Howto Pidgin
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How to Access IRC Using Pidgin
- Accessing FOSUG chat with Pidgin software allows users to run both Instant Messages and IRC from the same software, and is available for both Windows and Linux.
- Download the Pidgin software, install and run.
- Click on Add Accounts
- Click on the drop-down box where it says "Protocol"
- Choose IRC
- In the Server box type irc.freenode.net
- Give yourself a screen name.
- Click OK or Save.
- A window will be created. (Note that the server name may change. The server is owned by both doteltech and alytech, but it's the same place.) In the typing box at the bottom type
- /join #fosug
- and you will be in!
- Now you can type in the typing box whatever you want to say.
- To quit, you can type /quit in the typing box or just x out.
- Your account will be saved and to go back to the room, all you'll have to do is type
- /join #fosug when you want to join us again.