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- IRC Tutorial (en)

* Für alle deutsch sprechenden Österreicher gibt es hier das Tutorial auf Deutsch:
- IRC Tutorial (de)

Welcome to the IRC Tutorial which will show you how to get to our channel #eAustria on the Rizon server on several ways. IRC means Internet Relay Chat and is used by many people all over the world for instant communication with a lot of people.

* This guide will always be in the latest newspaper of the government.


Why should you use IRC?

* eAustria's national channel: the IRC is the best way to meet and talk to eAustrian players in real time.
* If you are new in the game, you will get instant help - we will help you!
* Here you can meet the President, Ministers, Congressmen and much more eAustrian politicians.
* For soldiers, the IRC offers instant military orders, especially because of the very active eAustrian President and the Minister of Defence - but also other Soldiers - who will always give you the military orders for today.
* The IRC is a discussion platform where you can get involved in the day time business like politics or economy of eAustria
* We are not biting.


IRC Tools

There are several ways to get to our channel #eAustria on Rizon IRC.
First of all, the easy ones:

1. Web IRC's

* The Rizon Web IRC at <a href=' http://qchat.rizon.net/'>http://qchat.rizon.net/</a> is simple and offers you instant access to the IRC on the right server, you just have to enter a valid name - please choose your eRep nickname, and the right channel: #eAustria

* The Mibbit Web IRC at http://mibbit.com/chat/ is more flexible than the Rizon Web IRC. Here you have to choose the right server (Rizon), nickname, and channel (#eAustria).

* eAustria Forum IRC Button at our Austria Forum you will find a button for instant accessing our channel. you just have to push the button, choose a nickname and you're logged in.



2. IRC Programs

There are also several programs you can install on your computer to get access to the IRC. I have picked two programs that I want you to know:

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* mIRC:

http://www.mirc.com/

The setup of mIRC is on the bottom of this article.

mIRC has a clean and practical interface that offers a lot of features that are useful for using IRC. So I would prefer every new IRC user to install this program, if you do not know a better one. I will show you the setup of the mIRC below.

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* gamers.IRC:

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http://gamersirc.net/

gamers.IRC looks alike the mIRC, so I will just explain how to use mIRC below.

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Setup mIRC to get to #eAustria (Rizon)

If you have finally downloaded mIRC (link above), you will probably wonder now how to get to #eAustria. Here are the steps:

1. Open mIRC program
2. The "About" window shows up - just click "Continue".
3.
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Now you are on the login screen.
4. The full name does not matter, but the email address should be correct (if you want to identify/register to Rizon IRC).
5. Enter a valid nickname (no spaces) and I suggest to use your eRep name.
6. DON'T CLICK OK :o
7. Choose "Server"

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8. Search for "Rizon" Server and press "Select" to choose that server. The "random server" can be selected.
9. There are more options you can edit now, but if you just want to go to #eAustria, you're fine now.
10. Press OK.
11. Now you are connecting to the Rizon server and finally:
12. Type "/join #eAustria" to get to the national channel of eAustria.



Additional: Registering your nick

To register your nick, just type while you're logged in:
/nickserv register password email

To identify your nick (after registered) the command is similar:
/nickserv identify password
(This command can be added at the Login Options (first picture) at Options -> Perform, at the appropriate channel.)

And do not forget to type the '/' before commands!

Have fun,
<strong>Jack Lee
Minister of Communication, September 09</strong>