Copyright: ® David Smith and Jim Husband


AutoWinNet's  ChatterBox 1.7

(c) Copyright 1995, All Rights Reserved by David Smith, B.S. and Jim Husband, M.D.

Home page: http://www.computek.net/autownet

Quick Start

Crank it up immediately

Toolbar

For beginners...

Getting started (for new users only)

Basic things you can do

Navigating the menus

File

Show

Toggle

Friends

Misc

Configuration

Configuration - Screen 1

Configuration - Screen 2

Sound Config

Advanced Config

Popup Menus

Types of menus

IRC Servers

Commands

Servers

New in this version:

1.  Fixed problems with users QUIT on a channel

2.  Removed the weird help bubbles

3.  Removed min/max on some forms

4.  New .wav file check

5.  Added undocumented options

6.  Added info + about.frm

7.  Adjusted server window closing action

8.  New help screens for new users (only shown once)

9.  Fixed list-delete problem

10. Each channel has a different spacey, cool icon when minimized

11. Clear twist list menu option


Crank it up immediately

When you begin, ChatterBox will auto-scan for a server and connect, then put you on the #CHAT channel.  Type in a message to everybody in the bottom text box, "Hi all!" and press ENTER.  Your message appears in the main, scrolling conversation window.

At the right is a list of all people on this #chat channel.  Double-click on a name to get more information about them.  From the "control center" that pops up, you can say HI, SLAP them, etc..  Press the NOTES ABOUT [person] button and type an important note about this guy - "A very nice guy.." then press SAVE.  If you encounter him again, you can press NOTES again to get that info.

Close the "control center" and click on a name in the people listbox.  Right mouse click above the people listbox, and select "Hi!" from the popup menu to say hello.  Right click again above the main scrolling conversation window, and choose YAWN from the popup menu.

Click the Channel List icon (see below) and press GO! then select a new channel to join.  And finally, press the Stop Light icon to stop the scrolling display.

NOTE: Each channel has its own Window.  To leave a channel, merely close the Window!

WHO ARE WE?

David Smith and Jim Husband wrote ChatterBox, since most Internet chat programs didn't give us what we needed.  Our main focus was to create an easy-to-use, simple program that had lots of power, but wasn't too confusing for the average Joe.

ChatterBox's main goal is simple:  GET YOU ONLINE IMMEDIATELY

After that, you can learn all the little features, buttons, etc.  But our main priority is to get your yacking on the Internet immediately.  Ain't that simple??

And no, you don't have to hunt down Servers, figure out which channels are cool, and calculate Pi to the 100th digit before getting online!

Special kudos to David Buckert for trying out all the new versions  ;-)

ChatterBox's home page:  http://www.computek.net/autownet

E-mail comments and suggestions:  physics@computek.net


Toolbar

Channel List  - Lists all the available channels you can join.  Each channel has a different set of

people, talking about different subjects, or just hanging out.  Some channels are very popular

(such as #sex, #chat) while others are more topic-specific (#bible, #teens)

Your Friends - People who are important, and you want notified when they join IRC.  This is a

great way to find your best friends, instead of manually hunting around on channels, looking for

them.  If one of your friends is online, you will see:  [lisa is on IRC]    To find out what channel she's

on, type:  /WHOIS lisa   and her channel will be listed in the main window (along with other info)

Who Is?  Information about the person highlighted in the PEOPLE BOX (right side of screen).

Information includes their mailing address (unless they faked it), real name, and where they are

connected to IRC at.

Send Mail - Sends a E-Mail message to the person highlighted in the PEOPLE BOX.  This will

work *only* if they gave their real name upon connection with IRC.

Twit List - Adds the highlighted person from the PEOPLE BOX to the "TWIT list".  All messages

posted by them will be ignored.   (Use to get rid of irritating people you encounter)

Sometimes you'll find an idiot you just cannot get rid of.  He might send you hateful messages, or

consume the entire channel with useless racket.  Putting him on the twit list will eliminate him!

Configure the program - ChatterBox is by far the most configurable program, and includes

customization for just about every feature avaiable.

Toggle the Wave Sound effects on/off.  You can associate .WAV files with events such as

connecting to a server, having a "search string" appear, one of your friends comes online, etc...

Pause or resume the scrolling conversation.  Green light - as people talk, the conversations will

scroll across the screen.  Red light - everything is paused.

General Help

Exit the program - All your settings will be saved (Window position, popups, friend list, etc..)


Getting started (for new users only)

A server is a place you connect to, that has many IRC users on it.  Once you're connected to a server, you can select from the channels that are currently running.  The topics range from general chatting to very specific things : Sex, Bible, Help, French, German, Old men, etc...

1.	Type messages to people in the bottom text box.

2.	Watch the conversation on the main scrolling Window

3.	See who's online at the right listbox (people box)

To start, type:  What's up everybody?  in the bottom text box.  You'll notice your message appears in the main scrolling Window as:     > What's up everybody?  Someone will probably respond to you, and say, "Not much"   The person who is speaking's name appears in brackets:

<buddy> Hello all - What's the topic tonight?

<Sam> buddy: It's kinda boring tonight.  You having fun over there?

Obviously, Sam's message was to buddy (since he put a buddy: before his message).  If the IRC server says something (an error occurs, or the server's login message appears), then it looks like:

[Server] - Welcome to the SAN JOSE California server.  All visitors, please register.


Basic things you can do

1.	Post general messages to everyone

2.	Send personal, private messages to people

3.	Do an 'action'

4.	Give a command to the server

Post general messages to everyone

Type whatever you want to say into the bottom text box.  When you press ENTER, your message to sent out for everybody to see.  Things you should definitely avoid are: sending out too many messages at once, sending beeps, and cussing (unless on a sex channel).

QUICK TIP: ChatterBox has a DOSKEY-type command que.  Press the up arrow to recall your previous 100 things typed.  Down arrow scrolls backward.

