At 1153225783 past the epoch, Rodolfo Medina wrote: >> >> Through Gaim I'm trying to chat via ICQ, but when asked for >> >> a room name I don't know what to put there. >> >> A hint about the proper syntax or what on earth I should >> >> type in there? (I've never chatted before.) >> >> [...] >> >> When I click the `chat' icon a room name is required, >> which I don't know (sorry, I've never chatted before).
Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The model of joining existing chatrooms is more like > Internet Relay Chat (IRC) than Instant Messaging (IM). For > example, try installing xchat and when the Networks window > appears, select the default 'Debian Servers'. You'll be > plonked onto the "Open and Free Technology Community" (OFTC) > network and into the debian channel (denoted with a hash, > #debian). > > (gaim can also do IRC out-of-the-box but is not as well > suited to it, imho) Yes, with IRC I manage: I start irc, then type: `/join #debian' and that'all. It's with ICQ that I don't manage to chat. Maybe what I need is the proper syntax/name for am existing ICQ chatroom? Rodolfo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
