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#cythera ! How to join the official IRC channel

#26 cache22

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Posted 08 September 2004 - 08:35 PM

Firewall, I s'pose.

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#27 Desert Fox

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Posted 09 September 2004 - 03:04 AM

im there quite often, if you are up for being there

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#28 Pallas Athene

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Posted 09 September 2004 - 02:44 PM

I am there constantly, although if you expect me to talk, your time range is a little more restricted.

#29 Selax

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Posted 09 September 2004 - 07:25 PM

I am using an internet router which works like a firewall and OS X on iMac G3. Is there good IRC client or feature in OS X which will make sure that I do not have more open port than necessary?

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#30 Pallas Athene

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Posted 10 September 2004 - 07:07 AM

Have you tried connecting yet? I don't think having a firewall should make a difference, unless you want to transfer files. You're initiating a TCP connection to the server, not the other way around; no ports will be opened.

As to a client, I'd recommend X-Chat Aqua, but then again, it's a fairly heavy-duty client, and perhaps not the best choice if you're not already familiar with irc.

#31 Selax

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 12:47 PM

Ok, I am on using X-Chat Auqa but how does IRC itself work?

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#32 Pallas Athene

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 01:01 PM

I see you were on #cythera just a minute ago - so apparently you already have figured out how to connect to a server and join a channel. From there, it's pretty simple: Talk by typing in the box next to your name, and press enter. In order to do a command, you write "/command etc"

For example, you would say "/me does an action" to do an action, or "/join #channel" to join another channel. You can get a full list of commands in X-Chat with "/help", and enter in "/help join" to get help on the join command.

#33 Avatara

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 08:21 PM

Hm, might I ask what or who you two (Salex and Wizard) are looking for? You two come online and leave after a few seconds.

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#34 Selax

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 08:24 PM

The main reason I (and I think that this true of the Wizard as well) want IRC is to be able to discuss twists in TS's and STS's.

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#35 Avatara

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 08:30 PM

Bring it up next time you're on. DesertFox, myself, and Pallas/Sfiera won't mind if you start asking questions or attempt to change the topic. By all means, speak up. (if nobody is around, you'll find out really quick) The topic of conversation tends to be whatever in order to stave off boredom anyway.

#36 The Wizard

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 08:47 PM

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Hm, might I ask what or who you two (Salex and Wizard) are looking for? You two come online and leave after a few seconds.

There is one primary reason that I connected to IRC.

1) Selax is right. I wish to have alternative communication with other members to talk about TS, STS, and Endless Game/Story.

There is another reason that explains why I come on and go off.

2) I come on shortly to see if there is activity. I probably end up coming on in-between people's thinking time, but if it is busy, there will be just about constant activity. I don't have a lot of time always and I don't want to sit too long waiting for members to respond, but if I have something important to say, I'll bring it up. If no one is around, then I'll mention it later.

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#37 Frinkruds

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Post icon Posted 11 September 2004 - 09:58 PM

I'm there right now under the nick Frinkruds. Hope to see some of you around there sometime.

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#38 Avatara

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Posted 11 September 2004 - 10:52 PM

The Wizard, on Sep 11 2004, 07:47 PM, said:

2) I come on shortly to see if there is activity. I probably end up coming on in-between people's thinking time, but if it is busy, there will be just about constant activity. I don't have a lot of time always and I don't want to sit too long waiting for members to respond, but if I have something important to say, I'll bring it up. If no one is around, then I'll mention it later.

There aren't enough people to have constant activity. However, some poor souls camp out all day waiting for others to come on; and some people use IRC while they are at their computer doing other things. (I'm usually surfing/doing homework/messing with iTunes and Azureus while I'm on IRC) If that's the case, a good time to wait is around two minutes, gives others long enough to realize someone has joined the channel.

Many people there talk about other things (oftentimes not Cythera-related, usually occurrences in our lives), so if you do join and the topic is something like that, that's why. However, all #cytherians (with the exception of Taylor, andy, and momentarily Pallas*) are also in the story, so bringing up a question or a proposal won't result in an army of secret ninjas sent to your house for causing a disruption. Its IRC, interrupt the conversation, we won't bite.

Another thing to keep in mind, if someone's talking, you ask a question, and then there's dead silence for 15 minutes - its probably not your fault, something may have happened. Like in my case, I freaked someone out because I was silent for so long, when the real reason was I had spilled water all over my laptop and was attempting to hunt down towels to dry it out before it did too much damage.

#39 Pallas Athene

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Posted 12 September 2004 - 08:34 AM

If you spilled water on your laptop... I think others have a right to be a bit freaked out. I might just get distracted, though.

#40 Dark Jet

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Post icon Posted 12 September 2004 - 12:53 PM

Dled it, im on as of now...
Oh whiat is that "ICQ #" thing, its in the thing, say when u click my name, it says: "aim- Acrolek...ICQ #-...." so what is that?

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This post has been edited by Dark Jet: 12 September 2004 - 12:55 PM

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#41 cache22

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Posted 12 September 2004 - 02:21 PM

Dark Jet, on Sep 13 2004, 05:53 AM, said:

Oh whiat is that "ICQ #" thing, its in the thing, say when u click my name, it says: "aim- Acrolek...ICQ #-...." so what is that?

ICQ is another AIM-like chat client, that uses its own protocols. An ICQ number is the same thing as an AIM name. Program is available free from www.icq.com.

Personally, I prefer iChat and IRC.

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#42 Pallas Athene

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Posted 12 September 2004 - 02:28 PM

Actually, ICQ and AIM use the same protocol. Try messaging an ICQ user by their number, and you'll see what I mean.

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Posted 12 September 2004 - 04:44 PM

Pallas Athene, on Sep 12 2004, 02:28 PM, said:

Actually, ICQ and AIM use the same protocol.

Not exactly, but they are working to make the clients more inter-operable.

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Posted 18 January 2005 - 09:35 PM

I used to love going to #cythera. It was quite a bit more relaxed than #ev3. It was certainly better when it was still used by Odysseus and Gwydion. I don't suppose that anybody here has a clue as to if they've been around and about recently?

Good times they were.

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