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Ok, once again we have a thread especially for our IRC channel.  You can find us on chatchannel (server) and our channel is #TGA .  if you don't have an IRC client already, you can get one at www.mirc.com (http://www.mirc.com) or www.ceruleanstudios.com (http://www.ceruleanstudios.com).

personally, i prefer mIRC for this...trillian just doesn't work out good for IRC :hmmm:

some useful IRC commands (also some chatchannel only commands)

/NS REGISTER (password) (email) this registers your nickname so only you can use it.

/NS IDENTIFY (password) this "logs on to" your nickname when you first connect to chatchannel

/NS GHOST (nickname) (password) if a registered nickname of yours is already in use, you can use this to "kill" (temporarily disconnect) the user so you can use your nickname.  this is useful if you have to switch computers, or maybe you disconnect but your nickname doesn't disconnect (this does happen sometime)

/JOIN (#channel) joins the selected channel

/LEAVE (#channel) you quit from the channel (also /PART (#channel) )

/MSG (user) sends a PM (private message) to a user

/NICK (new name) changes your nickname (identify with your regular nick first)

if i missed any good ones, tell me and i'll add them :)

oh, and you can register your nick on chatchannel btw.

like so:

/ns register <password> <e-mail address>

oh yeah, that would be useful...i'll put a list of useful commands in the first post :)

ooo score.  thanx guys

oh, and some other channels of interest (that could use some more people)

#slapwar - yes, i have made a chatchannel version of the channel too! :D  this is where you can let out your energy and just slap (or stab...push...shove...anything violent really) everyone and anyone in an all out war :D

#bifrost - this is the channel of our Dark Age of Wythia clan.  

#phoenix - not really related to us at all, but there's usually always people here, it would be a good place to go if everywhere else is empty (this is the IRC channel of Phoenix Rising) it's almost always got at least 50 people in it.

Chatchannel:
#lobby
#help

KOC:
#kingsofchaos
#koclinks
#linkhitter
#sab-central
#koc
#kochat
#massfun

Alliances:
#strikerclan
#phoenix
#relentless
#tga
#carnage
#deeppack
#lop
#thesilenthood
#stormfront
#dm
#evrl
#kocdomination
#flurffmeister
#olympus
#ock
#praetorians
#minerva
#kocinfinite
#archrecruit
#koc-elite101

Other:
#paradise.island
#vcdvault
#welshroom
#mircscripting
#bottest
#sex
#orgy
#koctrivia

How do you do the echo thing?

/echo -a <stuff in here>

what's echo? :blink:

It's the brown writing that comes up and only certain people can see it...

NS what's that -a crap?

-a means to echo in the active window.  alternitavely, you can echo to a specific window if you want.

oh.. and people need to get active in the channels again...

i would be on more...but i'm going through bad times at home...i'm not gonna be on so much for a while :(

I go in there all the time but no one is in there...well they are, but they just don't talk.

I could just script my bot and make it an applications bot ^_^

could someone inform me of this IRC and why we need one. i dont tihnk ive been around long enough...

Internet Relay Chat (or just IRC)
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IRC :: Brief History

It all started in the summer of 1988 when Jarkko "WiZ" Oikarinen wrote the first IRC client & server at the University of Oulu, in Finland.

Jarkko intended to extend the BBS [Bulletin Board System] software he administrated at tolsun.oulu.fi, to allow news to be distrobuted in the usenet style, have real time discussions and similar BBS features. The first part he implemented was the chat part, which he did with borrowed parts written by his friends Jyrki Kuoppala and Jukka Pihl. It was initially tested on a single machine, and according to the words from Jarkko himself "The birthday of IRC was in August 1988". The first IRC server was tolsun.oulu.fi.

Jarkko got some friends at the Helsinki and Tampere Universities to start running IRC servers as well, and when his number of users increased, other universities followed suit. Markku Järvinen was another key helper by improving the client. By this time though, Jarkko sadly realized that the rest of the BBS features probably just wouldn't fit into this program...

Jarkko got in touch with guys at the University of Denver and Oregon State University. They had got an IRC network running (they had got the program from one of Jarkko's friends, Vijay Subramaniam -- the first non-finnish person to use IRC) and wanted to connect to the finnish network. IRC then grew larger and got used on the entire Finnish national network - Funet - and then connected to Nordunet, the Scandinavian branch of the Internet. In November 1988, IRC had spread across the Internet.

* In the middle of 1989, there were some 40 servers worldwide.

* ircII was released 1989 by Michael Sandrof.

* In July 1990, IRC averaged at 12 users on 38 servers.

* In 1990, a new network was set up in order to develop a new version (2.6) of the ircd. The network named ChNet (about 25 servers and no users) existed a few months before disagreements among the programmers caused it to dissolve.

* Now there are quite literally thousands of IRC networks sprawled all across the web, and by using such sites as http://www.searchirc.com/ (http://www.searchirc.com/) you can easily find news channels and new networks to suit your needs and tastes. There are also hundreds of IRCds (the IRC "operating systems") out for distrobution, created by organizations, and individules.

