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Sion · 11-30-2003, 08:19 PM

sorry for having to ask, but the search function is currently disabled, so I've no other choice.

anyway, I want to get back into IRC (used it a LONG time ago) and want to know what is the easiest and best program to use.

also, since I want to do some filesharing, I want a client that handles that easily.

finally, what servers and channels are best for filesharing (movies (not porn) are my main interest)? is there a channel for TFP?

thanks for any and all help

SecretMethod70 · 11-30-2003, 08:34 PM

where to go for filesharing we cannot help you with. Other than that though, here goes my response....

As far as an IRC client, I'd use <a href="http://www.mirc.com">mIRC</a> or <a href="http://www.xchat.org">XChat</a>. Both are quite good - just depends what kind of interface you prefer.

There is a TFP channel and it is located on irc.irvingnet.net and the channel name is #tfp.

flamingpeach · 11-30-2003, 08:36 PM

you can check out www.packetnews.com for irc searches.

mIRC is my choice for best irc client on windows and xchat or BitchX on unix or linux systems.

cliche · 12-01-2003, 01:27 AM

Quick vote for xchat - on Windows. I spent some time using the irc client built into Trillian, which isn't bad - but it's a bit big if you don't want the ICQ/MSN/yahoo/AIM support.

Sunrise · 12-01-2003, 02:30 AM

trillian's irc supoprt sux.
x-chat is pretty good and free, that's what I use.
mirc is mend full of exploits.
there's also hydrairc, that's another free alternative.

-Anders · 12-01-2003, 03:17 AM

I highly recommend Hydrairc. ( www.hydrairc.com ) It's modular interface really speaks to me.
As for linux, i'd go with irssi ( www.irssi.org ) any day.

txd · 12-01-2003, 09:12 AM

I tend to use BitchX and x-chat

sailor · 12-01-2003, 09:42 AM

I use mIRC on my windows box and Xchat on my Linux boxen.

SecretMethod70 · 12-01-2003, 10:51 AM

here, let me sum up the answers in this thread for you....

you've got to try them out for yourself and figure out what's best for you

cradeg · 12-01-2003, 11:09 AM

get yourself mirc and some kind of script enhancment

nanofever · 12-01-2003, 02:52 PM

Mirc with Invision 2.0 conversion

numist · 12-01-2003, 02:57 PM

hydrairc is awesome-cool
trillian has decent support, I use it, and it works, but scripting is near impossible. Its main advantage is that the interface is compact - it doesnt take up your whole monitor, all the others here do.
mirc is popular, and deservedly so, but also has exploits and a confusing interface
xchat is very cool, on par with mirc, yet less popular

Those are the ones Ive used, there are others, like irssi, but I havent tried 'em.

Elitegibson · 12-01-2003, 03:53 PM

I don't use IRC very much but I like mIRC because there is tons of help available because it's so uberpopular.

oberon · 12-01-2003, 03:56 PM

I've used a lot of different IRC clients since I started chatting in 1996. Today my favorite (which has been for about 2 years) is irssi. Plain and simple, enough information, doesn't piss me off. Good client.

Finchie · 12-01-2003, 08:13 PM

Here's another vote for Mirc.

Pragma · 12-01-2003, 10:44 PM

Honestly, the best bet is to go download them all and try it out yourself. I use XChat on Windows and then BitchX through command-line UNIX systems.

I've tried mIRC, but didn't like it. You, however, may get different mileage. Try it and find out.

flamingpeach · 12-01-2003, 11:00 PM

The reason i use mirc is because of the ease in using scripts for it.

I can easily download using bots etc with scripts, set away, set up run commands on timers, etc. Its a great client imo

moose · 12-02-2003, 12:30 AM

yup i like mIRC, and theres an assload of different other scripts out there to test out

cheerios · 12-02-2003, 12:44 AM

I'm an irssi convert, but it's commandline...
check out the thread in newbies about IRC for some basic "how to join channels" kinda instructiosn if needed.

11-30-2003, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sion Dumb all over...a little ugly on the side Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.	best IRC client? sorry for having to ask, but the search function is currently disabled, so I've no other choice. anyway, I want to get back into IRC (used it a LONG time ago) and want to know what is the easiest and best program to use. also, since I want to do some filesharing, I want a client that handles that easily. finally, what servers and channels are best for filesharing (movies (not porn) are my main interest)? is there a channel for TFP? thanks for any and all help __________________ He's the best, of course, of all the worst. Some wrong been done, he done it first. -fz I jus' want ta thank you...falettinme...be mice elf...agin...

11-30-2003, 08:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	where to go for filesharing we cannot help you with. Other than that though, here goes my response.... As far as an IRC client, I'd use <a href="http://www.mirc.com">mIRC</a> or <a href="http://www.xchat.org">XChat</a>. Both are quite good - just depends what kind of interface you prefer. There is a TFP channel and it is located on irc.irvingnet.net and the channel name is #tfp. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

11-30-2003, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
flamingpeach hip mama Location: redmond, washington	you can check out www.packetnews.com for irc searches. mIRC is my choice for best irc client on windows and xchat or BitchX on unix or linux systems. __________________ I've eaten my veggies all my life so bring it on, I am educated and strong for the revolution.

12-01-2003, 01:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	Quick vote for xchat - on Windows. I spent some time using the irc client built into Trillian, which isn't bad - but it's a bit big if you don't want the ICQ/MSN/yahoo/AIM support. __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)

12-01-2003, 03:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
-Anders Custom title. Location: Denmark.	I highly recommend Hydrairc. ( www.hydrairc.com ) It's modular interface really speaks to me. As for linux, i'd go with irssi ( www.irssi.org ) any day. __________________ Signature 101

12-01-2003, 02:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sunrise Crazy Location: Melbourne, Australia	trillian's irc supoprt sux. x-chat is pretty good and free, that's what I use. mirc is mend full of exploits. there's also hydrairc, that's another free alternative.

12-01-2003, 09:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
txd Addict	I tend to use BitchX and x-chat

12-01-2003, 09:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	I use mIRC on my windows box and Xchat on my Linux boxen. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

12-01-2003, 10:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	here, let me sum up the answers in this thread for you.... you've got to try them out for yourself and figure out what's best for you __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

12-01-2003, 11:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
cradeg Insane Location: Austria	get yourself mirc and some kind of script enhancment __________________ *************************** For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong. ****************************

12-01-2003, 02:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
nanofever Huzzah for Welcome Week, Much beer shall I imbibe. Location: UCSB	Mirc with Invision 2.0 conversion __________________ I'm leaving for the University of California: Santa Barbara in 5 hours, give me your best college advice - things I need, good ideas, bad ideas, nooky, ect. Originally Posted by Norseman on another forum: "Yeah, the problem with the world is the stupid people are all cocksure of themselves and the intellectuals are full of doubt."

12-01-2003, 02:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
numist Banned Location: UCSD, 510.49 miles from my love	hydrairc is awesome-cool trillian has decent support, I use it, and it works, but scripting is near impossible. Its main advantage is that the interface is compact - it doesnt take up your whole monitor, all the others here do. mirc is popular, and deservedly so, but also has exploits and a confusing interface xchat is very cool, on par with mirc, yet less popular Those are the ones Ive used, there are others, like irssi, but I havent tried 'em.

12-01-2003, 03:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
Elitegibson More Freedom, Less Bullshit Location: Tulsa, OK	I don't use IRC very much but I like mIRC because there is tons of help available because it's so uberpopular. __________________ -Erik Stupid people shouldn't breed.

12-01-2003, 03:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
oberon Quadrature Amplitude Modulator Location: Denver	I've used a lot of different IRC clients since I started chatting in 1996. Today my favorite (which has been for about 2 years) is irssi. Plain and simple, enough information, doesn't piss me off. Good client. __________________ "There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught." -- Irish proverb

12-01-2003, 08:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
Finchie Tilted	Here's another vote for Mirc.

12-01-2003, 10:44 PM	#16 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Honestly, the best bet is to go download them all and try it out yourself. I use XChat on Windows and then BitchX through command-line UNIX systems. I've tried mIRC, but didn't like it. You, however, may get different mileage. Try it and find out. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

12-01-2003, 11:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
flamingpeach hip mama Location: redmond, washington	The reason i use mirc is because of the ease in using scripts for it. I can easily download using bots etc with scripts, set away, set up run commands on timers, etc. Its a great client imo __________________ I've eaten my veggies all my life so bring it on, I am educated and strong for the revolution.

12-02-2003, 12:30 AM	#18 (permalink)
moose Crazy	yup i like mIRC, and theres an assload of different other scripts out there to test out

12-02-2003, 12:44 AM	#19 (permalink)
cheerios Banned Location: 'bout 2 feet from my iMac	I'm an irssi convert, but it's commandline... check out the thread in newbies about IRC for some basic "how to join channels" kinda instructiosn if needed.