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* [http://irssi.org/ Irssi] - a text-mode client. When used with the ''screen'' program on a Linux or Mac OSX host, it can be left running constantly and you can disconnect/reconnect to it from multiple locations. Irssi is available in Fedora.
=== Connecting to an IRC Network Menus vs. Commands===
===Choosing a nickname===
Probably you want to use something short and in lowercase. Most people use their name or some portion thereof, but you can choose anything. You Most IRC clients will choose a default nickname for you, and you can change your nick it using menu options or by entering the drop-down in the bottom-left corner command: /nick ''newname'' === Connecting to an IRC Network === To use IRC, you must first connect to a network through one of its servers. Each graphical client has a way of the ChatZilla windowselecting a network from a list, or with the you can type '''/nick command server ''hostname'' ''' to connect to a specific IRC host (e.g., /nick roger'''server irc.mozilla.org''' to connect to Moznet or '''server irc.freenode.net''' to connect to Freenode).
===Channels, joining and leaving===
Channels (similar to the concept of a "chat room") usually start with the # symbol, for example '''#seneca'''. To join a channel select it from your client's channel menu or type:
/join ''#seneca''
* [irc://irc.mozilla.org/seneca #seneca] - Seneca's home on moznet (best place to start)
* [irc://irc.mozilla.org/camino #camino] - For Camino developers
* [irc://irc.mozilla.org/accessibility #accessibility] - For developers working on Accessibility related features/bugs
Popular Freenode channels include:
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/seneca seneca] - Seneca's home on Freenode (best place to start)
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora fedora] - Fedora users
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora-devel fedora-devel] - Fedora developers
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/fedora-admin fedora-admin] - Fedora infrastructure team (server and network administrators)
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/openoffice.org openoffice.org] - OpenOffice.org users
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/dev.openoffice.org dev.openoffice.org] - OpenOffice.org developers
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/xorg xorg] - X.org users
* [irc://irc.freenode.net/xorg-devel xorg-devel] - X.org developers
You can also start your own channel by joining a new channel name. This can be useful for times when you want to chat with a few specific people at once. For example:
