hi !
i am running "Cygwin" each time i try to connect by giveing command
$irc
/server irc.freenode.net
it says
***Looking up your hostname....
***checking ident
***Coudn't lookup your hostname
***no ident <auth> response
*** closing link: connection timed out.
where i am wrong i have set up nothing in cygwin its only yesterday i
installed
thankx n regards
Subodh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raj Shekhar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Delhi Linux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 6:00 AM
Subject: [ilugd] #linux-india IRC channel
> We have started an experiment by putting up a #linux-india IRC channel
> on irc.freenode.net . Even as I write this at 10:00 AM in the morning,
> we have a good discussion going on in the channel. Please do join us.
>
> Bhaskar has written a micro-howto on how you can join us.
>
> micro-howto to show you how to get hooked to #linux-india
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> The #linux-india IRC channel is up and running on
> irc.freenode.net. Please visit or idle in the channel to make it
> better.
>
> This micro-howto will show you how to get hooked to #linux-india:
>
> 1. Get hold of an IRC (internet relay chat) client. Some of the good
> ones are:
>
> bitchx - Advanced Internet Relay Chat client
> ircii - Internet Relay Chat client
> xchat - IRC client for X similar to AmIRC
> xchat-gnome - IRC client for GNOME similar to AmIRC
> mozilla-chatzilla - Mozilla Web Browser - irc client
> kvirc - Fully scriptable graphical IRC client with plugin support
> konversation - user friendly Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client for KDE
>
> 2. connect to irc.freenode.net with your favourite IRC client (
> please remember not to run irc as *root* unless you are on crack) for
> example, if you are running bitchx, type the following on a prompt:
> $bitchx irc.freenode.net
>
> 3. Once you get online, register your nick. First see that your nick
> is what you want. if its not, type:
> /nick <your_nick>
>
> then register the nick:
> /msg nickserv register <your_password>
>
> 4. to join the linux-india channel, type :
> /join #linux-india
>
> Thats it. If this is the first time you are using IRC, you can see the
> IRC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Help Files
> (http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/faq.html) for a more detailed
> introduction. For more, ask for help in the channel.
>
>
> regards,
> Bhaskar
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> Regards
> Raj Shekhar
>
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