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IRC Information

 

 

GENERAL IRC INFORMATION

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat (a real time, live talk session).

You need special software for IRC. Good IRC software/shareware includes:

OS/2 IRC2_040.zip (available at Hobbes)
GTIRC (available at Hobbes, CI$, etc.)
Windows WSIRC (on most BBs)
mIRC http://www.mirc.co.uk/index.html
(16 bit version will run on Windows 3.1 or Win95)
(32 bit version will only run on Win95)
(The FREE 16bit version works just fine!)
Mac Homer Unknown -- please email me if you can help
IRCLE v.2 Unknown -- please email me if you can help
Shell Users IRCII As your system administrator for the location of this file

You can get detailed information about IRC

  1. http://www.mirc.co.uk/index.html on the web. Contains much including a special section for "newbies".
  2. via anonymous ftp, at the site cs-ftp.bu.edu, in the directory path /irc/support. Download the Undernet FAQ, parts 1 and 2. Part 1 contains general info on IRC. Part 2 explains the Undernet (even though we meet on a different server network, this info will be of help to you).

 

IRC QUICK REFERENCE
/AWAY [<message>] Marks your nickname as away. If someone tries to send you a private message, they will receive your optional message.
/GAG <nickname> Eliminates messages from the specific nickname. (only one gag at a time)
/INFO Returns information on the system.
/INVITE <nickname> <channel> Invites a certain nickname into a channel.
/JOIN <channel>{,<channel>} [<key>{,<key>}] Join a channel. Up to 10 channels can be entered. When you type a message it assumes that you are sending the message to the last conference /JOINed. You can switch this selection with the /SWITCH command. Keys are used for password protected channels.
/LIST [{<channel>,}] [<server>] Lists all the channels between the given channels. If no channels are given, all channels known by the server are returned.
/MODE <nickname> {[+|-]|i|w|s|o}

Allows the user to change their mode. The following modes are avalible:

i nickname is invisible.
s nickname receives server notices.
w nickname receives wallops.
o nickname tries to be an operator.
/MOTD The 'message of the day' is displayed on the screen.
/MSG <nickname>|<channel> <message> Sends a private message to an individual user, or a public message to a channel.
/NAMES {<channel>,} Lists all users on the given channels that are visible to user (not secret or private). If no channel is given, all are listed.
/NICK <nickname> Changes the current nickname to a new nickname.
/NOTICE <nickname>|<channel> <message> Similar to /MSG.
/PART {<channel>,} The opposite of /JOIN. The user leaves the listed channels.
/PRIVMSG <nickname>|<channel> <message> Similar to /MSG.
/QUIT Signoff the client (also ESC).
/REPLY Replies to the user who last sent you a private message.
/STATS <query> [<server>]

Gets statistics from a server. Queries include:

c Returns the servers that the passed server may connect to or allow connections from.
h Returns the servers which are treated as leaves or allowed to act as hubs.
i Returns the hosts the server allows a client to connect from.
k Returns the banned username/hostname for that server.
l Returns the server's connections.
m Returns the list of commands supported by the server.
o Returns the hosts from which clients may become operators.
y Shows the Y lines from server's configuration file.
u Shows how long the server has been up.
/SWITCH <channel> Switches your primary channel to another channel. Useful when listening to multiple channels.
/TIME [<server>] Returns the local time at that server.
/TOPIC <channel> Returns the topic of the given channel.
/VERSION Returns the client and server version numbers.
/WHO <name> {o} Returns information on all users who match the 'name' criteria. If the o command is given, only operators are returned.
/WHOIS [<server>] {<nickmask>,} Returns information on the nicknames that meet the nickmask criteria.
/WHOWAS [<server>] {nickmask,} Returns information on the nicknames that meet the nickmask criteria. Used for nicknames that no longer exist.

 

WORLD TIME ZONES

In the spring and summer, Daylight Savings Time is observed in the Northern Hemisphere while nations in the Southern Hemisphere use Standard time. Daylight Savings time is observed in the Southern Hemisphere during their Spring while the Northern Hemisphere observes Standard Time in fall and winter. The chart below is included to help you find meetings listed by Greenwich Mean Time in this schedule.

First determine which Time Zone you fit in below, then apply the leftmost number, positive or negative, to the GMT meeting time found in the schedule. Wherever you are, you'll know when to show up for the meeting.

