How to join NickZone Chats at Squidge.Org

How to join #nickzone at squidge.org

The NickZone chat room is open for use at any time you care to use it

Big thank you to Walter at Squidge.Org for letting us use the server on such short notice!

Big thank you to Lopsided Weevil for letting me use his basic instructions!

If you don't have an Internet Chat Relay protocol, you can now access the chat through the web, by using either Internet Explorer or Netscape, as long as your computer has Javascript capabilities. Go to:

1. Squidge.Org Chat Facility
2. Enter #NickZone when you are there.

Okay, first things first. You will need Internet Relay Chat (IRC) software to participate. There are several programs out there -

Windows - mIRC, Pirch

Macintosh - IRCle, ShadowIRC

These are shareware programs that can be found at Download.com or at their homepages. Once you've downloaded and installed these programs you're ready to connect.

If you've know what you're doing, here's the short instructions for joining #nickzone.

1. Start your IRC program and open 'setup' or 'preferences'
2. Select the Squidge.org server (squidge.org)
3. Choose your username
4. Close and save your preferences
5. Connect to the server
6. Join the chatroom by typing in the command /join #nickzone

[mIRC] [Pirch] [IRCle] [ShadowIRC]

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mIRC

Step 1: Setup

We'll assume that you've downloaded mIRC and are currently connected to the internet, either directly or with a modem. Now we'll open the mIRC program and put in all our settings:

1. Open mIRC by double-clicking on the icon
2. The Setup screen will automatically open when you start the program
3. Click on the IRC SERVERS tab and fill in the options:
4. - Full Name: whatever-you-want-to-be-called
5. - E-Mail Address: your-prefered-email-address
6. - Nickname: whatever-you-want-to-be-called

In the SERVER box, click on ADD button and fill in the box as follows:

1. Desciption: Squidge
2. IRC Server: squidge.org
3. Port: 6667 (make sure your firewall is open for this port!)
4. Click on ADD
5. Click on the OKAY button - you're done!

Step 2: Connecting

Great! We're half way done! We're about to connect to Squidge.Org.

1. 1. Click on the FILE menu and select CONNECT
2. 2. After a few seconds, a bunch of text will scroll by in the STATUS Window. You can ingore this.
3. 3. You've now successfully connected to a SQUIDGE IRC Server
4. 4. To enter the Rathole chatroom, go to the STATUS Window
5. 5. At the bottom of the STATUS window, type in /join #nickzone
6. 6. A new window for The Rathole will pop up and you've made it!
7. 7. The names on the right-hand side of this window are all the other chatters that are currently in The Rathole
8. 8. Anything you type in the STATUS window will appear in the chatroom window. The first thing you should do is say 'hello' to everyone and introduce yourself.

All done! That wasn't so bad, was it? If you need more help, go to the mIRC Homepage.

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Pirch

Step 1: Setup

We'll assume that you've downloaded Pirch and are currently connected to the internet, either directly or with a modem. Now we'll open the Pirch program and put in all our settings:

1. Open Pirch by double-clicking on the icon
2. Go to the IRC menu and select New IRC Server Connection
3. Click on the Edit Server list button
4. - Click on Add New Network button, the second from the left, and add the name of the server to the box
5. - Click on Add New Server button and fill in the box:
6. - Name: squidge
7. - Address: squidge.org
8. - Port: 6667 (make sure your firewall is open to this port
9. - Click on OK

Fill in the other options on the setup screen:

1. - Name: Your name or other alias
2. - Username: whatever-you-want-to-be-called
3. - Nickname: whatever-you-want-to-be-called

Click on the SAVE PROFILE button

Step 2: Connecting

Great! We're half way done! We're about to connect to Squidge.Org.

1. Click on the LOGIN button on the upper left corner.
2. Choose the SQUIDGE network from the list on the upper left corner.
3. Click on CONNECT.
4. After a few seconds, a bunch of text will scroll by in the STATUS Window. You can ingore this.
5. You've now successfully connected to a SQUIDGE IRC Server
6. To enter the Rathole chatroom, go to the STATUS Window
7. At the bottom of the STATUS window, type in /join #nickzone
8. A new window for The Rathole will pop up and you've made it!
9. The names on the right-hand side of this window are all the other chatters that are currently in The Rathole
10. Anything you type in the STATUS window will appear in the chatroom window. The first thing you should do is say 'hello'to everyone and introduce yourself.

All done! That wasn't so bad, was it? If you need more help, go to the Pirch Homepage.

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IRCle

Step 1: Setup

We'll assume that you've downloaded IRCle and are currently connected to the internet, either directly or with a modem. Now we'll open the IRCle program and put in all our settings:

1. Open IRCLE by double-clicking on the icon
2. A number of windows should open up, including CONNECTIONS and CONSOLE
3. Go to the CONNECTIONS window and double-click on the first entry. The Connections Preferences window should open.
4. Change these settings:
5. - Nickname: whatever-you-want-to-be-called
6. - Username: same as nickname

You can click on the SERVER button to bring up a list of IRC servers. You'll need to click on the ADD button so that you can add SQUIDGE.ORG to your list of IRC servers. In the SERVER NAME box, type in SQUIDGE.ORG and then go to the NETWORK pull-down menu and select NONE. Finally, click on the OKAY button to save your new server definition.

This will take you back to the SERVER LIST window. Click the SELECT button to pick SQUIDGE.ORG as your preferred server.

Step 2: Connecting

Great! We're half way done! We're about to connect to Squidge.Org.

1. Click ONCE on the first entry in the CONNECTIONS Window. The one you modified with your nickname and server.
2. Click on the CONNECT button at the bottom of the window
3. IRCLE will attempt to connect to SQUIDGE. You'll see lots of text go by in your console window, don't worry about it.
4. Once IRCLE is finished connecting, type in the following command in the INPUTLINE window: /join #nickzone
5. A window will pop up, this is the chat window for #nickzone 6. Anything you type in the INPUTLINE window will appear in the chatroom window. The first thing you should do is say 'hello' to everyone and introduce yourself.

All done! That wasn't so bad, was it? If you need more help, go to the IRCle Homepage.

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ShadowIRC

Step 1: Setup

We'll assume that you've downloaded mIRC and are currently connected to the internet, either directly or with a modem. Now we'll open the mIRC program and put in all our settings:

1. Open ShadowIRC by double-clicking on the icon
2. Go to the FILE menu and select PREFERENCES
3. Fill in the boxes this way.
4. - Connection Name: SQUIDGE
5. - Nickname: whatever-you-want-to-be-called
6. - Username: same as nickname
7. - Realname: same as nickname
8. - Server Name: squidge.org
9. - Port: 6667
10. Click on the DONE button

Step 2: Connecting

Great! We're half way done! We're about to connect to Squidge.Org.

1. Go to the FILE menu and select OPEN CONNECTION
2. A pullout menu will appear, select SQUIDGE from this list
3. Shadow will attempt to connect to the squidge.org IRC server. You'll see lots of text go by in your console window, don't worry about it.
4. Once Shadow is finished connecting, type in the following command in the INPUTLINE window: /join #nickzone
5. A window will pop up, this is the chat window for #nickzone
6. Anything you type in the INPUTLINE window will appear in the chatroom window. The first thing you should do is say 'hello' to everyone

All done! That wasn't so bad, was it? If you need more help, go to the ShadowIRC Homepage.

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