That command is usually just this: /nick <desirednickhere>
Simple, eh? --c_smith On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:20 PM, Phillip N <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Cody for "what is" and "what's not" IRC verses IM LOL.... As you > can see its been several years since I used any of those, because IRC/IM > really is not my forte'. I do it only to show support for Ubuntu. > > Joshua - thanks for suggesting irssi, in fact I installed it on a > Raspberry Pi just for fun, and it works great!. > Was able to connect to *irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>* on > channel *ubuntu-us-or* just fine, via irssi on a Pi. > > The only problem was my user name was "Pi____", because I have not figured > out the "freenode" command to change the name to philn-k. > > I used the following CL inside irssi to connect: > /server irc.freenode.net > /join ubuntu-us-or > /SET nick philn-k (does not work), also tried /SET user_name = philn-k. > > The documentation found on the web seems to differ, so does anyone know > the proper "freenode SET" command to change the "user name"? > > Thanks in advance > Phil. N > > > > > /*********************************** > * Sent from my Commodore 64 * > ***********************************/ > > On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Cody Smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> didn't know that. good to know. Still probably won't do znc (which I >> connect through) >> >> --c_smith >> >> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Joshua R. Poulson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Actually, they added an account plugin so empathy can do a limited IRC: >>> >>> >>> http://askubuntu.com/questions/463033/is-it-possible-to-use-irc-chat-on-new-empathy >>> >>> I prefer irssi myself. >>> >>> --jrp >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Cody Smith <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Empathy doesn't DOES NOT do IRC, it's only for IM, IRC is a different >>>> protocol. Same thing with iChat. Now Pidgin CAN do IRC, but imo it's a >>>> crappy implementation. >>>> >>>> --c_smith >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Phillip N <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks, Walter, Cody, Thomas, >>>>> >>>>> I'm familiar with iChat, Pidgin, and Empathy, which is the default IRC >>>>> in Ubuntu. >>>>> My problem was not app based, it was Logging in via web interface. >>>>> >>>>> Because Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) calls me to simplify any >>>>> situation, I was therefore trying to "directly" log in to web based IRC >>>>> w/out authentication. I have recently discovered that logging in through >>>>> Ubuntu One "first", solves many a log in issues - go figure... LOL. >>>>> Problem >>>>> solved. >>>>> >>>>> I'll eagerly await this evenings irc meeting at 6:30pm, to see it all >>>>> works. >>>>> BTY: I think tonight's topic is review of UOS. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks everyone for your support. >>>>> Phil. N >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> /*********************************** >>>>> * Sent from my Commodore 64 * >>>>> ***********************************/ >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Thomas Mashos <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 11:01 AM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> > c_smith: >>>>>> >> Yeah, IRC clients aren't exactly "one size fits all", there's >>>>>> ircii for >>>>>> >> those wanting to use it from the CLI, there's Quassel for those >>>>>> wanting a QT >>>>>> >> version, Xchat for those wanting a GTK version, and so on and so >>>>>> forth. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > i tend to prefer cli ones. irssi or weechat are my go-tos. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > again, if help is needed, let me know. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > @wxl >>>>>> > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA >>>>>> > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact >>>>>> > Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>>>>> > [email protected] >>>>>> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>>>>> >>>>>> irccloud.com FTW >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Thomas Mashos >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-us-or mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or >> >> > > -- > Ubuntu-us-or mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-or > >
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