IRC

Internet Relay Chat.

Server: irc.gamesurge.net

• #redditmc (main channel)
• #redditmc-mods (admin and moderator discussion - invite only)
• #redditmc-reqs (secondary channel for doing moderation work - invite only)

Clients

• web client
• Windows client: http://code.google.com/p/xchat-wdk/
• Mac client: http://limechat.net/mac/
• Linux client: http://xchat.org/ (use the repos to install, easiest way)
• Irssi (http://www.irssi.org/) is a very popular client, but it's terminal based so no pretty buttons to click on ;)
• ChatZilla - Firefox extension IRC client

Registering an account on IRC

You do not need to register an account to connect and chat.

However if you need to join an invite-only channel, you must first register with AuthServ. Once registered and authenticated you can then receive channel invites.

/msg send AuthServ help register

<AuthServ> REGISTER

<AuthServ> /msg AuthServ@Services.GameSurge.net REGISTER <account> <password> <email>

<AuthServ> Registers a specified account with AuthServ, adding your current user@host to your new account. You must use the same password with auth to authenticate to your account.

<AuthServ> An email will be sent to the email address you give containing a cookie that will let you activate your account. Once you have that cookie, you must use the cookie command to be able to use your account.

Misc

• Some (apparently) funny quotes from the IRC channel can be found on the Bestof page.

• http://forty-two.nu/ircstats/