>>52645447
I use erc, because perl is a disgusting language.

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this thread is cancer

>>52641209
quasselcore is a decent choice too if you don't want to faff around too much with znc

>>52638332
try #plez on rizon for all your plez needs

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>>52638332
#pasta @ irc.rizon.net join today great fun for the whole family
traps and underage welcome

>>52641249
use a bouncer fucktard

>>52648740

Pretty much, get a bouncer and a hostmask and you're good.

Also outside of the general interest channels on Rizon/Coldfront and channels for specific groups (trackers, animu) nobody is going to tell you about any chill channels because fuck you that's why.

mattermost is the future yolo

>>52647131
emacs

>>52639659
LINKNET

>>52638529
>>52638980
Yes, everyone use Facebook Messenger. IRC is for gays.

>>52638332
>a bit late to the party.

yea, only 20 or so years late.

>>52638332
irc.freenode.net:6667

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>>52638332
>IRC
>Multiplayer Notepad.

>>52650981
Kek

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>>52650981
My fucking sides.

>>52638332
https://irc.installgentoo.com/

>protip

Find the faggot with the biggest botnet and call them a faggot

>>52651743
Thats what Rusnet is for

The one thing that I don't like about IRC is that the server doesn't automatically send you a few hours worth of backlog. It feels stupid connecting in the middle of a conversation and not knowing what it's about without asking.

Is there a guide to setting up ZNC anywhere?

>>52651861
That's what bouncers and lurking are for

I use IRC only for software problems and really obscure topics that i need to be tl;drd about

>>52647131
irssi

>>52651893
http://wiki.znc.in/Installation

EFnet in the late 90's was cool.

>>52638332
your pic is ugly

/g/ has a few chat rooms

I mostly hang around #linuxmasterrace on reddit's irc network, snoonet

sunxdcc.com is good for irc

>>52638332
I personally only use IRC for work-related things i.e. asking around about things I can't figure out on my own, especially with certain libraries in rust - it's pretty convenient when you have the library developer answer.

In the end I've ended up just using whatever the "official" irc is for that specific thing. This usually either leads to chat.freenode.net (*really* used) or irc.mozilla.org (mostly for rust)

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>>52638332
>all these noobs running vanilla mirc instead of nnscript

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>>52653491
>running windows

>>52648740
>this much effort to be anonymous
its not worth it

i hate anything that's pseudonymous in reality

>>52653491
>not using irssi

Is there a significant difference between irssi and Weechat other than scripting?

Also
>2016
>not using BitchX

>>52654681
weechat has more features by default and some things that you can't do properly in irssi like filters (think of it as an ignore you can toggle), vertical splits and nicklist

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>noob joins channel
>"hey guys I'm new here"
>channel is full of people that all have known each other for nearly ten years
>person continually acts like they're in a large channel before they disappear
>Mibbit hostmask

>>52638332
I only tried 4chan on rizon until now. Wasn't that great.

>>52655752
>channel is full of people that all have known each other for nearly ten years
I'm in several of those channels, they're the fucking worst. They're nothing but a perpetual circlejerk about the latest Indie game/ "Super Deep" Cartoon and normalfag shit.

>>52656916
Then leave

>>52656932
>Thinking IRC addiction is that simple

>>52656956
Shut the fuck up.
Go in there right now and burn your bridges with them. Make it so that you can not return.

Tell them exactly what you think of them.

>>52656956
It is you just need other shit to do
You IRC because there's nothing better and because it's human contact without the contact

t. someone that used to spend shitloads of time on IRC