• We should now be fully online following an overnight outage. Apologies for any inconvenience, we do not expect there to be any further issues.

Do You IRC?

Page 2 - Seeking answers? Join the AnandTech community: where nearly half-a-million members share solutions and discuss the latest tech.

Gunslinger08

Lifer
Nov 18, 2001
13,234
2
81
I've used it for probably 10+ years. Used to be in one channel all the time when I belonged to the Final Fantasy Mailing List (FFML). Then I started playing Planetarion and everyone met in IRC. Years later, I rarely use it.
 

m1ldslide1

Platinum Member
Feb 20, 2006
2,321
0
0
Originally posted by: amjohns5
mIRC?

I used to use mIRC, maybe 10 years ago.

I run into IRC all the time though, as port 6667 is being pumped through our network constantly, mostly for things like keyloggers and other nasty worms.
 

Dacalo

Diamond Member
Mar 31, 2000
8,778
4
76
Originally posted by: uhohs
i'm in a morning musume channel all the time. since 2002 :/

ATOT exclusive.

Uhohs reveals his dark elusive world...
 

amdhunter

Lifer
May 19, 2003
23,332
249
106
I only hang out in the dattebayo anime chat on animenfo, and another related channel on Rizon.

I'd feel naked if I didnt go there at least once a day to show my face.
 

MovingTarget

Diamond Member
Jun 22, 2003
9,002
115
106
Yeah, but only on a friend's personal server. It had been years since I had used IRC until he set up his own. I had heard rumors of an AT irc server, but could never find it.

As for a client, I use XChat on all my boxes. When not using a gui, I usually stick with irssi.
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
41,920
2,161
126
Man...been YEARS since I've used IRC. Used to be the place to be for music downloads :)
 

nageov3t

Lifer
Feb 18, 2004
42,808
83
91
don't even have an irc client on my computer.

I used it during college for pirated crap after they blocked napster/kazaa/morpheus, but I haven't used it since then.
 

Duddy

Diamond Member
Jul 22, 2002
4,677
15
81
/join #iphone

/join #warez

/join #ubuntu

I only really go on when I'm board or at work.
 

Lonyo

Lifer
Aug 10, 2002
21,938
6
81
I have one monitor which has mIRC up all the time on a few networks.
Partly FPS gaming, partly anime channels.
Usually the FPS channels are for general chat, and the anime stuff is for downloading and subbing, not so much general chat.
 

Leros

Lifer
Jul 11, 2004
21,867
7
81
Originally posted by: Pugnax
I quit for a few years, but now have irc.freenode.org as my new home :)

irc.freenode.org is the only server I use.

There a number of great channels on their for open source help.

#ubuntu
#wine
etc
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,296
14,712
146
I use mIRC for a couple of the reef forums I frequent. I prefer that to the java chat applets so many of them have nowadays.
 

Leros

Lifer
Jul 11, 2004
21,867
7
81
Originally posted by: BoomerD
I use mIRC for a couple of the reef forums I frequent. I prefer that to the java chat applets so many of them have nowadays.

reef IRC channels? Please share.
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
66,296
14,712
146
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: BoomerD
I use mIRC for a couple of the reef forums I frequent. I prefer that to the java chat applets so many of them have nowadays.

reef IRC channels? Please share.

irc.us.afterx.net #reefsanctuary

irc.linuxdude.com #cvreefers
irc://irc.linuxdude.com/cvreefers

mirc: irc.blitzed.org #reefvisions
(much smaller group, usually only friday evenings)