Overview of the IRC Real-Time Chat Network

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was created in 1988 in Finland and is still in active use today. In this video I talk about what it is and how it differs from other social networks, how to connect to it, and I show what the user interface looks like, and end off with some tips on how to secure your nick ID.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro and Background
05:43 Privacy and Security
07:31 How to Connect to IRC
10:21 Bounce Servers
14:36 Connecting from Matrix
16:20 Fundamental Concepts and Nicks
18:39 Joining and Finding Channels
23:06 IRC Networks
25:27 Quassel Bounce Server Views
26:48 Basic Client User Interface
32:11 Basic IRC Commands
36:02 Inviting Others to a Channel
38:59 Protecting your Nick
41:09 Wrap Up

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[comfylain]

This one video was more fun and interesting than my entire computer programming/networking university course :(

[Shivam-mqde]

Thx man, amazing getting started guide with IRC. You should make a video on Irssi.

[mindyabiznarc]

I'm going to create a storage cluster with irc

[thisoldminer]

How about desktop HEXCHAT windows stand alone NO WEB PAGE STUFF PLZ :(