Send personal, private messages to people

Put a /MSG [name]  in front of your message to send it directly to a person.  For example:

/MSG Fred Hey Fred.. how ya doing?

/MSG leigh Long time, no see!

/MSG Camel You study for those exams?

No one else will see the mesage.

QUICK TIP: Pressing the CONTROL key will automatically put /MSG into your text box.  You can then simply type in their name.  If someone sends you a private message, pressing CONTROL key scrolls through their names, in the order they sent you the msgs.

Private messages to *YOU* look like:  *PRIVATE*  buddy:  How's your leg healing up?  When buddy sends you that message, you can simply press CONTROL and:  /MSG buddy     appears, ready for you to respond to him.

Do an 'action'

People sometimes "pretend" to perform an action - Buddy *sighs*, Camel crawls to the TV and stares, etc. on the IRC channels.  An action looks like:

* Camel rubs his head from the headache

* dago falls in love with Sarah

* dago falls in love with Sarah

To perform an action, use:  /ME your action   Remember not to include your name, because that's filled in by the server.  Examples:

/ME has a headache

/ME drinks a beer

QUICK TIP: Press the right mouse button while over the main conversation window and a LARGE list of actions will appear.  Simply select one, and it will be posted on the channel.  You can also customize these popup menus by selecting

File/Configure menu

Give a command to the server

For a complete list, see the SERVER COMMANDS section.  Popular ones are:

/WHOIS person                     - gets information on a person

/NICK nickname                    - changes your nickname

/SERVER oak.oakland.edu    -  changes your IRC server


File

Scan for server

Connect to server

Setup

Download a file

Upload a file

Configure User menu

Configure People-Online menu

Configure Conversation menu

Exit


Scan for server

This will scan your list of servers until it connects - then join you to the last channel you were in (ie #chat, #sexy, #friendly)  You can edit your server list on the first screen of the configuration.  This is an automated process, and you don't have to worry about finding server names, etc.. since they are already configured for ya!


Connect to server

Your server list will be shown on a menu.  Select whichever one you want.  Be sure to try and connect with a server CLOSE to you.  The farther away the server is, the longer it will take to scan for channels, etc...


Setup

Configure the program.  For more information on the config screens, see the CONFIGURATION section below.


Download a file

When connected to another person via "direct connection", you can upload/download files.  This is great for transferring binary files between you and your friends.  NOTE: You must first connect to someone else via the FRIENDS/DCC/CHAT menu.


Upload a file

See Download a file


Configure User menu

When you right mouse click, a popup menu will appear depending on where your mouse cursor is.  This Edits commands over the text-entry box (at the bottom, where you type).  The popup menus use their own "scripting language".  See the POPUP MENUS section below for more details.


Configure People-Online menu

Same as above, but for right mouse clicking above the people listbox on the right.


Configure Conversation menu

Same as above, but for right mouse clicking above the main scrolling window.


Exit

Just what it says!  All your window positions/settings are saved, along with your server and channel.  You will be restored EXACTLY where you left when starting the program again.


Show

List of names

People leaving

People joining

People actions

Topic changes

Cusswords

Server errors

Server messages


List of names

The PEOPLE BOX (listbox on the right) contains all the people who are on your channel.  Normally, it's turned on, however you can turn it off by un-checking this menu item.


People leaving

Show when people are leaving the channel - normally looks like:

*** Snuff (TWWort.or@obalex.wu-wien.ac.at) has left chatzone

This is convenient for slow channels, but when there's a LOT of action, it becomes extremely irritating and takes up much screen space.  The conversations might scroll by faster than you can read them.


People joining

Show when people are joining the channel - normally looks like:

*** Snuff (TWWort.or@obalex.wu-wien.ac.at) has joined chatzone

This is convenient for slow channels, but when there's a LOT of action, it becomes extremely irritating and takes up much screen space.  The conversations might scroll by faster than you can read them.  If you're really concerned about knowing when certain people join, add them to your FRIENDS list  (Friends/Edit Friends List menu item)


People actions

Show people's actions, for example:

* Knight hugs Pinky

* Lisalisa wiggles her butt

Normally, it's cute to see these messages, so I recommend leaving it on.


Topic changes

When a channel operator changes the topic of the channel, you will see it in the main scrolling window.  You can turn this off if you'd like.


Cusswords

You can turn this off to avoid seeing cusswords (I won't bother repeating them here  ;-)


Server errors

I highly recommend leaving this on.  If you turn server messages/errors off, you will not see the results of any server commands  (for example: /WHOIS)


Server messages

I highly recommend leaving this on.  If you turn server messages/errors off, you will not see the results of any server commands  (for example: /WHOIS)


Toggle

Save settings on exit

Log session to file

Use sounds

Connect at startup

Rejoin channel when kicked

You can turn off cusswords

Track time online

Beep on private message

Beep on invite

Beep on query

Delete log file


Save settings on exit

When exiting the program, ChatterBox normally saves the window position, channel, server, and everything else.  When you start the program again, you will be restored EXACTLY how you were upon exit.  Normally, it's good to leave this on.


Log session to file

Your entire chat session is logged to a file (configurable on the last config screen).  Un-checking this menu item will turn off all loggging.


Use sounds

You can assign .WAV files to particular events in ChatterBox.  For example, play a "ouch" .WAV when booted off a channel, or "Hi everybody!" when connecting with a server.  If this becomes annoying, simply turn it off by un-checking the menu item.

NOTE: You can also press the Stereo Button on the toolbar to toggle sounds on/off


Connect at startup

When exiting the program, ChatterBox saves your channel, server, and everything else.  When you start the program again, you will be restored EXACTLY where you were upon exit.  Normally, it's good to leave this on.


