Actually, they added an account plugin so empathy can do a limited IRC: http://askubuntu.com/questions/463033/is-it-possible-to-use-irc-chat-on-new-empathy
I prefer irssi myself. --jrp On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Cody Smith <cody.smith9...@gmail.com> wrote: > Empathy doesn't DOES NOT do IRC, it's only for IM, IRC is a different > protocol. Same thing with iChat. Now Pidgin CAN do IRC, but imo it's a > crappy implementation. > > --c_smith > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Phillip N <ph...@deltatriad.net> wrote: > >> Thanks, Walter, Cody, Thomas, >> >> I'm familiar with iChat, Pidgin, and Empathy, which is the default IRC in >> Ubuntu. >> My problem was not app based, it was Logging in via web interface. >> >> Because Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) calls me to simplify any >> situation, I was therefore trying to "directly" log in to web based IRC >> w/out authentication. I have recently discovered that logging in through >> Ubuntu One "first", solves many a log in issues - go figure... LOL. Problem >> solved. >> >> I'll eagerly await this evenings irc meeting at 6:30pm, to see it all >> works. >> BTY: I think tonight's topic is review of UOS. >> >> Thanks everyone for your support. >> Phil. N >> >> >> /*********************************** >> * Sent from my Commodore 64 * >> ***********************************/ >> >> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Thomas Mashos <tho...@mashos.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Walter Lapchynski <w...@ubuntu.com> >>> wrote: >>> > c_smith: >>> >> Yeah, IRC clients aren't exactly "one size fits all", there's ircii >>> for >>> >> those wanting to use it from the CLI, there's Quassel for those >>> wanting a QT >>> >> version, Xchat for those wanting a GTK version, and so on and so >>> forth. >>> > >>> > i tend to prefer cli ones. irssi or weechat are my go-tos. >>> > >>> > again, if help is needed, let me know. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > @wxl >>> > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >>> > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >>> > Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>> > Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com >>> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>> >>> irccloud.com FTW >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Thomas Mashos >>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>> Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >> Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >> >> > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > Ubuntu-us-or@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > >
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