IRC :: Connecting

The Great Alliance is currently housed on irc.chatchannel.org (http://irc://irc.chatchannel.org/TGA). Lets say you don't know how to connect, and would like to learn? Well follow these simple steps:

• Find yourself an IRC Client, such as mIRC (http://www.mirc.co.uk/).
  [li]Once downloaded, and installed, run the program. Once the program opens, an options dialog will open up. Take a look through the optionsr and familiarise yourself with them, but don't change anything yet!
  [li]In the Full Name section, enter whatever you want. In the Email section, enter your email address (or whatever you want, entering your real email is unnecessary).
  [li]In the Nickname section, enter a nickname you would like to use, by the time you connect to the ChatChannel server, you may find that someone else is already using this nickname, so in the Alternative section input a secondary nickname you would like to use. (You can change your nickname anytime while connected to an IRC Server by typing /nick newnickname).
  [li]Now press OK. You'll now be presented with a blank window that is titled "Status". In this window, type the following: /server irc.chatchannel.org. It will start connecting you to the server. (If you have a firewall, you may have problems connecting, if that's the case, send me an email @ emperor_zathras@yahoo.co.jp with what type of firewall you have and I'll guide you through modifying it so you can access the irc server safely without having to turn off your firewall and risk catching a virus).
  [li]Alright, so now you should be connected to irc.chatchannel.org, in the status window, go ahead and type /join #tga
  [li]Welcome to The Great Alliance's IRC Channel on ChatChannel :)
  

Now what if you want to keep your nickname on ChatChannel? No problem! Type the following to 'register' your nickname so no one else can use it but you:

/msg nickserv register password email

* For your password, DO NOT use your KoC account password. Make up another password that only you know.

* For your email, use a valid email address (that's yours).

IRC :: Why does TGA need it?

The answer is elementary... Simply put: It allows The Great Alliance members to collaberate in realtime in a centralized location on the internet regardless of the members' locations off the internet. Thus allowing for easier organizations of Mass Hits, or Mass Clicks. It also allows members to make friends with one another, and other people from other alliances and games on the ChatChannel server. You don't need to get on IRC, but it makes it easier to make contact with the rest of the alliance.

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Hope this helps you out Uber Peasant and anyone else who had or may have questions about IRC. If for some reason I screwed up part of this post, well just send me a message and when I get it, I'll edit this post. Thanks!

(Edit: I changed my email from zathman@spymac.com to emperor_zathras@yahoo.co.jp)

hey nice job.  :thumbs-up:  

As SS PMed me: "Bout time someone posted something like this"

woa cool. thanks zath

All in a day's work peasant :)

You know, I've been looking for a scripter-in-crime. Would you be interestesd?  :hehe:  

*Gasp* . . .Moi? Vous voulez mon aide? Je me sens très honoré. ^_^

I'd be interested indeed, but I'm busy enough as it is :P Thanks for the offer though, maybe in the future I'll be your scripter-in-crime. I'll help you promote your scripts tho. And I can host them.

Very nice post Zathman.  It is nice to know the history of mIRC. :D  

now.. it would only be nice if people joined the channel more frequently.

:o :on'kay: :o

you offer him a scripting positin but not me?!?! i'm offended :cry:

zathman:  good job.  do you know of any IRC things that work with java? because lanair over there *points without looking* has a stupid mac :hmmm:

*pops in*

I heard someone insult my mac.....  grrrrr...... sharky!  :P

*leaves*

Actually I could use something, but I don't know what.  LOL  

lanair, your mac was made to be insulted LOL

being insulted is what macs do best!

just a note for those in DT, the official DT channel is #DarkThrone on chatchannel.
and for those who weren't affected by that bug.... #DTlinks is the official link trading channel. Click away!

Hey...um we're having 2 different chans?

nonono, these are official game chans, not just alliance chans.  ;)  

Oh so we're in the same chan for DT and KoC?

Yes.

So even if you've given up on KoC, you can still get in #TGA if you play DT.

Hopefully this way we might actually, y'know - get some people in the room & chatting! :ph34r:

oh yeah, you guys should get in the channel and keep diskreet company :)

even if you're just idling with me.   :D  

gah forgot my password.  

Get it resent? Or use a new nick?

I got a new nick and eventually figured the password out :)

we need to have IRCStats back.  someone with a place to host it should go get IRCStats :)

i tried to get the file from remco, but it told me it was expired and closed on me :/
 

I think frag was trying to do that

uhhhh.
mine isnt showing chatchannel.
is it CCnet?

no.  the server is  irc.chatchannel.org channel #tga
 

it's all good.
i just downloaded mirc, and it was there.
it's not on trillian for some reason...

I've connected via trillian easily enough before...

as have i.

and yes, I was working on mirc stats....gotta get repsonse from the damn people that wrote it first though.  <_<  

chatchannel.org is a user defined channel so all you have to do is type chatchannel.org into the ServerName thingy.

what do you mean? i thought you just dl the program thing and put some stuff on your site...but of course i have no clue what i'm talking about so don't mind me  :hehe:  

yea, but if you want it to do anything worthwhile you have to register it  <_<  

*pokes everyone with his hot brand*

ummm...the channel has become pretty empty recently...WE NEED PEOPLE!!!!:ANGRY:

I'll be on it later today... got a pile of crap to sort out at the moment though. :(

people are in there they just dont say much

everous and i are both in there right now but you aren't saying anything :P

No we say a lot...it's just during the day and you aren't in there Fire.

