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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. You can use the web interface here - if you would like to get in contact with others live, just click "Chat!" If that doesn't automatically work, you might try the "Chatzilla" method described below.
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<b>Web access to NVC chat on IRC is available by [http://ourpla.net/nvcchat.html clicking here].</b>
  
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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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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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** [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:
** <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)
 
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** [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin] (Windows, Linux, and other UNIX)
<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.
 

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):