Rejoin channel when kicked

If you are kicked from a channel (you should be ashamed!  hehehe), you will automatically be re- joined.  NOTE: If you are BANNED from a channel (you did something really bad), then this will not work.  When you type something, the server will say:

[Could not send to channel]

QUICK TIP: ChatterBox has built-in protection from most IRC abuses:

When someone floods the channel (sends a LARGE amount of consecutive messages), you can configure how many messages to stop on (For example: after 3 consecutive messages from Frank, you will not see any more)


You can turn off cusswords

If someone is irritating you by posting messages on the channel, or sending you hateful private messages, you can highlight their name and press the TrashCan Icon.  All future messages from them will be ignored.


Track time online

Show the clock or not.


Beep on private message

When someone sends you a private message, should it beep?


Beep on invite

When someone invites you to another channel, should it beep?


Beep on query

Other people can "query" you (get more information about you).  Chatterbox will respond with your information in return.  You can optionally be beeped when someone does this.


Delete log file

Closes and deletes the current log file.


Friends

DCC chat

DCC Download a file

DCC Upload a file

Send mail

Check if they're online

Edit friends list


DCC chat

not yet available


DCC Download a file

not yet available


DCC Upload a file

not yet available


Send mail

not yet available


Check if they're online

Do an immediate check to see if the people in your "friends" list are online.

NOTE: It's better to check for them at certain intervals.  You can customize how often to check on  the last configuration screen.

If one of your friends is online, you will see:  [lisa is on IRC]

To find out what channel she's on, type:  /WHOIS lisa and her channel will be listed in the main window (along with other info)


Edit friends list

Edit the people to include on your "friends" list.

NOTE: Specify your friends NICKNAME, not their real name.  Your friends must be on IRC in order to be notified of their presence.  If you meet someone you like to talk to on the IRC channels, simply add them to your friends list, and you will be notified when they arrive on IRC.


Misc

Change current window font

Change font for all windows

Clear current window

Clear all windows

Machine gun mode


Change current window font

NOTE:  You can choose any available Windows font to use (unlike other IRC programs that only allow certain fonts)


Change font for all windows

NOTE:  You can choose any available Windows font to use (unlike other IRC programs that only allow certain fonts)


Clear current window

Just what it says!


Clear all windows

Just what it says!


Machine gun mode

WARNING:  You might get kicked off a channel for flooding if you do this!  But other than that, it's great!  ;-)

You'll notice that you can select MULTIPLE people in the right PEOPLE BOX.  Normally, when you right mouse click over the main scrolling window, and choose a command (for example: Hug), it causes you to "hug" the last selected person.  (if only one is highlighted, then you "hug" them)

Machine gun mode causes the same command to be sent to MANY people: For example, highlight everyone on the #chatzone channel and "hug" all of them.  Again, this is normally bad IRC etiquette, but I usually highlight two or three people and say "HI!" or "hug" them.  Anything over two or three might get you the BOOT!


Configuration - Screen 1

Your nick name:  What you will be known as on IRC (normally 8 characters or shorter)

Alternate nick name:  If your nickname is being used by someone else, what alternate one should be tried?

Your real name: If you want to remain private, you can simply make up something.

E-Mail address:  for example:  fred@iadfw.net

Scroll back buffer:  How much of the conversations do you want to keep?  Normally, it's good to leave this at 16 kilobytes, in case you want to scroll back and see what someone said.

Edit fonts:  Customize the font.

Edit server list:  Don't touch this unless you know what you're doing.

Search for Strings:  You can customize ChatterBox to look for particular strings, and alert you when they come across.  For example, you can add Dudester to your search strings, and you'll be beeped when the word Dudester comes across.  This is great for seeing if people are talking about you, or talking about a particular subject you are interested in.

Edit twit filters - These are people you put in the TrashCan Icon.  They will be completely ignored on IRC.

NOTE: Twit filters are NOT saved between IRC sessions, simply because another person might be using that nickname, or you may want to hear what they have to say the following day   ;-)

Private Messages Appear -

1.  In current window - all private messages follow you around.  No matter what channel you're in, you will always see your messages in the channel window that has focus.

2.  In all windows  (NOT AVAILABLE YET)

3.  In separate window - all private messages appear in a window titled "Private Messages".  If you have BRING TO TOP turned on, the window will be brought to the top of others whenever you get a message.

Show people leaving the channel

Show people joining the channel

Show cusswords and profanity

Show server errors

Show server messages

Show people's 'Actions'

NOTE: These are covered in NAVIGATING THE MENUS, above.


Configuration - Screen 2

Connect to last channel and server when starting

Show when someone changes the topic

Re-Join channel after you get kicked off

Beep when you have a message

Keep track of time online

Beep when another user Invites you to a private channel

Beep when another user Queries you

NOTE: These are covered in NAVIGATING THE MENUS, above.

Message to display when you leave the channel - you can optionally show a bye-bye message when you are leaving a channel.  Please keep this short!

Message to show when you are AWAY - If you go to the restroom, or have other things to do (briefly), you can tag yourself as being "AWAY".  All private messages to you will be responded to with this message.  Again, keep this short!

Also, when you come back from your task, please mark yourself as being "BACK"

NOTE: To mark yourself as being AWAY, type:  /AWAY message to show.   And to be 'BACK', type:  /AWAY

Name to show users when they inquire about you - If you don't want users seeing your real name, you can specify something here, and everyone inquiring about you will be shown this message.


Sound Config

You can associate .WAV files with certain events in ChatterBox.  To add .WAV files, simply copy them to the ChatterBox directory, and bring up the Sound Config screen.  Events you can associate are:

1.	When you are sent a private message

2.	When someone on your NOTIFY list (friends list) logs onto IRC

3.	When a person you have been private-chatting with logs off IRC

4.	When kicked off a channel

5.	Upon connecting with an IRC server

6.	As you exit the program

7.	When you are asked to a DCC chat session

8.	When paged by another ChatterBox user

9.	An important search string appears

If you don't have any .WAV files, the screen will have blanks!  So download some .WAV files from your local bulletin board (or the Internet), and add them to your IRC directory.  Now when you go into setup, they will appear in the various combo boxes.


