From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 4 18:21:12 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 4 18:21:10 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from freeze.org (www.bellnetworks.net [208.177.187.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A84737B400 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 18:21:10 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jim@localhost) by freeze.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA94555; Mon, 4 Dec 2000 21:21:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jim) X-Authentication-Warning: www.bellnetworks.net: Processed from queue /var/spool/alt_queue X-Authentication-Warning: www.bellnetworks.net: Processed by jim with -C /web/siteinfo/freeze/mail/sendmail.cf Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 21:21:09 -0500 (EST) From: Jim Freeze X-Sender: jim@www.bellnetworks.net To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Which IRC Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I have never used IRC, but it seems to be listed everywhere I look. So, I figured it's about time I learn. However, after perusing the ports collection, I see that there a just too many choices. Can someone suggest a starting point, i.e., which IRC to install first? I am running FBSD 3.4R with KDE. Here is the list from freebsd.org: BitchX-1.0c17 -- An alternative ircII color client with optional GTK/GNOME support blackened-1.7.1 -- The Blackened IRC Client bnc-2.8.2 -- A simple IRC relay proxy with support for virtual hosting epic4-0.9.9 -- The (E)nhanced (P)rogrammable (I)RC-II (C)lient ircatlite-2000.03.08 -- A GTK based 'Internet Relay Chat' Client ircii-4.4X -- The 'Internet Relay Chat' Client iroffer-1.1.1 -- An IRC "bot" that makes sharing files via DCC extremely easy irssi-0.7.95 -- An IRC client that used to use GTK+ and GNOME, but doesn't any more ja-ircii-2.8.2 -- The 'Internet Relay Chat' Client ja-xchat-1.4.3_1 -- An X11 IRC client using the GTK+ toolkit, and optionally, GNOME ko-BitchX-1.0c16_2 -- An alternative ircII color client support patched for korean kvirc-2.0.0 -- IRC client for X muh-2.05c -- A smart irc-bouncing-tool that remains on IRC all the time nethirc-0.04 -- Perl-based irc client that uses Net::IRC ninja-1.2 -- Another ircII based irc client olirc-0.0.37 -- A small irc client using GTK+ party-2.12 -- Simple multi-user chat system pcb-1.7 -- X11 interactive printed circuit board layout system quirc-0.9.80 -- An irc client for the X Window System that uses TCL/TK roxirc-1.5 -- A tcl/tk irc client scrollz-1.8j -- Fast, color-enabled IRC client sic-0.18a -- Another 'Internet Relay Chat' Client sirc-2.211 -- Small (150k), fast, perl-based IRC client tirc-1.2 -- Token's 'Internet Relay Chat' Client tkirc-2.43 -- A GUI for the ircII Internet Relay Chat client trickyirc-1.1.0 -- Allows client independent detaching and reattaching of IRC sessions xchat-1.5.11 -- An X11 IRC client using the GTK+ toolkit, and optionally, GNOME xchat-1.6.0_1 -- An X11 IRC client using the GTK+ toolkit, and optionally, GNOME yagirc-0.66.1 -- A graphical IRC client scriptable in Perl zircon-1.18.243 -- An X11 interface to Internet Relay Chat Thanks ==================================================== Jim Freeze jim@freeze.org --------------------------------------------------- ** http://www.freeze.org ** ==================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message