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IRC Session
Simple session with Irc.java client on EFnet went as follows:
unix% java Irc irc.ins.net.uk
NOTICE AUTH :*** Looking up your hostname...
NOTICE AUTH :*** Checking Ident
NOTICE AUTH :*** Found your hostname
NOTICE AUTH :*** Got Ident response
NICK ShortBoy
USER vort 0 * :VORTICES user
:irc.ins.net.uk 001 ShortBoy :Welcome to EFnet Internet Relay Chat Network
:irc.ins.net.uk 002 ShortBoy :Your host is irc.ins.net.uk[irc.ins.net.uk/6667]
:irc.ins.net.uk 251 ShortBoy :There are 9745 users & 31498 invisible on 37 servers
:irc.ins.net.uk 252 ShortBoy 126 :IRC Addicts (IRC Operators) online
:irc.ins.net.uk 254 ShortBoy 19602 :channels formed
:irc.ins.net.uk 255 ShortBoy :I have 6924 clients and 4 servers
:irc.ins.net.uk 265 ShortBoy :Current local users: 6924 Max: 7002
:irc.ins.net.uk 266 ShortBoy :Current global users: 41243 Max: 59649
:irc.ins.net.uk 250 ShortBoy :Highest connection count: 7006 (7002 clients)
:irc.ins.net.uk 375 ShortBoy :- irc.ins.net.uk Message of the Day -
...
:irc.ins.net.uk 376 ShortBoy :End of /MOTD command.
JOIN #Shop
:ShortBoy!vort@hel.cee.hw.ac.uk JOIN :#Shop
:irc.ins.net.uk 353 ShortBoy = #Shop :ShortBoy @TallMan
:irc.ins.net.uk 366 ShortBoy #Shop :End of /NAMES list.
PRIVMSG #Shop :Hi there!
:ShortBoy!vort@hel.cee.hw.ac.uk PRIVMSG #Shop :Hi there!
:TallMan!~hamish@gateway-brahma.cee.hw.ac.uk PRIVMSG #Shop :Hello yourself.
WHOIS TallMan
:irc.ins.net.uk 311 ShortBoy TallMan ~hamish gateway-brahma.cee.hw.ac.uk * :Hamish Taylor
:irc.ins.net.uk 319 ShortBoy TallMan :@#Shop
:irc.ins.net.uk 312 ShortBoy TallMan irc.ins.net.uk :Alcohol - The solution and cause of all woe
:irc.ins.net.uk 317 ShortBoy TallMan 20 975081782 :seconds idle, signon time
:irc.ins.net.uk 318 ShortBoy TallMan :End of /WHOIS list.
PING :irc.ins.net.uk
PONG ShortBoy :irc.ins.net.uk
TOPIC #Shop :Britney Spears
:ShortBoy!hamish@uranus.cee.hw.ac.uk TOPIC #Shop :Britney Spears
PART #Shop
:ShortBoy!vort@hel.cee.hw.ac.uk PART #Shop
QUIT :Must go!
ERROR :Closing Link: hel.cee.hw.ac.uk (Must go!)
IRC clients must reply PONG to PING requests or be timed out.