Advanced Config

NOTE: Unless you are an experienced IRC user, do not change these variables.

Log file name:  When logging a ChatterBox session, what should the log file be named?

Check for friends:  Time interval when ChatterBox should check to see if any of your friends are on

IRC.

Your Friends - People who are important, and you want notified when they join IRC.  This is a great way to find your best friends, instead of manually hunting around on channels, looking for them.  If one of your friends is online, you will see:  [lisa is on IRC]    To find out what channel she's on, type:  /WHOIS lisa   and her channel will be listed in the main window (along with other info)

Ignore more than XX consecutive messages from the same person:  If a person "floods" the channel by sending a whole lot of useless things on it, you can stop his consecutive messages by setting this variable.  As a default, anything over 3 messages will be ignored.

NOTE: If you are ALONE with another person on a channel, be sure and set this to a high number (100+) so your friend won't suddenly dissapear  ;-)

Announce to the entire channel when you go "AWAY":  Usually a good idea, since some people may talk to you while you're not there...

If minimized, blink icon when you get a PRIVATE message:  If you minimize this program while you're talking on the phone, watching TV, etc... then you probably want to know when someone sends you a private message.

Bring window to top when you get a PRIVATE message.  Same as above, except Window comes to top of other Windows...

If a "Twit" person sends you a private message

If a person on IRC decides to flood you with "private" messages, you can click the TrashCan Icon to stop receiving messages from him.  However, if he continues to send you annoying messages, now you have a defense!

Once he sends more messages, you can optionally:

1.	Ignore him (default)

2.	Send the SAME message back to him

3.	Send an insult to him

4.	Send 7 insults to him

NOTE: Do not abuse this - it could get your Internet provider kicked off the server.  I created this feature after being FLOODED by an idiot on an IRC channel.  When I logged completely off, and then back on an hour later, there he was again, irritating me.


Types of menus

There are three types of popup menus that will appear when you click the right mouse buttons:

1.	Server/Conversation menu

2.	User Entry menu

3.	People menu

The Server/Conversation menu will appear when your mouse cursor is over the main, scrolling window.

The User Entry comes up when over the typing text box (where you enter your messages)

And the People menu when you're over the listbox of people (PEOPLE BOX)

When editing the popup menus (by selecting File/Edit ___ menu), you have an entire scripting language to choose from.

The general format of your strings are the title you want to appear on the menu, then the command to send to the server:

Menutitle:Command

Some simple examples:

Say hello:/SEND Hello

Smile:/ME smiles

Notice that /SENDing a string will send it to the channel, and /ME will send an "action" to the channel (for more info on server commands, see SERVER COMMANDS section below) The /SEND command is one I invented, so you can send a string directly to the public channel.

You can place actual variables in your commands, like the person's name who is highlighted in the PEOPLE BOX, your name, your channel, the server, the day of the week, etc..

An easy example:

Wave to person:/ME waves to %THEM%

Tip your hat:/SEND %ME% tips his hat - Howdy all!

Before the message is sent to the channel, the variables are "filled in".  %ME% is replaced by your nick name, %THEM% is filled in with the person highlighted in the People Box, etc...

Menu Variables

%ME%	Your nick name

%THEM%	The person highlighted in the People Box (the listbox on the right)

%MYNAME%	Your full name  (Fred Gardner, Dave Smith, or whatever)

%DAY%	Day of the week (Friday, Monday, etc..)

%TIME%	The current time (in 12 hour format, with an AM/PM) on your computer

%SERVER%	Name of the server you are connected to

%MONTH%	Current month (January, February, March)

%CHAN%	Current channel  (chatzone, friendly, sexy, etc...)

More advanced examples:

Boring Channel:/SEND The %CHAN% channel is kind of dead on %DAY%'s, huh?

Look at watch:/ME looks at watch - wow, it's %TIME% - getting kinda late, gotta go!

I'm online too much:/ME's been online the entire month of %MONTH%, seems like...

Slow server:/SEND Jesus, the %SERVER% is slow.  My channel list takes DAYS


Commands

Taken from:   A short IRC primer by Nicolas Pioch, < Nicolas.Pioch@grasp.insa-lyon.fr >

/CLEAR

   Clears the screen.

/NICK [<nickname>]

   Changes your nickname to whatever you like.

Everyone  who  wants  to  talk  to  you  sees this name - also, at the moment, nicknames are limited to 9 characters max.  Your nickname will be the  same as your login name by default. Nickname clashes  are  not  allowed;  this  is  enforced by the servers.  If your intended  nickname clashes with someone else's as you enter IRC, you will automatically be changed to your alternate.

        /NICK Nappy

        *** Nap is now known as Nappy

/QUIT [<reason>]

   Exits your IRC session, and ends the program.

        /QUIT Lunch Time!

/WHOIS [<nickname>]

   Shows information about someone.

        /WHOIS Nap

        *** Nap is pioch@poly.polytechnique.fr (Klein bottle for sale...

           inquire within.)

        *** on channels: @#Twilight_Zone @#EU-Opers

        *** on via server poly.polytechnique.fr (Ecole Polytechnique,

          Paris, FRANCE ! )

        *** Nap has a connection to the twilight zone (is an IRC operator)

        *** Nap has been idle 0 seconds

        /WHOIS Nappy

        *** Nappy: No such nickname

Sometimes WHOIS won't help you much, because the person you want to know more about just left IRC or changed nick.  However, you can use WHOWAS to get this information for a while:

/WHOWAS [[<server>] <nickname>]

   Shows  information  about who used the given nickname last, even if no one is currently using it.

