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seana11:
Many of our community members use IRC to communicate and talk about calcs. The OmnomIRC client forwards messages to IRC from a browser. To take full advantage of the features of IRC (Such as other channels, and full control of your session), you must join the Omnimaga IRC channel. (irc://irc.efnet.net/#omnimaga for those who know what they are doing).

To start out with IRC, you'll need an irc client. I use KVIrc, but you can use whatever client floats your boat; the procedure is roughly the same. Try several out to find one you like.

[*]Linux[*]HexChat - A nice IRC client for beginners
[*]Pidgin - Yet another client that supports many networks
[*]KVIrc - A good client that is very configurable
[*]Konversation - KDE's IRC client
[*]Quassel - Similar to KVIrc, but more beginner friendly
[*]irssi - A command line client
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[*]Windows[*]mIRC - One of the more popular clients, however, you must pay for it
[*]Trillian - Yet another client that supports many networks
[*]Miranda IM - Yet another client that supports many networks
[*]HexChat - A nice IRC client for beginners
[*]Pidgin - Yet another client that supports many networks
[*]KVIrc - A good client that is very configurable
[*]Quassel - Similar to KVIrc, but more beginner friendly
[*]irssi - A command line client
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[*]OS X[*]Colloquy - A nice client for beginners
[*]Quassel - Similar to KVIrc, but more beginner friendly
[*]Snak - A good client for beginners
[*]HexChat - A nice IRC client for beginners
[*]Pidgin - This is the OS X version of Pidgin
[*]Linkinus - An advanced client that costs money
[*]irssi - A command line client
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Instructions:

* Open your IRC client; you should see something like this:

* Type in "/server irc.efnet.org" and press enter. This will connect you to the irc server.

* Some text will show up, and after a few seconds, more will pop up. At this point,it should look something like this:

* Next, type "/join #omnimaga" and press enter. This will join the channel (a place where people can talk to each other) that cemetech has.

* After that, a your irc client should automatically switch to the channel. If it doesn't, just click on the new tab. Congratulations! You are now ready to talk about anything on your calc-centric mind.

For lazy people: just click on the link and you can have IRC right in your browser: http://www.omnimaga.org/index.php?action=ezportal;sa=page;p=24

Etiquette

For a smooth voyage, please follow all of the following guidelines:

[*]Listen to Ops. Ops are the people with an '@' next to their name. They can kick and ban you from the channel, so don't upset them.
[*]We are not here 24/7. Many people idle on irc, even when they are afk. When you ask a question remember to hang around so we can talk to you.
[*]IRC is not AIM. Please keep emoticons and textspeak to a minimum.
[*]Don't Spam. Spamming is disruptive and annoying and will not get you noticed (and may even get you kicked/banned).
[*]Don't Troll. Trolling will *not* be tolerated, and could result in a kick or ban.
[*]Be Courteous. Being nice to others will go a long way in getting help.
[*]Respect Channel Rules. Remember that some channels have different guidelines about what you can and cannot do.
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That's about it; enjoy your stay!

Crossposted at the suggestion of Alberthro. Sorry about the formatting; I couldn't get it to work right
EDIT: Fixed formatting, per seana11's request. (And yes, I did ask him to crosspost this - thanks seana11! :D OmnomIRC's future is kinda bleak, so IRC is your best chance for getting online and chatting with us! The New bot is also online there, so join us on IRC! :))

Juju:
Pretty good guide here, thanks :)

Also if you have trouble getting on EFNet, there's irc.omnimaga.org.

alberthrocks:
Edited post to fix formatting (per seana11's request).
Please use this guide, since OmnomIRC will be down for a looooong time!

Juju: I think we should sticky/news this post, seeing that OmnomIRC isn't going to be online anytime soon.

AngelFish:
Stickied

alberthrocks:
I should also note that Hexchat may not be available on Linux quite yet; however, XChat (which Hexchat is based off of, and is featured in the screenshots) is the one that you should use in place of Hexchat.

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