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communication:irc [2013/07/03 15:13] – [irssi + tor + screen on linux] samthetechieconnect:contact:irc [2022/05/08 11:42] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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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'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+<code> 
 +#cryptoparty@irc.oftc.net 
 +</code>
  
-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 used to work with Tor-Browser, too, but OFTC currently does not like Tor).
 +  * 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.
  
-[[http://chat.mibbit.com/?server=irc.oftc.net&channel=%23cryptoparty Webchat into that channel]] (webchats are not secure at all!)+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)]].
  
 +Whichever method you use to connect, it is recommended that you cloak once you have connected to the server. To do that, just type
  
 +<code>
 +/msg nickserv SET CLOAK ON
 +</code>
  
-==== irssi + tor + screen on debian/ubuntu ====+into the chat window.
  
-as root : +There is an additional channel which has news fetching irc-bots in it:
-  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]]+<code> 
 +#cryptoparty-bots@irc.oftc.net 
 +</code>
  
-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 
-connect to the server, change your nickname and join the channel: 
-   /connect irc.oftc.net 
-   /nick your_new_nickname 
-   /join #cryptoparty