        /WHOWAS Nappy

        *** Nappy was pioch@poly.polytechnique.fr (Artistic ventures

          highlighted. Rob a museum.) on channel *private*

        *** on irc via server poly.polytechnique.fr (Signoff: Mon Jun 22

          20:15:23)

   Very  often,  an  unsuccess call to WHOIS will lead you to try WHOWAS.

/AWAY [<away message>]

Leave a message explaining that you are not currently paying attention to  IRC.   Whenever  someone sends you a MSG or does a WHOIS on you, they automatically   see  whatever  message  you  set.   Using  AWAY  with  no parameters marks you as no longer being away.

        /AWAY Gone to get a cup of coffee.

        *** You have been marked as being away

        /AWAY

        *** You are no longer marked as being away

You can use the MSG command, (usually "M" is an alias for it), to send someone a message that only that person can read.

/MSG <nickname>|<channel> <text>

   Send a private message to specified nickname.

        /MSG Nap This message is for Nap only.

        -> *Nap* This message is for Nap only.

        On my screen will appear:

        *YourNick* This message is for Nap only.

If you want to send a private message to more than one person, you can specify a list of nicknames separated by commas, (no spaces).

        /MSG Nap,Sorg This message for both Nap and Sorg.

        -> *Nap* This message for both Nap and Sorg.

        -> *Sorg* This message for both Nap and Sorg.

/NOTICE <nickname>|<channel> <text>

   Sends a private message to the specified <nickname>.

        /NOTICE Nap Better use /MSG instead of /NOTICE.

        -> -Nap- Better use /MSG instead of /NOTICE.

        On my screen will appear:

        -YourNick- Better use /MSG instead of /NOTICE.

As you begin to make new friends over IRC, you'll want to mark certain nicknames such that you will be warned when they signon or off.

/LIST [[<flags>] <channel mask>]

Lists  all  current  "channels",  number  of  users,  and  topic.   The displayed  list  may  be  quite  long,  so  you can limit it using flags.  Just choose a channel from the listbox to join it.

/NAMES [[<flags>] <channel mask>]

        /NAMES

        Pub: #twilight> Mycroft @sojge scorpio @Troy @Avalon @Nap phone

           Merlinus Lumberjak @tzoper

        Pub: #espanol   Cacique Bonjovi leopardo Carina Miguel Cisco r2

        Pub: #amiga     @gio @Radix @xterm @mama @AmiBot

        Pub: #aussies   @Bleve @GrayElf @Insomniac @Morkeleb @titus

        Pub: #hottub    baby @Aldur KnightOrc @Toasty Gwydion @Belkira

           @Aiken Edge @Spockobot @Nada @ZBot @Aurik @anna @RedBaron

           @Katzen @esashi IceWolf @Eniigma @Digger @TheHeck

To  join in the conversation on a certain channel you may use the JOIN command.

/JOIN [<channel>]

   Sets your current channel to the supplied channel.

        /JOIN #Twilight_Zone

        *** Nap has joined channel #Twilight_Zone

        *** Topic: The Gernsback Continuum

        *** Users on #Twilight_Zone: Nap msa tober phone @julia @SirLance

          igh @Daemon @Avalon @Waftam @Trillian @tzoper

   Upon  entering a channel, you are given useful details about it:  list of  users  talking  in that channel, topic...  EACH CHANNEL has its own Window

/INVITE <nickname> [<channel>]

   Invites  another  user to a channel.  If no channel is specified, your current channel is used.

        /INVITE Nap

        *** Inviting Nap to channel #Twilight_Zone

   If you receive an INVITE message, you can type "/JOIN -INVITE" to join the channel to which you were last invited, or simply

"/JOIN <channel>".

   To  leave  a  channel,  just issue a LEAVE command, (PART has the same effects):

NOTE:  use /J channel instead of /JOIN #channel.  That speed-tip is automatically processed by ChatterBox.

/LEAVE <channel>

   Leave a channel.

        /LEAVE #Twilight_Zone

        *** Nap has left #Twilight_Zone

   At  times, you may want to send a description of what you are doing or how  you  are  feeling  or  just anything  concerning you  to the current channel  or  query.  It is absolutely good style to not forget the period at the end of the sentence!

/ME <action description>

   Tells the current channel or query about what you are doing.

        /ME opens up the fridge.

        * Nap opens up the fridge.

        You can also use your own nickname as command, i.e. you can type

        the line with a leading slash:

        /Nap reaches out for the orange juice.

        * Nap reaches out for the orange juice.

   The same goal can be achieved towards a specific nickname using:

/DESCRIBE <nickname>|<channel> <action description>

   Sends anything concerning you to the <nickname> or <channel> you pass as first argument.

 (Note:  The look of the result depends on each client version, and might not be exactly the same as in the examples shown here.)

/SERVER [<server>|<server number> [<port number>]]

   Switches your primary server to the supplied <server> at the specified

<port  number>.   If  no port number is given, the default port number is used (normally 6667).

        /SERVER poly.polytechnique.fr 6667

        *** Connecting to port 6667 of server poly.polytechnique.fr

        *** Welcome to the Internet Relay Network, Nap

        *** Your host is poly.polytechnique.fr, running version 2.7.2g.ID

        *** This server was created Sat Jan 16 1993 at 12:16:10 MET

   Occasionally,  you  can switch servers faster than the IRC network can send  out  the  information  that you have left your previous server.  So don't  be  surprised  if  you are told your nickname is already in use.  Just wait a moment and set it with

/NICK again.


Servers

UNDERNET IRC SERVERS LIST

All servers on 6667 unless otherwise noted.  Please try these out before commiting them to your IRC SERVER LIST.  That way, you can be sure the server is consistently up and running!

