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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is an instant messaging system that works well with groups, 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>
  
Most of the time, and certainly during [[NVC Wiki Day]], someone into [[NVC]] is on IRC here:
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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.
  
Server: irc.freenode.net, 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):
  
IRC software for different systems which we recommend:
 
 
* Mac - [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
 
* Mac - [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
* Windows - [http://www.mirc.com/get.html mIRC], [https://www.ceruleanstudios.com/ Trillian]
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** [http://adium.im/ Adium]
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* 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)
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** [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):