#bimmer-info on irc.rizon.net - The How To on Setting up IRC

[SnakeyesTx]

Okay, by request, this is the new How To for IRC. I went to www.mirc.com and downloaded the latest client so the pictures will look identical to your setup. Download mirc is the 2nd link on the left of the main page.

I tried to number the steps for ease of reading and the pictures are plenty large so there shouldn't be any confusion here.

Step 1 :
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/newstep1.jpg


Step 2 :
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/newstep2.jpg

Step 3 :
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/newstep3.jpg

Step 4 :
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/newstep3c.jpg


This should be sufficient enough to get you setup once in a "Set it and forget it" kinda way. I asked Yiorgos to take screens for mac users if needed as well. Still holding off on chat day, but there's usually someone on during the week. About 6 or 7 in there now. Any more questions or clarification needed.. you know what to do.. ask and ye shall receive.

[Yiorgos]

Here is the long-awaited Mac version!

First of all, if you are using a Mac, please make sure that you are using a recent version of OS X. The instructions below are for OS X versions 10.3 (Panther) or higher. Tiger is fine.

You will need to download an IRC client for the Mac. I use X-Chat and it runs quite well -- if you change a couple of settings when you set it up, it will make it easier to connect later, just launch the app and it connects automatically.

X-Chat is available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xchataqua/

Once you have that installed on your machine, launch the app from your Applications folder. A window similar to the one below should show up:
http://users.on.net/~acherion/bimmer/step1.jpg

Highlighted is the button you need to click on to add a new server. It is the [+] button at the bottom left.

The second screen should show up, with some of the areas that you will need to change:
http://users.on.net/~acherion/bimmer/step2.jpg

Change all the settings so that they look like the below:
http://users.on.net/~acherion/bimmer/step3.jpg
Obviously you change your nickname and stuff to your own nick, unless you want to come online to impersonate me.

If your nickname is not registered to Nickserv already (it won't be if you are a first-timer), then you don't have to worry about the "msg nickserv etc etc", this is a command that is sent to Nickserv with a password to let the Nickserv service know that I am the real Yiorgos. Later on when/if you register your nickname, you can do the same, this will stop you from having to type in your password each and every time that you connect.

You can make this new server connection that you just created to auto-connect when you launch X-Chat. Just make sure the right tickbox is selected (the one that's in the double-arrow column)
http://users.on.net/~acherion/bimmer/step4.jpg

Now that you've done all that, for now just click on the Connect button, making sure that Rizon is selected in the list of servers beforehand. From now on though, each time you open X-Chat it will automatically connect to the server, join #bimmer-info for you and automatically send your password to Nickserv to identify yourself.

All done. You should be able to connect now and see everyone else in the #bimmer-info channel

If you want to register your nickname, click here (http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?p=208139#post208139) for instructions

[rob101]

newbies are evil
can we get this stickied now?

[Alexlind123]

please sticky.

[angrypancake]

please sticky.

+1 voted sticky

[rob101]

F--- newbites, please sticky now?

[Airborne001]

rob101 : Come on over here sweetie, I'll make you sticky.

:D

[Paul in NZ]

ewwwwwwww

[Michael999]

ok i set it up and joined, now just waiting for someone else to say hi :D

[SnakeyesTx]

Bump for reminder on HOW to setup IRC. I assume there isn't any additional questions since this instruction set was pretty straightforward, so now it's just a matter of getting off your duffs and using that 1 meg of hard drive space to have live chat instead of having to play thread tag all the time :D

[Yiorgos]

OT, have you fixed that fog light yet?

[Yiorgos]

Hey everyone,

Just a heads-up and a bit of a step-by-step instruction on how to register your nickname on the Rizon.net network. Note that this isn't required if you just want to jump on IRC and chat to some of the guys from this forum (including me!), but if you plan to come online often you may be interested in registering your username/nickname on the network.

Registering your nickname is a simple process, but may be baffling to some who aren't accustomed to using command lines and typing a lot to do stuff. If you plan to be a regular in the channel, it is slightly more beneficial to register than just connecting and chatting away. Benefits include:
a) Owning the nickname you are using
b) Disallowing other people to "borrow" or "steal" your nickname -- ie. connecting when you're not online and using the same username as you
c) Higher access levels in channels -- to become an "operator" of a channel that has powers to kick, ban, change topic texts, promote or demote other users etc, you will need to have a registered nickname.

