Sage-Tips

How do I view chat history in IRC?

Most IRC servers don’t have any sort of message logging – both for privacy and performance reasons – so the user never knows what messages were sent before joining the channel.

Do IRC servers keep logs?

IRC servers typically do not provide logs. Clients usually keep local logs of chats, however, unless run on a reliable server running 24/7 those logs will contain blind spots. Some logs are available online, for example: Freenode LogBot.

What was before IRC?

History. IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August 1988 to replace a program called MUT (MultiUser Talk) on a BBS called OuluBox at the University of Oulu in Finland, where he was working at the Department of Information Processing Science.

Where are IRC logs stored?

Chat logs of these and other events are kept in the ibiblio archive.

Is IRC decentralized?

IRC’s best strengths are as a decentralized and open communication method, making it easy for anyone to participate by running a network of their own. There are also a variety of clients and bots available for IRC. Most of the common user interfaces for IRC clients or platforms aren’t always intuitive.

Can people see my IP on IRC?

IRC does not conceal your IP address from other users. Lets say my nickname is ‘zkxs’ on some IRC server. If you run the /whois zkxs command, it will show you a variety of information about me, including my IP address. While some IRC servers do mask user’s IP addresses, many do not.

How do I join a new IRC channel?

Create an IRC account and sign into it. After you’ve signed on, you can use the Buddies -> Join a Chat menu option on the Buddy List window to join a channel. In any window, either a conversation or a chat, in which your IRC user is the sender, you can also use the /join command to connect to a new channel.

How do I access IRC on Linux?

There are numerous web clients that can be used to access IRC. These are often found on the website of the organization that has an IRC room or channel. These will usually limit you to access to a particular channel or network. HexChat is the successor to the most popular Linux client for IRC XChat.

What is IRC (Internet Relay Chat)?

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is an Internet protocol which allows people to communicate with each other in real time in a text based environment, see Wikipedia.

How do I list channels in mIRC?

/list [#channel] [-MIN #] [-MAX #] Lists currently available channels. You can also tell mIRC to show only channels with a minimum and a maximum number of people. If you specify a #channel then mIRC will only list information for that channel. If you specify wildcards, eg. *mirc* then mIRC will list all channels that contain the word mircin them.