*****NOTE***** YOU MUST HAVE A CLIENT TO USE THESE SERVERS

if you do not have a client, refer to other list: TELNET SITES - UNDERNET IRC for more information.

Server Name                   IP Address       Location    Notes

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=            =-=-=-=-=        -=-=-=-=-=  -=-=-

<< United States >>

austin.tx.us.undernet.org      127.83.108.32     Texas

bloominton.in.us.undernet.org                    Indiana   PORT 7000*****

charlottesville.va.us.undernet.org 128.143.246.9 Virginia

davis.ca.us.undernet.org       128.120.2.16      California

manhattan.ks.us.undernet.org   129.130.8.12      Kansas

milwaukee.wi.us.undernet.org   140.104.4.169     Wisconsin

norman.ok.us.undernet.org      129.15.112.37     Oklahoma

pittsburgh.pa.us.undernet.org  192.231.221.38    Pennsylvania

sanjose.ca.us.undernet.org     192.160.13.4      California

rochester.mi.us.undernet.org   141.210.10.117    Michigan

stgeorge.ut.us.undernet.org    144.38.16.2       Utah

tampa.fl.us.undernet.org       131.247.31.155    Florida

washington.dc.us.undernet.org  152.163.173.25    Washinton, DC

<< Europe >>

caen.fr.eu.undernet.org        192.93.101.16   France

delft.nl.eu.undernet.org       130.161.188.188 Netherlands

delft2.nl.eu.undernet.org

gothenburg.se.eu.undernet.org  129.16.79.30    Sweden

lausanne.ch.eu.undernet.org    130.223.205.3   Switzerland

ljubljana.si.eu.undernet.org   193.2.1.67      Slovenia

oslo.no.eu.undernet.org        128.39.107.100  Norway

oxford.uk.eu.undernet.org      163.1.2.4       United Kingdom

<< South America >>

santiago.cl.underet.org        146.83.1.1      Chile

<< Australia / New Zealand >>

wollongong.nsw.au.undernet.org 130.130.68.26   Australia

akl.nz.us.undernet.org         202.14.100.2    New Zealand

<< Canada >>

montreal.qu.ca.undernet.org    132.207.7.32    Quebec

EFFNET

-----< Asia >---------------------------------------------------------------

Israel

  irc.biu.ac.il           2.8.20     Bar-Ilan University

  irc.tau.ac.il           2.8.20     Tel-Aviv University

  irc.technion.ac.il      2.8.20     Technion, Haifa

Japan

  dec504.aist-nara.ac.jp  2.8.20     NAra Institute of Science and Technology

  wsclark.huie.hokudai.ac.jp 2.8.20  Hokkaido University,Sapporo

  bohemia.jaist.ac.jp     2.8.20     Japan Adv. Institute of Sci & Tech

  hemp.imel.kyoto-u.ac.jp 2.8.16     Kyoto University

  irc.kyutech.ac.jp       2.8.20     Kyushu Institute of Tech., Fukuoka

  akiu.gw.tohoku.ac.jp    2.8.21-miyu2 Tohoku University

  race-server.race.u-tokyo.ac.jp 2.8.20 RACE, University of Tokyo

  news.cfi.waseda.ac.jp   2.8.20     WASEDA University

  irc.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp 2.8.20    Yamaguchi University

  mentai.Hakozaki.karrn.ad.jp 2.8.20 KARRN Hakozaki NOC

  endo.wide.ad.jp         2.8.20     WIDE-NOC of Fujisawa

  irc.kyoto.wide.ad.jp    2.8.21beta WIDE Project Kyoto NOC

  irc.tokyo.wide.ad.jp    2.8.21     WIDE Project Tokyo NOC

  hamlet.wg.omron.co.jp   2.8.16     OMRON Corporation, Kyoto

  omrongw.wg.omron.co.jp  2.8.20     OMRON Corporation, Kyoto

  wings.tokai-ic.or.jp    2.8.21beta Tokai Internetwork Council, NAGOYA

Singapore

  solar.cc.nus.sg         2.8.20.me  The "FINE FINE" Country

-----< Australia >----------------------------------------------------------

  yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au   2.8.20     Monash University _[The BiGgest Uni in Oz.]_

  irchat.utas.edu.au      2.8.10     University of Tasmania

  tartarus.itd.uts.EDU.AU 2.8.21     UTS (Sydney Aust) [I'm an SGI and I'm okay]

  ftoomsh.socs.uts.edu.au 2.8.20     Can you say `ftoomsh' ... ?

  gwen.st.nepean.uws.edu.au 2.8.20   a machine which ambles

  kay.st.nepean.uws.edu.au 2.8.20    a machine which struts

  ircserver.cltr.uq.oz.au 2.8.15+hh  HulkHoganised Server, Queensland

  ircserver.qabc.uq.oz.au 2.8.21+dae UQ, Queensland

  jello.qabc.uq.oz.au     2.8.21+dae University of Queensland

-----< Europe >-------------------------------------------------------------

Austria

  uni-linz.ac.at          2.8.20     Johannes Kepler University Linz

  itc.univie.ac.at        2.8.16     Alma mater Rudolphina

  irc.wu-wien.ac.at       2.8.16     Vienna

Belgium

  OtHelLo.UlB.aC.Be       2.8.20+2fake+note Ecole Polytechnique (ULB-Bruxelles)

