Zuneboards goes Retro, gets an IRC chatroom.

[Gow]

Zuneboards is pleased to announce the official Zuneboards IRC chatroom.

First, foremost and completely important...

Shoutbox is not being replaced. Shoutbox is staying. So don't ask, complain, et cetera about anything relating to the Shoutbox going away or whatever, it is not. This is in addition to the shoutbox.

By the way, did I mention the SHOUTBOX IS NOT BEING REPLACED?

With that out the way,


What is IRC?
From wikipedia, since they can put it as relatively jargon free compared to myself.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message, as well as chat and data transfers via Direct Client-to-Client.

Channel Particulars

The server is irc.coldfront.net

The four servers of irc.coldfront.net are:
* USA - frozen.coldfront.net ports 6667 and SSL on 7778
* EU - ice.coldfront.net ports 6667 and SSL on 7778
* USA - subzero.coldfront.net ports 6667 and SSL on 7778
* USA - storm.coldfront.net ports 6667 and SSL on 7778

The EU one is located in the Netherlands.

The Channel is #Zuneboards

Channel requires a registered nick to enter. Locke's short guide includes a universal nick registration as it is universal across clients. Depending on users who submit tutorials, there will soon be tutorials guiding users through the process on a different clients.


Locke's Short Mibbit Guide and basic universal username (nick) registration:

Go to Mibbit.com Webchat client
Set the server to Coldfront, nick to your zB username, and leave the channel as #chat for now.
When it connects, close #chat
To register your nick, use /ns register pass email
When you get the email with the auth code, paste it in. You are now registered. To log in, use /ns identify pass
To get onto #ZuneBoards, just use /j #ZuneBoards

Note, some different clients might not have shortcuts setup for /ns so /q NickServ OR /msg Nickserv OR /query NickServ might need to be used. Same issue with /j which is short for /join.


Tutorials for other IRC Clients

Pidgin Client Tutorial

*More to come when people do them.


EDIT: Zuneboards IRC LINK

Embed link for Zuneboards IRC, only requires you to click it.


Final Words

Have fun and enjoy.

- Zuneboards Staff

[Bolt]

I'll make a Pidgin tutorial soon.

EDIT: http://www.zuneboards.com/forums/sit...tml#post387520

Enjoy.

[Grim]

Finally a tut for dem noobs

[SilentWalrus]

Dear god.
I love irc.

[zunemonger]

i far see something in the future since this irc server has been started up it begins with a w

[tech.freak243]

just starting to use it and i am hooked. it like a drug

[Bolt]

Originally Posted by zunemonger

i far see something in the future since this irc server has been started up it begins with a w

Walleye? Weird? Whacked?

[Dilpickle1]

lol nvm

[Pachirisu]

Thanks for the mibbit guide locke, i've never used irc so i was kinda clueless but the instructions were to straight forward to stuff up. I registered my nick and checked out the irc chat, pretty cool aside from the emptyness.
Catchya all on there peeps!

[Dilpickle1]

Suggestion: Add a list of good, free IRC clients?

[ChurchedAtheist]

i like pidgin! only client I know with IRC, Facebook, AIM, YIM, MSN and features like text replace( ppl -> people)

[Dilpickle1]

Originally Posted by EndUnknown

i like pidgin! only client I know with IRC, Facebook, AIM, YIM, MSN and features like text replace( ppl -> people)

my Xchat fixed "teh" to "The" without my permission >=[

Also, Digsby has all that except IRC

[ChurchedAtheist]

digsby has text replace?

they use InstallQ for their installer. ****ing spyware

[Dilpickle1]

Originally Posted by EndUnknown

digsby has text replace?

they use InstallQ for their installer. ****ing spyware

err.. No text replace.

You do realize you dont have to use that installer, right?

[ChurchedAtheist]

Originally Posted by Dilpickle1

err.. No text replace.

You do realize you dont have to use that installer, right?

yes, but any company that has THAT as an installer is awful. I'd accept a few google/yahoo toolbars, but not freeze.com spyware.

also text replace is key. saves SO much time.

[Dilpickle1]

Soo.. Wheres the thread "NURTA BANNED ME" to request getting unbanned?

[Bolt]

Pidgin Tutorial

First, open Pidgin.

Second, click on Accounts --> Manage Accounts

Click "Add"

Change the Protocol to IRC. The username is what you want, your IRC is at the top of this page (I use subzero.coldfront.net). Leave pw blank.

Click the Advanced tab. Set your username to the same as you did before.

Make sure you are ONLINE

A "Global" window should pop up. Type /msg NickServ REGISTER *pw* *email*

You will get an email. Follow its instructions. Type /msg NickServ confirm whatever.

Next, go back to the Global menu. Type /j #Zuneboards. You're in.

Options

WHILE IN THE ZB CONVO:

Options --> Enable logging will store chats while you're online.

Conversation --> Add:

• Selecting a group will let you access it from the main Pidgin buddy list
  
• Inside of "Add Chat", you will want to select "Autojoin" and "Remain in chat after window is closed".

NOTE: When you first start Pidgin, NickServ won't let you into zB. This is NORMAL. Message Nickserv with IDENTIFY *pw*, and you'll be good to go.

To avoid having to identify, go back into manage accounts screen, click on your IRC, and enter the password of your registered account into the password area. That way, you'll automatically get identified!

[Dilpickle1]

and of course, you message nickserv by "/msg NickServ IDENTIFY password"

[Gow]

Pidgen Tut. link is in the OP now.

[Dilpickle1]

Want me to do a xchat one?