On Fri, 06 May 2016, Mitt Green <mitt_gr...@riseup.net> wrote: > Hey, > > Sorry for kinda noobish question. I can't figure out > how ii works. Here's what I did: > > 1. compiled it; > 2. ran "ii -n <ANYRANDOMNAME> -s irc.ubuntu.com" ; > 3. "echo "/j #ubuntu" > in" ; > 4. and nothing happened. > > I checked ~/irc/irc.ubuntu.com/out and there are > channel messages, like "Looking up your hostname, > Checking ident" and all that, ye know. > What should I be doing and expecting from ii? > I have been using XChat/Hexchat, > they have shiny eyecandy interfaces, and you > don't do things manually there. > > Thanks! > Mitt > > P.S. Yes, I've read README, FAQ, man page and > web page, but still confused.
You probably want irssi or bitchx or xchat or pidgin or.... ii is when you know exactly what you need and you see ii is the way to get it. Think of it as Lego for grownups. K.