I'm in there... if you want channel stats, I still have stats from the old Quakenet channel somewhere.

No offense NS...but I liked Rem's stats better.  More long term and all.

done. w00t. (http://www.fortfoster.net/tga.html) :cool:  

Wow. That's detailed.
"These people talk to each other the most."
"These people have their own set of words."
:miffed:

yay!!!

 :D
/me is all proud of himself
/me collapses from exhaustion....no sleep in a day  :(

 :sleep:  

wow, nice work frag

#tga is fun! :D

so what if we want people to be stupid, then we can take control :D

Not stupid, just less educated in silly stuff. :P

*points and laughs, sustainedly*

 :D  

:D


That was really me

roflmfao!

lmao.

Oh yes...the big cocks...hehe.

O_O

Hey NS you're reply 69... :D

I'm so happy the update is back :D (just to keep it on topic).

LOL
 :blink:  

yeah, but I'm tempted to kill half your lines.....damn spammers.  :hmmm:

frag whats the fun if we dont spam a bit?

exactly.....if we don't spam then nobody would talk...and then it would just be awkward.

a bit? thats one hel of a "bit"  <_<  

I get to be member 69 too ^_^

:o quoting quotes is disabled :( i remember we had that megao quote quotes thread in hq  

Wasn't it here?

it was in the temple


anyway, back to the subject, I was busy last night slaving away at my scripts section in mIRC.  I'm proud to say that I've set up a level system simmilar to tumbleweed :D  anyway, most of the commands will only be available to level 9 users, so if i catch you on IRC, and i'm on this computer, i'll add you to my user list :)

w00t. If the stats timer jams, type !reset and it should take care of things. Enjoy.  :)  

"It's dead Jim."
no really, I don't think there IS an IRC channel for TGA any more  :(
[unpin]

/server -m godzilla.cyanide-x.net -j #tga

my bad
[pin] :)  

Yes, but does anyone ever use it?  LOL  

I don't even have a program that can access IRC installed anymore :S
then agine I don't even have MPC or Office installed either... ;)  

methinks that NS just made that channel :)

EDIT:  mwahaha! I just registered the channel! :D

ITS STILL THERE

btw topic in fortress :X

Who on earth would go back to talking on it though?  :P  

it's still there  :D  

for the sake of spamming and kicking the hell out of eachother :P  

its so quiet and lonely there :(

Hey- I would join if I could find a free mac version of IRC.  ;)  

then just DL a non-free mac version of IRC and crack it

Were it not for the lack of a period... just go to a warez site and find one

That can be a little dangerous… eMule :)  

just use the chat java applet on the top of the koc page...

LOL.  Well, since we're in the open now, I suggest using Limewire.

... Dead.

Oh, can anyone tell me the password to the Fortress?  I'm too lazy to go log into the original TGA site.  :)  

You were the one to tell me!!! <_<  

Yes, the secret password is a secret so you shouldn't say it here, Arkanor.  bad Arkanor, baaaad...
Smi256

I love my job LOL  

OMG I hate you.  And I thought I was so clever making it look as if it was already edited, too.

:D  :D  :D
and why did you refer to yourself?

I didn't.  I tried a few months ago to post the password using the same 'invisible' color, but I wasn't clever enough in disguising it, and 2-3 mods subsequently raped my post.  *looks suspiciously at smi, vague memory stirring*

So, I thought I'd be smart here, pre-empt a potential edit.   <_<

 

he :cheesy: hehe :cheesy: he.... :unsure:
that does sound sort of familiar... :paranoid:
Repeating offender!!! death to you!!!

Because we need to vigorously protect our war plans from prying eyes.  :P  

Ah yes, NOO might come and see all the top secret information in the Fort otherwise.  [/unenthusiasm]

*roasts smi by holding him over a gas stove by his toenails*

well, ya...
[color=F5F9FD]/me wonders if Arkanor will notice that he has a sharky clone wearing an smi halloween costume instead of the real smi....[/color]

channel's still there :o

When I get bored, I'll see if I can get into the channel

<I'm programming the Knight's Tour> LOL
it's better then the other crap our class has us do <_<

Wow... I haven't heard that acronym in how many years??  Funny I still remember it...  LOL

Oh Ark... that's an awesome color you found!

wtf does that last bit mean, Lanair? ;)  

THE BIG O   :rolleyes:  

GAH!! What does that mean?! :huh:

don't tell me you just found out about that color, lanair! :hmmm:


We must ever remain on guard against the forces of evil! :sword:

Matt        Lanair          Smi
 :asha'man/r:  :fireball/r:  :on'kay:  :fireball/l:  :asha'man/l:
for not knowing how to do this

OI!  What did I do to deserve that.  :P

 :cloud:
 :lightning:  <--- SMI

My guess is everything.

too right you are :cool: