finally!!! i can sortof connect!!!! however, to join "irc.freenode.net", it states i have to register... the docs that i've seen say i have to : /msg nickserv register <your-password> if my nickname is tom, do i do /msg tom register <foo> (if foo is the passwd i want) -or- /msg tom register foo or is there something else i need to do... thanks -bruce -----Original Message----- From: Jon Clements [mailto:joncle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:45 PM To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IRC questions!! Bruce, What happens when you attempt to connect? What messages do you get etc...? Cheers, Jon. On 07/07/06, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: hey jon... thanks for the reply.. and i fully understand!!! i've tried everything that i can think of with regards to setting up mIRC, and getting the firewall to behave. as far as i can tell, the firewall is setup to pass 113/6667/8001 though to the mIRC pc.. however, when i try to connect to any server, the mIRC client still has a status of "not connected" -bruce -----Original Message----- From: Jon Clements [mailto:joncle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 1:09 PM To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IRC questions!! Hi Bruce, Sorry, was AFK from keyboard for a while... Have you tried typing in the status window: /server irc.freenode.net And once connected, /join #python I don't use the freenode network myself but I think you need to also register, google for info on freenode. You also need to ensure you can respond to ident requests, and, in terms of registration, they may have a "nickserv" equivalent (like DALnet). I wouldn't have normally responded to your post as it's kind of off-topic, but I was an IRC administrator and operator for about 4 years on a network with roughly 8k users. Quite challenging when it's just the seven of you! I wish you luck, sorry I haven't been of much help. Jon. "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls..." - Paul Simon On 07/07/06, bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: hi jon... i followed your instructions.. nothing seems to happen...!!! simply has a window saying status not connected ( irc.freenode.net) -bruce -----Original Message----- From: python-list-bounces+bedouglas=earthlink.net@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:python-list-bounces+bedouglas=earthlink.net@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jon Clements Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:57 AM To: python-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IRC questions!! bruce wrote: > hi... > > i'm trying to figure out what i have to do to setup mIRC to get the #python > channel on IRC!! > > any pointers. the mIRC docs didn't get me very far. > > is there an irc.freenode.net that i need to connect to? how do i do it? > > thanks.. > > -bruce Assuming you're familiar with the basics of IRC. In mIRC, File->Select Server->Add, enter "Freenode" as description, enter "irc.freenode.net " as server. Leave the port as 6667, then change it later if server supports other ports. Click connect to server. Cheers, Jon. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
