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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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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):
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Web access to the chat is available by [http://ourpla.net/nvcchat.html clicking here].
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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):
  
 
* Mac - [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
 
* Mac - [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
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* Linux - [http://www.kvirc.net kvirc], ksirc
 
* Linux - [http://www.kvirc.net kvirc], ksirc
 
* Cross-platform:
 
* Cross-platform:
** <B>[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 )</b>
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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)
 
<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]] and "Best of Class" [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.
 

Revision as of 04:53, 26 September 2008

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.

Web access to the chat is available by clicking here.

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):