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How to connect to Sorcery Net
There are two steps: choosing a method, and choosing a server.
First, choose a method
There are three ways to connect to SorceryNet:
2. Using an IRC client on your own computer
3. Using a Unix text-basedIRC client on an ISP's shell account.
Then, choose a server
After you have chosen a method, you will need to choose a server and connect.
Using the Java applet
This method of connecting is good if you are inside a firewall, or if you are using a public computer. If you find yourself visiting SorceryNet often, you should try one of the other two methods given below, because they offer a much more pleasant environment.
You need to be using Netscape 4.06 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4
If you are, you can go to http://adrastea.jtan.com/~ircd_/javachat/chat.html and follow the instructions there.
Using an IRC client on your own computer
You can install an IRC Program, called a client, on your computer. There are IRC programs ferely and easily available for all sorts of computers and operating systems.
The most popular IRC clients are:
mIRC for Windows;
IRCle for the Macintosh;
x-chat for Unix/Linux with X Windows
BitchX for Unix/linux in a terminal or on the console
If you are using FreeBSD or NetBSD, look in the /usr/ports directory, since installing an IRC client is a simple matter of typing make install in the right place.
On Linux, xchat, epic or BitchX might already be installed; for Red Hat Linux, run gnorpm and search for "IRC".
Other versions of Unix, including Solaris and other Linux distributions, can run most of these too.
Once you have chosen an IRC Client, you can connect to SorceryNet with it.
With mirc, use the Connect option (press Alt-o if necessary) and scroll down the list of networks and servers until you find SorceryNet.
With the unix text-based servers such as ircII, epic or bitchx you generally need to give the server as a command-line option, or start the client and then use the command
/server irc.sorcery.net
to specify a server to connect to.Other clients have dialogue boxes to help you choose a server.
The Valinor IRC Client List gives lots more IRC clients you can choose from, and often gives screenshots too.
Using a Unix text-based IRC client on an ISP's shell account.
If you use a dialup account, or have a shell account somewhere, you can try using irc, BitchX or EPIC.
It's usually a lot faster to run the IRC program on your own computer, and a lot less confusing, since the terminal-based IRC programs are very hard to follow at first.
With the unix text-based servers such as ircII, epic or bitchx you generally need to give the server as a command-line option, or start the client and then use the command
/server irc.sorcery.net
to specify a server to connect to.
Choose a Server
In or near toronto, use valinor.sorcery.net
In North America, use irc.sorcery.net
In Europe, use eu.sorcery.net
Usually, the command in you IRC client is
/server irc.sorcery.net
but this varies; the Java web page does it automatically, and mIRC has a pull-down list of servers to choose from.
Other Notes and Links
2. Glossary of terms and abbrevations