[plug] mIRC style irc clients for X

[hellraiser4]

Peter Caffin wrote:

> Shane van Ingen wrote:
> > I just have a question.. Where can I get some sort of good quality
> > mIRC client for Linux under X???
>
> Probably the closest I've seen is cIRCus. It's a bit clunky though.
>
> http://www.nijenrode.nl/~ivo/circus/
>
> If you're using a dynamic IP net account, it'll suit you fine.
>
> It's more of a pig to get working properly if you've got a fixed IP
> address and you're used to running X as root. It can take a bit of
> tweaking before you'll be able to have it running satisfactorily as a
> user. More info on the discussion forums at the above URL.
>
> I haven't played around with BitchX (a shell for good old ircII), but,

'eh? what's wrong with BitchX? nice ANSI interface :), just takes a while
to get used to..BitchX75 alpha is out just recently too :)

> that may also be worth investigating.
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