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--- communication:irc [2013/07/03 15:00] – [irssi + TOR + linux] samthetechie
+++ connect:contact:irc [2015/11/26 13:12] – anonymous
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-**IRC!**  {{ :cp-logo-100x33.png?nolink|}}
+====== Communication IRC ======
-IRC means [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat|Internet Relay Chat]]. It's a text chat system where you can talk to community members.
+IRC stands for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat|Internet Relay Chat]] and it is a text chat system where you can talk to community members in the channel //#cryptoparty// on the [[http://www.oftc.net/|irc.oftc.net server]].
   #cryptoparty@irc.oftc.net
-Please note that [[https://oftc.net|OFTC]] can be used via SSL and [[https://torproject.org|Tor]].
+To use it, you can either
+  * Go to  [[https://oftc.net/?channels=cryptoparty|https://oftc.net]] in your browser (this works with Torbrowser, too, for added anonymity).
+  * Dial in with one of the many chat clients as for example [[http://pidgin.im|Pidgin]], which you might already know from using it for Jabber+OTR.
+For advanced use, see the [[connect:contact:irc:irssi_plus_tor|irssi+tor guide]] and the [[https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO/irssi|Torprojects Torify HowTo (irssi)]].
-[[http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23cryptoparty | Webchat into that channel]] (webchats are not secure at all!)
+Whichever method you use to connect, it is recommended that you cloak once you have connected to the server. To do that, just type
+  /msg nickserv SET CLOAK ON
+into the chat window.
-==== irssi + tor + screen on linux ====
+There is an additional channel which has news fetching irc-bots in it:
-as root :
+  #cryptoparty-bots@irc.oftc.net
-  apt-get install polipo tor irssi screen
-In order to make sure you are running the most up-to-date version of tor please refer to [[https://www.torproject.org/docs/debian | torproject.org/docs/debian]]
-Now you should have installed: polipo, tor, torify, screen and irssi. Default settings work fine for now.
-as root :
-   /etc/init.d/polipo start
-   /etc/init.d/tor start
-   screen
-   socat TCP4-LISTEN:4242,fork SOCKS4A:localhost:irc.oftc.net.:6697,socksport=9050
-add a new "window" in screen
-   ctrl+a c
-   torify irssi