Registering is easy. As soon as you're connected to the Rizon.net network, type the following:


/msg Nickserv register password email

Obviously, replace 'password' with a password of your choosing, and 'email' with your email address. Rizon.net from memory disallows email addresses from Yahoo.com or Hotmail.com, so I used the email address from my internet service provider. Passwords are Case Sensitive -- Banana is different to banana, which is different to BaNaNa. They must also be at least 5 characters long, and cannot contain spaces.

Once you have figured out a password and email address, plug that into the command above. Shortly you should receive an email at the email inbox that you specified above, that tells you the following information:
a) The nickname you registered
b) a command that you have to enter into your IRC client to complete the registration.

Enter the command as specified, and the registration process should be completed.

From now on, whenever you connect, you will need to identify yourself. This is telling the Rizon.net network that you are who you say you are. This is to ensure that no one impersonating you comes in and receives the same access privileges as you have.

To do this, type the following whenever you connect:

/msg Nickserv identify YourPasswordHere
Many IRC clients have functionality to plug in your password, and whenever you connect to the network the IRC client will type this automatically for you in the background. Having your connection set up like this makes things really easy -- I have this set in my IRC client (X-Chat Aqua) and I basically just click on the icon, and it connects and identifies me instantly and automatically. To see where to put your password in X-Chat, visit my previous post above with all the screenshots.

If you have any problems with registering, come into the #bimmer-info channel and ask around -- if anyone's awake, they most probably are able to help you out.

[Qube]

While that's dandy, we should get a Java client setup so one doesn't have to go through all that if they're not tech inclined ;)

[SnakeyesTx]

Okay... This is about as easy as it's gonna get.

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?p=208616#post208616

That's a link to the direct download thread for a "tailored" version of IRC to get directly online and to the room. All you have to do is make your nick. Instructions are in the link of that post.

[Qube]

Even easier, for those that jump from box to box... especially:

http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=26934

[skr]

come on people, just use opera browser. it has integrated irc. and mail client.and you can open as many pages as you want in same browser. and other stuff. oh yea... it's free.

[attack eagle]

well I tired it and itwouldn't work, couldnt conenct ot the servers. Besides which Mirc costs MONEY> and f that.

Last time I was on IRC was 1998 I think, or maybe 1997.

Oh and btw your first pic is not showing.

[Yiorgos]

well I tired it and itwouldn't work, couldnt conenct ot the servers.
Yeah I'm getting connection errors here too -- give it an hour or two and it should be back up. You have to remember IRC networks are run for free without any payment or donations from its users, so it's pretty good value considering what you pay for


Besides which Mirc costs MONEY> and f that.
There are a few IRC clients out there which, admittedly aren't as 'good' as mIRC, however are free to buy and use. You could try those. I use X-Chat which have ports to many operating systems including Windows, you could try that, or if you use Firefox or Opera as your internet browser there are IRC plugins you could use to connect.

[SnakeyesTx]

Uhm, just to reiterate Yiorgos' reply, if it wasn't free, I wouldn't have used it as a medium for users to correspond...and I've used irc since at least 1988. If you get that splash about buying mIRC commercially, wait till the timer expires and close it. mIRC program itself is quiet for the first 30 days usually then that box comes up, but you can continue using the program. You can use *all* the features of the program reguardless of how long you've had that annoying box up. Funny how that works huh?

[SnakeyesTx]

It was brought up that one of the original links might not be working so I cut and pasted its contents here (the link worked for me for some reason, but just in case, I'll put it here)

Okay guys. This is for you PC users that still have trouble getting onto irc for live chat (I really pulled out all the stops this time).

Now you don't even have to follow the how-to that is finally stickied All you have to do is take this 1-meg file attachment, decompress the .rar file into your root directory (like C:\ for instance) and it will create a folder called Mirc62 with the entire program preset with all the necessary info. To simplify the process even further, I have removed all other channels and servers off the list, so that all you need, is all that's there.

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/bc/4029c304...EZxMFB_NOv2nBN <= Direct Download Link

The ONLY thing that needs to be done is a 1-time process of changing your nick (your on-channel name) to whatever name you use here on the board. I preset the nick of this program to say "BoardName" so you'll have to change it. The command to do so is in the .rar's comment but just in case you can't read it somehow it's simply :

/nick (your boardname) <= no parenthesis needed, I just used it to specify your name goes there.

If anyone needs instructions on how to open a .rar file, you shouldn't be on the internet anyway :D Hope to see you there.