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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an instant messaging system for groups to chat, and requires no registration.
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<b>Web access to NVC chat on IRC is available by [http://ourpla.net/nvcchat.html clicking here].</b>
  
If you like to get in contact with others click "Chat!"
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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a live, instant messaging system that requires no registration. Much of the time there is someone into [[NVC]] on IRC who might enjoy giving you empathy, helping with questions about the wiki, or just connecting.
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<B>Note:</b> You might find that clicking on Chat doesn't work as well as other methods suggested here. If you use the free [[Open software|open source]] [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox] web browser, you might prefer the free open source [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/ Chatzilla] plugin. It opens a new window leaving your browser window as-is, and it has many helpful features.
 
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There's also standalone software for IRC, here's what we recommend for different systems (to get to the channel with these systems, here's the server: irc.freenode.net and channel: #nvc):
  
 
All of the time, and during [[NVC Wiki Day]], there will be someone into [[NVC]] who can help you with this wiki is on IRC:
 
 
Server: irc.freenode.net, Channel: #NVC
 
 
IRC standalone software for different systems which we recommend:
 
 
* Mac - [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
 
* Mac - [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
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** [http://adium.im/ Adium]
 
* Windows - [http://www.mirc.com/get.html mIRC], [https://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian],  
 
* Windows - [http://www.mirc.com/get.html mIRC], [https://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian],  
 
* Linux - [http://www.kvirc.net kvirc], ksirc
 
* Linux - [http://www.kvirc.net kvirc], ksirc
 
* Cross-platform:
 
* Cross-platform:
** [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/ Chatzilla] (on all three, and lets you click on this link to connect: irc://irc.freenode.net#nvc )
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** [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/ Chatzilla] (an <b>Add-on for [http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/ Firefox]</b>, which lets you just click on this link to connect: irc://irc.freenode.net#nvc )
 
** [http://gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php GAIM] (Linux and Windows)
 
** [http://gaim.sourceforge.net/downloads.php GAIM] (Linux and Windows)
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** [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] (Windows, Linux, and other UNIX)

Latest revision as of 06:10, 10 November 2009

Web access to NVC chat on IRC is available by clicking here.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a live, instant messaging system that requires no registration. Much of the time there is someone into NVC on IRC who might enjoy giving you empathy, helping with questions about the wiki, or just connecting.

There's also standalone software for IRC, here's what we recommend for different systems (to get to the channel with these systems, here's the server: irc.freenode.net and channel: #nvc):