# HG changeset patch # User Peter Mikkelsen # Date 1596061836 -7200 # Thu Jul 30 00:30:36 2020 +0200 # Node ID 37d090d2e7084c09503e095844cc9a4aca92947f # Parent 59ff24ac495ed844742d327750d77873f1c54d40 Update note about irc on plan9 diff --git a/sites/pmikkelsen.com/plan9/using_irc.md b/sites/pmikkelsen.com/plan9/using_irc.md --- a/sites/pmikkelsen.com/plan9/using_irc.md +++ b/sites/pmikkelsen.com/plan9/using_irc.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +_Last updated: 2020-07-30_ + # Using IRC on 9front While 9front comes with an irc client called `ircrc`, it can be quite annoying that it does not @@ -22,16 +24,25 @@ First the server program `ircsrv` must be started, so I would run - ircsrv pmikkelsen irc.freenode.net + ircsrv -e -p VerySecretPassword pmikkelsen net!irc.freenode.net!7000 -to connect as `pmikkelsen` to freenode. After this (and maybe logging in), -it is possible to connect to different channels by opening new rio windows +to connect as `pmikkelsen` to freenode over tls and with password for my nickname. +After this, it is possible to connect to different channels by opening new rio windows and running irc -t '#cat-v' -b to connect to the cat-v channel. The `-b` option without any extra arguments -prints the entire conversation since the ircsrv was started, so it might not always be desirable. +prints the entire conversation since the ircsrv was started, +so it might not always be desirable. + +To see all the messages sent directly to me, I would run + + irc -t MSGS + +and maybe start a conversation with user 'mousehater' by running + + irc -t mousehater I run this on a remote cpu server that is rarely powered off, and then I just connect via -drawterm from linux to chat. \ No newline at end of file +drawterm from linux to chat, or via rcpu from other 9front machines.