Croatia

  regoc.srce.hr           2.8.21     University Computing Centre, Zagreb

Czech Republic

  irc.praha.cz            2.8.16     Praga Caput Regni, Bohemia

Denmark

  alk.iesd.auc.dk         2.8.16     Aalborg University, IESD

Finland

  irc.nokia.com           2.8.20     Nokia Group

  clinet.fi               2.8.20     Clinet Ltd

  irc.eunet.fi            2.8.21+E1  EUnet Finland

  irc.funet.fi            2.8.21+E1  Finnish University and Research Network (FUNET)

  ircd.funet.fi           2.8.21+E1  Finnish University and Research Network (FUNET)

  serifos.helsinki.fi     2.8.16     University of Helsinki

  hutirc.cs.hut.fi        2.8.20+2fake Helsinki University of Technology, CS Lab

  irc.cs.hut.fi           2.8.20+2fake Helsinki University of Technology, CS Lab

  irc.freenet.hut.fi      2.8.16     Freenet Finland

  cs.jyu.fi               2.8.16     University of Jyvaskyla

  mopo.cc.lut.fi          2.8.21+E1  Lappeenranta University of Technology

  aapo.it.lut.fi          2.8.21+E1  Lappeenranta University of Technology

  irc.otol.fi             2.8.20+2fake Oulu Institute of Technology

  rieska.oulu.fi          2.8.16     Unixverstas Olutensin, Finlandia Vodka

  tolsun.oulu.fi          2.8.16     Unixverstas Olutensin, Finlandia Vodka

  irc.pspt.fi             2.8.20     Server of Pohjois-Savo Polytechnic

  irc.sci.fi              2.8.21     Scifi Communications International Oy

  kitt.tekla.fi           2.8.20     Tekla Oy, Espoo

  irc.cc.tut.fi           2.8.14     TUT Computer Centre

  vehka.cs.uta.fi         2.8.20     University of Tampere

  irc.utu.fi              2.8.21+E1  University of Turku

  irc-gw.xgw.fi           2.8.20+2fake Xgateway Finland Ltd.

France

  Eurecom8.Cica.FR        2.8.21     Institut Eurecom

  Irc.ENST.Fr             2.8.21+E1+Chef(noident)+Spocky(stats) Irc.ENST.Fr [137.194.160.14], Paris

  sil.polytechnique.fr    2.8.21     Ecole Polytechnique

  Irc.Labri.U-Bordeaux.Fr 2.8.21+2fake+Just_for_krys Universite Bordeaux I

  Dafne.Mines.U-Nancy.FR  2.8.21+2fake Ecole des Mines de Nancy

  CISMhp.Univ-Lyon1.FR    2.8.21+E1  CISM - INSA de Lyon

  PropeServer.Univ-Lyon1.FR 2.7.2g.Nono+4 INSA Lyon - "Prope" Server

Germany

  noc.belwue.de           2.8.20     BelWue

  fu-berlin.de            2.8.20     Freie Universitaet Berlin

  rwth-aachen.de          2.8.20     Aachen

  TU-Muenchen.DE          2.8.20     TU Muenchen

  Uni-Erlangen.DE         2.8.20     The 'Berch'-Server

  uni-karlsruhe.de        2.8.20     University of Karlsruhe

  Uni-KL.DE               2.8.21     Kaiserslautern University

  Uni-Paderborn.DE        2.8.20     University of Paderborn

  Uni-Rostock.DE          2.8.16     Rostock

  uni-stuttgart.de        2.8.21     Stuttgart University

Hungary

  irc.sch.bme.hu          2.8.21+E1  BME Technical University of Budapest

  darmol.elte.hu          2.8.16     Eotvos University of Budapest

  sol.cc.u-szeged.hu      2.8.21+E1  Attila Jozsef University of Szeged

Iceland

  isgate.is               2.8.20+2fake ISnet

Italy

  irc.cdc.polimi.it       2.8.20     Politecnico di Milano Italia

  cucciolo.ccii.unipi.it  2.8.21     University of Pisa

The Netherlands

  irc.sci.kun.nl          2.8.20     University of Nijmegen

  svbs01.win.tue.nl       2.8.20     Eindhoven University of Technology Server

  irc.xs4all.nl           2.8.20     XS4ALL, Networking for the Masses

Norway

  irc.hitos.no            2.8.21     Linux IRC Server - Tromsoe

  irc.uib.no              2.8.20     Universitas Bergensis, Ordinateurus Centre

  mimir.ifi.uio.no        2.8.20     Universitas Osloensis

  irc.pvv.unit.no         2.8.21     ProgramVareVerkstedet - Universitas Nidrosiensis

Poland

  irc.uci.agh.edu.pl      2.8.21     AGH Krakow

  irc.mimuw.edu.pl        2.8.21     Warsaw University

Slovakia

  irc.tuzvo.sk            2.8.20     TU Zvolen

Slovenia

  irc.arnes.si            2.8.21+E1  Growing fast!

Sweden

  gwaihir.dd.chalmers.se  2.8.20     Chalmers Tekniska Lekskola, Gvteborg

  irc.nada.kth.se         2.8.21.note Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

  irc.ludd.luth.se        2.8.21     Top of the world, Lulea

Switzerland

  irc.ethz.ch             2.8.20     Swiss Fed Inst of Tech of Zurich

United Kingdom

  serv.eng.abdn.ac.uk     2.8.21     University of Aberdeen Engineering

  gauss.mat.bham.ac.uk    2.8.20     Birmingham University Mathematics Department

  c18apc1.dl.ac.uk        2.8.20     Daresbury Lab.

  stork.doc.ic.ac.uk      2.8.21     Dept of Computing, Imperial College, London

  fennel.compnews.co.uk   2.8.9      PressNet Hub

  dismayl.demon.co.uk     2.8.21     Demon Internet, London

-----< North America (except US) >-----------------------------------------

Canada

  bud.tic.ab.ca           2.8.20.me.wlp.cnof The Internet Companion

  sifon.cc.mcgill.ca      2.8.21     McGill University, CC IRC Server

  irc.cs.mun.ca           2.8.20.mun.argh Memorial University of Newfoundland

  elk.nstn.ca             2.8.21     NSTN's Atlantic Canadian IRC Server

  hadar.cc.umanitoba.ca   2.8.20.me.cnof University of Manitoba

  irc.unb.ca              2.8.20.me.nomempatch.wallops University New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB

  irc.yorku.ca            2.8.21.wyldwlp York University's IRC Server

  irc.io.org              2.8.21     Internex Online

Mexico

  next00.mty.itesm.mx     2.8.12     ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico Hub

