> I have installed the ChatZilla plug-in into Firefox 3. On the "Scribus > IRC" page <http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=irc> page, I > double-clicked on the <irc://irc.freenode.net/#scribus>, causing > ChatZilla to launch and attempt to connect. > > All I am getting is > > [INFO] Attempting to connect to ???irc.freenode.net???. Use /cancel to > abort. > > [INFO] Connecting to irc://irc.freenode.net/ <irc://irc.freenode.net/> > (irc://irc.freenode.net/ <irc://irc.freenode.net/>)??? [Cancel > <x-cz-command:cancel>] > [14:33] [ERROR] Connection to irc://irc.freenode.net/ > <irc://irc.freenode.net/> (irc://irc.freenode.net/ > <irc://irc.freenode.net/>) timed out. [Help > <x-cz-command:faq%20connection.timeout>] Reconnecting in 15 seconds. > [Cancel <x-cz-command:cancel>] > [14:34] [INFO] Connecting to irc://irc.freenode.net/ > <irc://irc.freenode.net/> (irc://irc.freenode.net/ > <irc://irc.freenode.net/>)??? [Cancel <x-cz-command:cancel>] > > > Is there any special configuration that needs to be done, e.g. port > numbers, or contacting someone to be invited? Or is the server down? > > I have not used chat before so am finding it a bit bewildering.
Try this Start Chatzilla fom the Tools menu On the opening page, at the bottom you will see [INFO] followed by You can connect to [....freenode......] Click on freenode. If it connects, issue the command /join scribus If it doesn't work ou might have firewall problems, 6667 needs to be open Owen
