This here is a IRC guide

[Se7Ven]

this here is a, a short IRC guide

To get the IRC-client mIRC goto mIRC: Download mIRC and choose a mirror.



When you start the installation you should first click "Next"...



..and then "Yes".


Choose your path, where u want mIRC to be installed. In this case I've chosen E:\mIRC. Then click next.


mIRC is now installing.


check "launch mIRC now" and then press "finish"


This is the first thing that pop-ups when you open your mIRC-client, so just fill in your name, email, nick and
"backup" nick incase your's taken.


Now, press "ok" and in the bottom textfield type:




Here is a general, more detailed guide to set up mIRC and how to reach the SceneTorrents chat channel. When options are listed, it means you probably want to (sometimes should) enable these. If you think you don’t want an option, feel free not to enable it.

First off, download mIRC from mIRC: Internet Relay Chat client and install it. After you’ve done this, start it.
What you’ll probably immediately get is the options dialog window opened on the Connect category. This is what you fill out there:





- Full Name: something you make up yourself. Don’t use your real name.
- Email Address: one of your email addresses, but can be fake
- Nickname: your primary nickname when chatting
- Alternative: if your nick is already taken or if you get disconnected and your previous nick is still online (this is called a ghost), this will be your alternative nickname.
- Invisible mode: this will prevent people from finding you on IRC, unless they know your nick or are in the same channel as you.

Click the + next to Connect to expand the Connect sub-menus. Then go to Options there.



- Connect on startup: makes you connect to the IRC server when mIRC starts.
- Reconnect on disconnection: speaks for itself. Sometimes you get accidentally disconnected.

Collapse the Connect sub-menus again and go to the category IRC.

- Prefix own messages: this will show your nickname in front of your own messages.
- Show mode prefix: ok, this needs a bit more explaining. On IRC you have a status (or mode) in a channel. You’re either a normal user, a voice, a half-operator, an operator, an admin or a channel founder. These modes do not occur on all IRC networks, but they do occur on the network scenetorrents is on. These different modes are represented by prefixes in front of a nick. Respectively: nothing, +, %, @, & and ~. These symbold are by default shown in front of nicks in the channel nicklist (the list in a channel that shows you who are in there). However, enabling this option also shows those symbols in front of nicknames when they type something.[/B]
- Auto-join channel on invite: makes you automatically join the ##channel when invited by the bot. NOTE: You do NOT need to enable this if you use the "on INVITE" script listed later on in this guide.
- Rejoin channel when kicked: when you’ve been a naughty boy/girl you can sometimes get kicked from a channel. Don’t worry, this is usually either for fun or as a warning. This options makes you automatically rejoin the channel when that happens.
- Rejoin channels on connect: in case you get accidentally disconnected and reconnect.
- Keep channels open: again, when you accidentally or deliberately disconnect, this will prevent channel windows from closing and losing all conversation.



Expand the IRC submenus now by clicking the + next to IRC. Go to the Options submenu.

- Hide ping? pong! events: the IRC server pings you every now and then to check if you are still connected. You reply with a pong. Enabling this will hide these messages.

Go to the Messages submenu.

- Timestamp events: for if you like timestamps in front of all messages

Collapse the IRC submenus and go to the DCC menu.

- On Chat request: a DCC Chat request is a DIRECT connection to another user, so not via the IRC server. Generally you don’t want/need DCC Chat, so it’s recommended to put this one on Ignore all.

Ok, you’re done with the options menu now and you can click the Ok button now at the bottom. Next, there are some other things you’d like to change. One might be the colour layout of your chat windows. When you click the button with the crayons at the top (to the right of the notepad and the alarm clock), a screen will appear allowing you to set colour for all kinds of messages, events and the background. Please, if you feel like there’s too much options there to set for you, just leave it as it is and close the window. Otherwise, select you favourite colours.

There’s also an option to give certain channel modes/statuses certain colours. This allows you to identify how important someone is in a channel by nick colour, instead of or in combination with the earlier listed mode prefixes. Once again, feel free to skip this. To enable nickname colours, click the notepad icon at the top to the left of the crayons and the alarm clock. Then go to the Colors tab, check “enabled” and click “Add”. What’s easiest to do now is selecting the colour you want for the mode(s) +, %, @, & and ~. Then check the box that says “channel modes” and fill out the symbol(s) of the mode(s) you want the colour to apply to. Now click the Ok button. You can repeat this process to add the next colour to the next channel mode. Something not really clear? Just ask for help later on when you’re in the desired #### channel.

Now you need to connect to the IRC network ##### is on. There are actually thousands and thousands of IRC channels across hundreds and hundreds of IRC networks. To connect to the one #ishosted on (on IRC channel names are always prefixed with a # to show it’s a channel), you type the following at the bottom of the screen, the field where you can enter text, like with any other chat program. (Commands are prefixed with slashes)

/server irc.your desired server



Now you see a lot of text scrolling by, which means you’ve connected to the server. Don’t give up yet, you’re almost there, my young padawan. Most likely, you won’t have to type this next time you open mIRC, since you checked the “Connect on startup” option earlier.

P2P-NET, the server #s located on, offers so-called services. One of these things is that they allow people to register their nickname. Registering your nickname prevents other people from stealing your nickname. NickServ (nicknameservice) is responsible for nickname registrations. Registering your nick is mandatory to be able to enter the ####desired channel. To register your nickname with NickServ, you type:

/msg nickserv register password email (or easier: /ns register password email)

Of course you replace “password” with a password of your choice and “email” with a valid email address. REMEMBER THE PASSWORD! You’ll now get a message that your nickname is registered. Next time you connect to the IRC network, you’ll be asked to identify your nick with NickServ, since it can’t be sure it’s you. To do this you type:

/msg nickserv identify password (or again: /ns identify password)

Of course you replace password with the one you chose while registering. NickServ will tell you you are now identified. Since having to do this every time you connect is a royal pain in the behind, here’s a bit of code which allows you to automatically indentify with NickServ when it asks you to. Type or copy the following exactly to the remote script editor (ALT+R; or use the button at the top which is a green box with a /a in it and go to the Remote tab):

on *:NOTICE:*This nickname is registered and protected*:*:{ if ($nick == NickServ) && ($network === P2P-NET) { .msg nickserv identify password } }
on *:INVITE:#desired server:{ join $chan }

Replace “password” with your own password again of course. Next time you connect you should automatically identify. You’re all set now and the only thing remaining is joining the #desired IRC channel. To do this, go to http://www.######## and follow the instructions there. It'll be a command which looks like:

/msg your desiredserver invite YourNickName kokoloko##872709

Look its ready.. that wasn’t so hard! There are also ways to do this automatically, just like there are many many more options that can be set in mIRC. My advise for you is though, if you want to know more about mIRC options and if they’re available or have any other questions, just ask them in #desiredserver or join the #help channel.








the most basic commands

HELP shows general help or help on the given command.
LIST lists all current channels.
JOIN to join a channel
PART to leave a channel (same as LEAVE)
QUIT exits your IRC session, (same as BYE and EXIT)
NICK changes your nickname
AWAY leaves a message saying you're away or not paying attention
WHOIS displays information about someone
INVITE sends an invitation to another user
KICK gets rid of someone on a channel
TOPIC changes the topic of the channel
ME sends anything about you to a channel or QUERY


here some less basic commands.

MSG sends a private message
QUERY starts a private conversation
NOTICE sends a private message
NOTIFY informs you when people logging in or out IRC
IGNORE removes output from specific people


here can you find more information

http://www.mirc.com/index.html

serverlists

http://www.mirc.com/servers.html

http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/chanlist//

Scripts

http://www.mircscripts.com/

http://www.mircscripts.org/archive/scripts

HAVE FUN AND ENJOY IT

[splicer]

Definitely good info, +1 Rep. IRC can be difficult for non comupter literate people (and even some more advanced users!) because of the use of commands.

Remember, before you use a command you have to put a "/"