Overview of the IRC Real-Time Chat Network
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was created in 1988 in Finland and is still in active use today. In this video I talk about what it is and how it differs from other social networks, how to connect to it, and I show what the user interface looks like, and end off with some tips on how to secure your nick ID.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and Background
05:43 Privacy and Security
07:31 How to Connect to IRC
10:21 Bounce Servers
14:36 Connecting from Matrix
16:20 Fundamental Concepts and Nicks
18:39 Joining and Finding Channels
23:06 IRC Networks
25:27 Quassel Bounce Server Views
26:48 Basic Client User Interface
32:11 Basic IRC Commands
36:02 Inviting Others to a Channel
38:59 Protecting your Nick
41:09 Wrap Up
Guide for Channel Ops: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/O...
Libera Chat wiki - https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/L...
Libera Chat Network - https://libera.chat/
Browser access to Libera Chat - https://web.libera.chat/
IRC instructions for Ops - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC/I...
Simple getting started guide - https://fedoramagazine.org/beginners-...
IRC Book - http://books.gigatux.nl/mirror/irchac...
FAQ - https://www.mirc.com/ircintro.html
Follow my IRC Channel from Matrix - /join #gadgeteerza:libera.chat or from a browser at irc://irc.libera.chat:+6697/gadgeteerza
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