Chat
Has Arrived!!
We are pleased to announce that LRBCG.COM is now
offering Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to our subscribers. IRC is a
worldwide chat network that will allow you to chat in real time with
anybody anywhere.
There are a couple of different ways to access our chat.
One is using your WWW browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator)
for our Java chat, and the other is by using an IRC client, such as mIRC
or pIRCh.
Java
First let's talk about Java. Accessing our Java chat is
just about as easy as anything could be. To start just click
here.
After clicking a small program will load in your browser's window. There
will be a space for you to type the nickname that you would like to use
for chat, a password, then click login or join. Once you are in the chat
room you may move from room to room or change your nickname very easily.
To move to a new room click the "Rooms" icon it will list all rooms
which are currently active on the server. If any of the rooms look
interesting to you then just click on it's name to join. If you would
like to create your own room type the name you would like your room to
be known as in the "Go To Room" box, and hit enter.
To change your nickname click the "CMDS" button and select "Chat
Options" from the list that pops up, then type your new nickname in the
box labeled Nickname, and press Enter.
It's as simple as that.
non-Java
First you will need an IRC client
mIRC
and
pIRCh are both nice. Chat with
an IRC client allows you to use a lot more features than java chat does.
Features such as File transfers, chatting in multiple rooms, and an
endless amount of configurable options.
Using an IRC client is very simple. First you will need
to download and install the program, then open it by clicking on the new
icon that was created. After you start the program you will need to set
it up by entering information about yourself, such as your name, e-mail
address and the nickname you would like to use. Keep in mind that your
nickname can be just about anything you want, and you can change it at
anytime.
You will also need to choose a server to use, if you
want to use LRBCG.COM's server then you should add:
chat.LRBCG.com
to the server list.
For instructions on setting up mIRC you can go to
http://www.mirc.co.uk/offers.html
Here are some basic IRC commands that you will need, a
larger list and how to use them can be found in help file included with
mIRC.
/List or /Raw List: shows you a list of available
channels.
/nick <new-nickname> allows you to change your IRC
nickname.
/msg <nickname> or /query <nickname> allows you to send
a private message to another person.
/join <#channelname> allows you to join an existing
channel, if it doesn't exist then one will be created. Be sure to use
the "#" sign, it is a necessary part of the channel name.
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