Thanks, Onno Will set it up later, after some sleep. I have pidgin already installed for my yahoo im account, so kust have to try the server. Will let you know how it works out.
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 19:30 +0800, Onno Benschop wrote: > On 29/05/08 08:06, John Botscharow wrote: > > I'm on Central Daylight Time UTC-5 > > > > I was afraid someone was going to suggest IRC LOL. I have never used > > IRC. I do have Pifgin installed - will that work or do I need something > > else? And how do I set up an IRC account? Do I need a mic or is text > > talking? > > > > Sorry for being such a newbie, but I did warn you guys LOL > > > Yes, pidgin will work. > > No, you won't need an account. > > The HowTo is here: > > 1. Install Pidgin (Applications -> Add/Remove... -> Search -> Pidgin > -> Tick Box, Click Apply > 2. Launch Applications -> Internet -> Pidgin > 3. The irc server is irc.freenode.net, the screen name is anything - > short is good, no spaces, no duplicates. Room name is > #ubuntu-marketing > 4. You should see two windows, one with "buddies" and one with the chat. > > > > -- > Onno Benschop > > Connected via Optus B3 at S31°54'06" - E115°50'39" (Yokine, WA) > -- > ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. > |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. > --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. > > ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 8888 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Peace! John You do have choice on what operating system you use: http://www.ubuntu.com/ I am an Ubuntu user! My profile: https://launchpad.net/~jbotscharow My wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnBotscharow -------------------------------------------------------------- Read my blog: http://hbotscharow.com John Botscharow: Reflections on Religion, Politics & Life -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
