I figure I should re-send this, given it's been a while and the possibilities of the list going down would make it impossible to mention it again. Here's a copy of the last time I mentioned it, about a month ago. I really hope the list doesn't go down, but if it does, this resource should be known about:
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Jeff Sugar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sometimes, admins may have small questions not necessary for the mailing > list, want to have a dialogue with other admins real-time, or simply want to > discuss various topics they don't feel worthy for the mailing lists. I was > thinking to myself earlier today that while it's been mentioned from time to > time in other topics that there's a HLDS/SRCDS support channel, there's > never been a thread dedicated to it to tell all server admins on both Win > and Nix that it exists. Therefore, I'd like to officially declare that there > is such a channel! > > It's located on *GameSurge at #hlserveradmins *and is run by myself > (Atreus) and nephyrin. While it's not currently super active, generally > questions people have are answered and will definitely become more popular > if more administrators, both those with questions and those with answers, > were to join. Take note I'm not "advertising" this in the common sense. > Rather, I'm hoping to help -- I personally gain nothing from the channel > filling further other than to see it flourish and people have an easier time > getting their questions answered. > > For those who are skimming or using plaintext, and unable to see the bolded > info above, it's: > *#hlserveradmins @ irc.gamesurge.net* > > Feel free to join and enjoy :) > > For IRC newbies, here's some recommended clients for... > > - Windows: *mIRC* or XChat > - OSX: *XChat Aqua* or Colloquy > - Linux: Haven't used IRC on nix, but I've heard good things about: > XChat, BitchX, issri > - Firefox Users: ChatZilla > > My clients of choice are bolded, as I use Windows on my PC and OSX on my > MBP Laptop. I'm sure others have recommendations, as can be seen the last > time the channel was mentioned. Toodles! > > -Atreus > > Note: Offtopic chat is fine when technical issues are not actively being > discussed, but being purposely disruptive or rude and disrespectful to > others will result in a warning/kick/ban from the channel depending on the > severity of the offense. It's hard to get on my or Neph's bad side, but I > figured I should mention such. > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