 

-1200 (IDL) International Date Line
-1200 (IDLW) International Date Line West
-1100 (BST) Bering Standard Time
-1100 (BT) Bering Time
-1100 (NT) Nome Time
-1000 (CAT) Central Alaska Time
-1000 (HST) Hawaiian Standard Time (Adopted in 1947)
-0900 (YST) Yukon Standard Time
-0900 (AST) Alaska Standard Time [ANCHORAGE-winter]
-0800 (PST) Pacific Standard Time [SEATTLE-L.A.-winter]
-0800 (ADT) Alaska Daylight Time [ANCHORAGE-summer]
-0700 (MST) Mountain Standard Time [DENVER-winter]
-0700 (PDT) Pacific Daylight Time [SEATTLE-L.A.-summer]
-0600 (CST) Central Standard Time [CHICAGO-winter]
-0600 (MDT) Mountain Daylight Time [DENVER-summer
-0500 (CDT) Central Daylight Time [CHICAGO-summer]
-0500 (EST) Eastern Standard Time [NEW YORK-winter]
-0400 (AST) Atlantic Standard Time
-0400 (EDT) Eastern Daylight Time [NEW YORK-summer]
-0330 (NST) Newfoundland Standard Time
-0300 (ADT) Atlantic Daylight Time
-0300 (BST) Brazil Standard Time
-0300 (BZ2) Brazil Zone 2
-0300 (GST) Greenland Standard Time
-0200 (AT) Azores Time
-0100 (WAT) West Africa Time
+0000 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time
+0000 (UCT) Universal Clock Time
+0000 (WET) West. Euro. Time [LONDON-wint]
+0000 (WEST) West European Standard T.
+0000 (Zulu) Universal Time
+0100 (BST) British Summer Time
+0100 (CET) Central European Time
+0100 (DNT) Denmark Time
+0100 (FWT) French Winter Time
+0100 (HFH) Heure Francais d'Hiver
+0100 (MET) Middle European Time
+0100 (MEST) Middle European Standard Time
+0100 (MEWT) Middle Europe Winter Time
+0100 (MEZ) Mittle Europa Zeit
+0100 (NOR) Norway
+0100 (SWT) Swedish Winter Time
+0100 (WET) W. Euro. Daylight [LONDON-summer]
+0200 (EET) Eastern Euro. Time [ATHENS-winter]
+0200 (USSR Zone 1)
+0200 (FST) French Summer Time
+0200 (HFE) Heure Francais d'Ete
+0200 (MED) Middle European Daylight Time
+0200 (MEST) Middle Europe Summer Time
+0200 (SST) Swedish Summer Time
+0300 (BT) Baghdad Time
+0300 (EEDT) East. Euro. Daylt. Time [ATHENS-sum]
+0300 (USSR Zone 2)
+0330 (IT) Iran Time
+0400 (USSR Zone 3)
+0400 (ZP4) GMT +4 hours
+0500 (USSR Zone 4)
+0500 (ZP5) GMT +5 hours
+0530 (IST) Indian Standard Time
+0600 (USSR Zone 5)
+0600 (ZP6) GMT +6 hours
+0630 (NST) North Sumatra Time
+0700 (SST) South Sumatra Time
+0700 (USSR Zone 6)
+0700 (WAST) West Australian Standard Time
+0730 (JT) Java Time
+0800 (CCT) China Coast Time
+0800 (USSR Zone 7)
+0800 (WADT) West Australian Daylight Time
+0830 (MT) Moluccas Time
+0900 (JST) Japan Standard Time [TOKYO]
+0900 (USSR Zone 8)
+0900 (MSK) Moscow Time
+0900 (MDT) Moscow Daylight Time
+0900 (WADT) Western Australia Daylight Time
+0930 (CAST) Central Australian Standard Time
+0930 (SAST) South Australian Standard Time
+1000 (EAST) Eastern Australian Standard Time [SYDNEY-winter]
+1000 (GST) Guam Standard Time
+1000 (USSR Zone 9)
+1030 (CADT) Central Australian Daylight Time
+1030 (SADT) South Australian Daylight Time
+1100 (EADT) East Australian Daylight Time [SYDNEY-summer]
+1130 (USSR Zone 10)
+1200 (IDLE) International Date Line East
+1200 (NZST) New Zealand Standard Time (Adopted in 1945)
+1300 (NZDT) New Zealand Daylight Time

 

Last Updated: 03/08/2005
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