-----< South America >-----------------------------------------------------

-----< United States >-----------------------------------------------------

Arizona

  irc.primenet.com        2.8.21     _Primenet, Phoenix, AZ_

  irc.HACKS.Arizona.EDU   2.8.21     _Home of the Arizona Wildcats_

California

  irc.netcom.com          2.8.21     NETCOM Online Communications Services, Inc.

  irc2.netcom.com         2.8.21     NETCOM Online Communications Services, Inc.

  irc.portal.com          2.8.21     Traffic Jam on the Superhighway

  irc1.portal.com         2.8.16     Road construction

  harp.aix.calpoly.edu    2.8.20.rf.KHS The Mighty Morphin Cal Poly server...

  B-w6yx.stanford.edu     ircd2.8/dog3-super.pl7+ident Stanford Client server No.1

  w6yx.stanford.edu       2.8.21.dont_you_have_something_better_to_do_than_look_at_my_ircd_version? From DC to Daylight

  irc.ucsd.edu            2.8.21beta+th University of California at San Diego

Colorado

  cuboulder.colorado.edu  2.8.20     Univ of Colorado Server

Connecticut

  joyce.eng.yale.edu      2.8.21     Yale College IEEE irc server

Florida

  irc.gate.net            2.8.21+E1  CyberGate, Inc.

Illinois

  irc.ecn.bgu.edu         2.8.20     Board Of Governors, Educational Computing Network

  irc.uiuc.edu            2.8.21     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  irc.ais.net             2.8.21     American Information Systems - Chicago

  irc.mcs.net             2.8.21     MCSNet Services - +1 312-248-8649

Indiana

  irc.indiana.edu         ircd2.8/dog3-super.pl7+ident IU Campus-Wide Irc Server

  copper.ucs.indiana.edu  ircd2.8/dog3-super.pl8 IU Campus-Wide Irc Server

Iowa

  irc.iastate.edu         2.8.21.me+CS+Jon2 Iowa State Alternate Reality Server

Kansas

  irc.ksu.edu             2.8.21     Kansas Regional IRC Server

Kentucky

  t8.mscf.uky.edu         2.8.20     The Hole in the Rock Server at the Univ. of KY

Maryland

  irc.digex.net           2.8.21     Digital Express Group

Massachusetts

  irc.delphi.com          2.8.20     Delphi Internet Services

  world.std.com           2.8.20     The World @ Software Tool & Die

  cs-pub.bu.edu           2.8.21     Boston University CS Dept

  irc.harvard.edu         2.8.20     If we're up, then all is well ;>

  irc.mit.edu             2.7.2g     MIT Project Athena

  irc-2.mit.edu           ircd2.8/dog3-super.pl7 Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Michigan

  pegasus.ccs.itd.umich.edu 2.8.21.WH6 The White Horse

Minnesota

  irc.tc.umn.edu          2.8.21+E1  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Missouri

  irc.mo.net              2.8.20     P-Net, Inc.

New Jersey

  hertz.njit.edu          2.8.21     NJIT Computing Services Department,Newark

  bazooka.rutgers.edu     2.8.16.pilot+bp2 The 5 cent piece of gum holding the east together

  irc.rutgers.edu         2.8.16.pilot+bp2 Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  irc.interactive.net     2.8.21/pimp.daddy.mack-pl6+note InterActive Networks, Inc.

New York

  irc.escape.com          2.8.21.me+digi Escape - New York City

  azure.acsu.buffalo.edu  2.8.20     University at Buffalo, Buffalo

  organ.ctr.columbia.edu  2.8.20     Columbia University IRC

  red-dwarf.cit.cornell.edu 2.8.16   The CIT IRC

  mcnet02.med.nyu.edu     2.8.21     The Mid-Manhattan Link

  colossus.cs.rpi.edu     2.8.20     Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute IRC Server

North Carolina

  hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu    2.8.21.kline.Daemon's.fixes North Carolina IRC Server

Ohio

  slc9.ins.cwru.edu       new        CWRU IRC Server

  irc.apk.net             2.8.21     APK Net, Ltd IRC server

Oklahoma

  irc.ecn.uoknor.edu      2.8.20     SOONER ALPHA SERVER, SOONER THAN THE REST!

Pennsylvania

  irc.pitt.edu            2.8.21     University of Pittsburgh

Texas

  irc.neosoft.com         2.8/dog3-super.pl8+ident+CS NeoSoft - Houston

  acme.etsu.edu           2.8.20     The Magical Realms Server

  portal.tamu.edu         2.8.20     Da' Maroon Lagoon of Aggieland!

  dewey.cc.utexas.edu     2.8.21.me.Daemon's.fixes UT's "I Repeat Class" server

  mickey.cc.utexas.edu    2.8.21.me.Daemon's.fixes UT's 2nd "I Repeat Class" server

  minnie.cc.utexas.edu    2.8.21.me.Daemon's.fixes UT's 3rd "I Repeat Class" server

  irc.texas.net           2.8.21+ian Texas Networking, INC

Utah

  irc.math.byu.edu        2.8.20     Brigham Young University Math Dept

Virginia

  irc02.irc.aol.com       2.8.21     America Online Routing Server

  poe.acc.Virginia.EDU    2.8.20     University of Virginia

Washington

  irc.eskimo.com          ircd2.8/dog3-super.pl8+ident Eskimo North -- Seattle

  alfred1.u.washington.edu 2.8.20/d3s+id+CS U of W IRC Server

Washington, D.C.

  eff.org                 2.8.21     Electronic Frontier Foundation, G. St NW