Connecting to IRC
From TARDIS Project
Note: If you already have a Tardis account this tutorial explains the best method to connect to Tardis IRC. (currently unavailable)
IRC is an online chat protocol which Tardis uses for day-to-day communication.
Connection Information
Server: irc.imaginarynet.uk
Port: 6697 (TLS - tick 'use TLS/SSL' in your client)
Channel: #tardis
Clients
Both irssi and weechat are installed on fez and torchwood. There's also Shout Web irc http://shout.tardis.ed.ac.uk (currently unavailable)
Other Clients
There are a range of IRC clients most of which take some getting used to - here are some recommendations:
Cross Platform
- Pidgin ([1]) - Does just about everything chat-wise.
Windows
- mIRC ([2]) - The most popular IRC client (free but you get messages on startup asking you to pay)
Linux
- XChat ([3]) - Windows version isn't free but a nice GUI linux chat client.
- irssi ([4]) - Console based IRC client, clean and highly configurable.
- weechat