[LUGSB] IRC not working

[Ehtesh Choudhury]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm not a big fan of irssi. Probably
because it doesn't default to a vim setup.

Alternatively, if IRC is blocked across campus, why would it be allowed in
sparky anyway?

On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Richard Yao <ryao at ic.sunysb.edu> wrote:

> Dear Jan,
>
> I sent an email earlier this week to Charlie requesting that he
> install irssi on sparky. He said that he would look into it, but he
> never replied. You could send him an email asking for the status of
> that. His email is root at ic.sunysb.edu.
>
> Alternatively, I believe that you can use SSH port forwarding on
> Sparky to get access to IRC.
>
> Yours truly,
> Richard Yao
>
> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Jan Kasiak <j.kasiak at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Try using ssl on freenode. The school blocks some of the ports.
> > Here's a list of ports available on freenode:
> >
> > All freenode servers listen on ports 6665, 6666, 6667, 7000(SSL Only),
> > 7070 (SSL Only), 8000, 8001 and 8002
> >
> > -Jan
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Prasad Prabhu <prap89 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> HI
> >>   My IRC is not getting connected by pidgin. Is it like stonybrook
> doesnt
> >> allow to connect to IRC?
> >> Prasad Prabhu
> >> Masters Student
> >> SUNY STONY BROOK
> >> NY
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> >>
> >> You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play
> better
> >> than anyone else.
> >>
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