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AllNightNerding

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#14017 11-Jun-2007 17:47
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Hi there I am trying to get jave so that i can run the geekzone chat but I cant download it. I am using vista and Firefoz with latest updates

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  #74314 11-Jun-2007 18:27
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get xchat or mirc or just about any other irc client, and connect to irc.zirc.org port 6667 and you will have a much better experience than the java chat...









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  #74320 11-Jun-2007 19:06
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You can get chatzilla for firefox

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  #74322 11-Jun-2007 19:55
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Hi there
I have gotten chatzilla seeing as i have firefoz thought it would be the ebst and its confusing me lots how do i connect to the Geekzone Server or whatever??
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#74325 11-Jun-2007 20:19
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Connect to the IRC server as per Tony's previous post, and then join the #geekzone channel.





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AllNightNerding

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  #74329 11-Jun-2007 20:52
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call me extremly extremly dumb but how do I use chatzilla like put in rc.zirc.org which enables me to connect me to the geekzone channel.
I can usually work these things out but its confusing me :'(

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  #74341 12-Jun-2007 01:48

in the chatzilla window type
/server irc.zirc.org

and then:
/join #geekzone





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AllNightNerding

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  #74411 12-Jun-2007 17:28
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Hi there thanks for that.
Got it working now :D:D:D:D

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