Topic: Which IRC client do you use?

Anonymous ff4461e7d86744eab3405e47bfb9d8d1 started this discussion 2 months (2008-10-03 22:54:11 UTC) ago:

Trying to figure out which one is the best for me. I use Windows.

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Anonymous 23df517a94412820ae613cfed87e97c1 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-03 22:56:42 UTC) ago, 3 minutes later (#66,029):

Anonymous aad1520d3fdbef9dffc916071be25aa3 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-03 22:57:44 UTC) ago, 1 minute later (#66,031):

The one that is built into Opera. Does its job very well.

Anonymous 35e4d7a92e23a144b6897641aed436da replied with this 2 months (2008-10-03 23:16:52 UTC) ago, 19 minutes later (#66,036):

Anonymous 8cc4d383a38333b4d918f46179ab53fa replied with this 2 months (2008-10-03 23:19:32 UTC) ago, 3 minutes later (#66,038):

I use the one that comes with Miranda. Not sure how that stacks up in comparison to the other ones

Anonymous ff4461e7d86744eab3405e47bfb9d8d1 (OP) replied with this 2 months (2008-10-03 23:21:05 UTC) ago, 2 minutes later (#66,039):

I should have mentioned I use Firefox.

I will check out mIRC, thanks!

Anonymous eec969993a67335b2ba6435380d0dd75 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 00:14:10 UTC) ago, 53 minutes later (#66,051):

I use Irssi. mIRC is used by morons, don't bother with it.

Anonymous aad1520d3fdbef9dffc916071be25aa3 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 00:20:24 UTC) ago, 6 minutes later (#66,052):

mIRC is payware. That's enough to not recommend it.

Anonymous 087a67a07ed7bbc8a2907bc9eab2f965 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 00:57:04 UTC) ago, 37 minutes later (#66,063):

Anonymous 396d532027e362b7f09ce44285f42e4a replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 09:06:33 UTC) ago, 8 hours later (#66,134):

Best option in my opinion would be to SSH to somewhere else and use screen+irssi (Windows user too, it's what I do). It has the added benefit of you being able to close the window and resume it later where you left off without having to sign off IRC when you reboot etc.

Anonymous f5c73916ec14f96a6ba2b8907534a48b replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 09:16:19 UTC) ago, 10 minutes later (#66,137):

screen + irssi. It's the most sensible one when I want to be able to reach IRC from everywhere (with GPRS/EDGE) and be able to read the backlog and all.

Anonymous 1e45d1ce0c844ebe6d3b26def8aa4f44 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 15:53:39 UTC) ago, 7 hours later (#66,201):

@66,137

Agreed. This, on a Debian VPS in Romania (coincidence), allows pretty reliable IRC access.

Anonymous 2423cca549487bc718a619268472313c replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 16:06:21 UTC) ago, 13 minutes later (#66,206):

@66,052
See I hate people like you. RIAA bullshit is one thing. Pirating because you're a cheap faggot that doesn't want to pay for something is another. mIRC is a really good client and Khaled worked hard on it and I don't feel bad about giving him $20. Honestly, if giving away $20 is so hard, you either need to get a better job or stop living in your parents' basement.

Anonymous cd4e78a3f51c73b06c7eb12f6f0f8eec replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 19:04:59 UTC) ago, 3 hours later (#66,267):

@66,206
He didn't say to pirate it; he said to skip it.

I use a Firefox extension called ChatZilla.

Anonymous 2423cca549487bc718a619268472313c replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 21:26:54 UTC) ago, 2 hours later (#66,308):

@66,267
My point was, why are people so against paying for products?

Anonymous 23df517a94412820ae613cfed87e97c1 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 22:17:47 UTC) ago, 51 minutes later (#66,317):

Using ChatZilla got me banned from most servers

Anonymous aad1520d3fdbef9dffc916071be25aa3 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 22:23:40 UTC) ago, 6 minutes later (#66,318):

@66,317

Uh… why?

Anonymous 449824c2d51bf55a44bdb62e41883d03 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 22:39:48 UTC) ago, 16 minutes later (#66,324):

I've been using mIRC for years, and I've never paid a dime. All it asks me to do is register my trial version because my 30 days is up, then allows me to click "continue" and use it normally. No, I don't have a pirated or cracked version. I always assumed mIRC was more of a "donate if you like it" deal, and I never understood these people claiming that you had to pay for it.

Anonymous aad1520d3fdbef9dffc916071be25aa3 replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 22:48:19 UTC) ago, 9 minutes later (#66,325):

@66,324

mIRC is shareware.

Anonymous cd4e78a3f51c73b06c7eb12f6f0f8eec replied with this 2 months (2008-10-04 23:31:27 UTC) ago, 43 minutes later (#66,333):

@66,308
I agree with your actual concern about a cultural meme of rejecting the concept of charging for software as if it were some sort of evil act.

At the same time, I don't see a problem with someone comparing two pieces of software, both of which will do what they want, and picking the free one.
That's just business.

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Topic: Which IRC client do you use?