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Setting up IRC on Windows
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Windows
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First Program Option: NetTalk
(The very very easy way)
1. Download the client.
• For the installer (this is what you'll usually want), download
http://www.anonnews.org/anonops/anonops_setup.exe
• For the archive version (for example, when you want to run it off a USB stick), download
http://www.anonnews.org/anonops/anonops.rar. Install/unpack the client.
• For the installer, just open the anonops_setup.exe file, and keep clicking Next. The program will be placed in your start menu, and it automatically starts when you are done.
• For the archive, unpack it with WinRar to any place where you want to keep it, and start
Nettalk.exe.
2. Connect. When you start the client you will get a dialog asking for a nickname. Enter the nickname you want to use and click OK. The program will now automatically connect (encrypted) to the IRC network.
3. If you want to quit the IRC client, simply go to File -> Quit. The next time you start it, it will connect again to all channels where you were before.
You can now go on to step 2 to learn how to use IRC (you'll have to scroll down).
Second Program Option: XChat
(The easy way, and still free and recommended)
Install Client
1. Copy and Paste the following link in a browser to download the X-Chat2 client:
http://www.silverex.org/download/xchat-2.8.6-2.exe
2. Select Next | Accept Licence | Select Next 5 or 6 times | Install | Finish
3. Start XChat 2 and a menu will open with several options.
4. Enter a alias of your choice in the Nick Name and Second Choice fields, ignore the rest.
5. Select Add and enter a name for the Anon IRC network (such as AnonIRC).
6. Select the new network created and Select Edit.
7. Select the entry under Servers for New Network then Select Edit.
8. Enter the following: irc.anonops.in
9. Mark the following checkboxes:
• Connect to the selected server only.
• Use SSL for all the servers on this network.
• Accept invalid SSL certificates.
10. Select Close and the Select Connect.