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Install and Setup mIRC |
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you do not have it already, you will need to install mIRC
onto your computer. You can get the free software at www.mirc.com. |
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After you
have install mIRC, double click the mIRC icon on your
desktop.
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mIRC
icon
looks like one of these |
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program will open up and the About mIRC
window should pop up. Click the Continue button
at the bottom to close the About mIRC window.
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mIRC Options window should pop up. If it
does not, then go to the drop down menus at the top and
click Tools|Options. When the mIRC Options
window pops up, make sure that Connect in the left
window is highlighted. If it is not then click Connect.
Your mIRC should look similar to Figure 1. |
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| Figure
1 |
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need to fill in the four requested fields: Full Name,
E-mail Address, Nickname and Alternative. I suggest you
use your first name only and a fake e-mail address. When
you are connected to a server, other chatters can see
the information you provide. Put a check mark in the box
before Invisible mode. See red arrow in Figure
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| Figure
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lets set up mIRC to get onto the server that host the
#QuiltCampus channel. In the mIRC Options
window, click Servers right under Connect
in the left window. mIRC Options window
should now look like Figure 3. |
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| Figure
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the Add button and the Add Server
window will pop up. |
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Include the
following information in the top two boxes.
Description:
QuiltCampus
IRC Server: irc.serenity-irc.net
You may copy/paste
the information from this web page if you like. It is
very important that you have the IRC Server information
typed correctly. Any typos and it will not connect to
the server. The Add Sever window should
look like Figure 4.
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| Figure
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Click the
Add button and the Add Server window
will go away and the mIRC Options window
will now look like Figure 5. You have just added the
server information needed to get onto the server that
hosts the #QuiltCampus channel.
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| Figure
5 |
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it is time to connect to the server . Make sure that QuiltCampus
is highlighted as shown in figure 5. Click Connect
right over Servers in the left window. The mIRC
Options window should now look like Figure 2 again.
Click the Connect To Server button. Wait a little
while, for a lot of text will scroll by. When you are
connected to the server, the mIRC Favorites
window will pop up. If it does not, then go to the drop
down menus and click Favorite|Organize Favorites.
Type #quiltcampus in the top box as show in Figure
6. |
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| Figure
6 |
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| Now
click the Join button to the right. If all goes
well you will be in the channel. |
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you have problems connecting, come in using the Java program.
The Op on duty will be more than happy to help with your
mIRC. |
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#QuiltCampus
is on a network of several servers. If the server you
added above does not connect, you can try another server.
Below is a list of servers you can use.
Nightshade.CA.US.Serenity-IRC.Net
MrPotato.NL.EU.Serenity-IRC.Net
Anvil.NJ.US.Serenity-IRC.Net
Bebop-n-Boogie.IL.US.Serenity-IRC.Net
Aurora.CA.US.Serenity-IRC.Net
CowZone.UK.EU.Serenity-IRC.Net
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| Now
for the most important thing of all. Khaled Mardam-Bey
has worked very hard to create this wonderful chat program
for us. He still supports the program and continues to
develop it. Show him your appreciation by registering
your copy of mIRC. |
