Best irc client for non geek

Best irc client for non geek

[James Freer]

I have just been reading into the various possibilities. Basically I am seeking 
to use something simple like xchat, easy to set up and use. I thought rcirc was 
perhaps what I was looking for - erc seems the main app but I think I would 
find its setting up a bit much.

james

Re: Best irc client for non geek

[Sharon Kimble]

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James Freer <jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com> writes:

> I have just been reading into the various possibilities. Basically I
> am seeking to use something simple like xchat, easy to set up and
> use. I thought rcirc was perhaps what I was looking for - erc seems
> the main app but I think I would find its setting up a bit much.
>
> james
>
Save your poor emacs and try "hexchat". Its in active development, which
xchat isn't, and is very stable. I've been using it now for several
years with no problems at all.

Sharon.
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Re: Best irc client for non geek

[Eric Abrahamsen]

James Freer <jessejazza3.uk@gmail.com> writes:

> I have just been reading into the various possibilities. Basically I
> am seeking to use something simple like xchat, easy to set up and use.
> I thought rcirc was perhaps what I was looking for - erc seems the
> main app but I think I would find its setting up a bit much.
>
> james

I don't think erc *needs* to be a pain to set up. It can do a million
things, but I don't think you're required to do any of them. This is the
sum total of my erc-related init code:


(defun my-freenode ()
  (interactive)
  (require 'erc)
  (erc-tls :server "chat.freenode.net"
	   :port 6697
	   :nick "girzel"
	   :password "password"))

(eval-after-load "erc" '(require 'erc-dcc))

And I don't even use the dcc stuff.

Eric