#MangaScreener on
Irc.Irchighway.Net
What you need to download or chat: MIRC
What you need to if you want to host
files on IRC: Sysreset
Where you need to go: irchighway.net
Getting Started: Shaaia's
#MANGASCREENER IRC Tutorial
(Revised for Irchighway.Net by Himiko)
Welcome!
Hello! This is a help site that I made
for people that are struggling on IRC, or
just people on their precious 'first
time'! This help is intended for the
majority of channels on the IRC networks,
and of course, MangaScreener. To use this
help file for other channels or networks
simply substitute instructions where
appropriate. Sorry, it's a bit rough,
I'll make it more clear and detailed in
the future, good day!
What is IRC?
Mirc.Com describes it as
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is one of the most popular and most interactive services on the Internet. Sure, the Web is nice for finding info and E-mail beats snailmail hands down, but when you've been wondering 'where the others are?', then IRC is what you're looking for.
IRC is the net's equivalent of CB radio. But unlike CB, Internet Relay Chat lets people all over the world participate in real-time conversations. IRC is where the Net comes alive!
Using an IRC client (program) you can exchange text messages interactively with other people all over the world. Some of the more popular chat clients are mIRC, Pirch, and Virc for Windows and Homer or Ircle for Mac's. What program you use doesn't really matter; all of them connect to the same chat networks. When logged into a chat session, you "converse" by typing messages that are instantly sent to other chat participants.
In short: It's a way of chatting and transferring files. You just need to get an IRC program, find a server to connect to, connect to the right channel, and then learn the commands to find and download files. This page will teach you all of those steps.
Getting Ready for IRC:
First things first, you have to get
an IRC client. Most users prefer mIRC,
(my own favourite), but there are plenty
of others out there. PolarisIRC, Sysreset and
Invision are IRC clients that also
include options for creating an Fserve.
You can download mIRC at www.mirc.com, it's a free
download! First-time users should use
mIRC, it has a useful helpfile just in
case you're stuck. Once you have
installed the opened the program, you are
ready to join that wonderful online
community!
Connecting to an IRC
Server:
Please note: the following images and
instructions are for and from the IRC
client mIRC.
Configuring IRC Options for Use in a
Channel
When opening up mIRC, the first thing
that will pop up is a dialog box labeled
'mIRC Options'. All options are
self-explanatory, fill in your nickname
and an alternative nickname (just in case
your first nickname is already taken by
somebody else on the net).
Under the 'Category' menu on your left,
click on 'Identd', and check the box for
'Enable Ident Server'. Type in any User
ID you need for the box beneath, just
make sure it's VERY unique. In case
you're going to be on IRC for downloads
scroll down on your left and select the
sub-option 'Folders' under 'DCC'.
.
Click on the Add button to create a new
profile under 'DCC Get Folders'. Type in
extensions of file that you might be
download as examples for mIRC to
recognize. (ie: if you're downloading
.zip files, or windows video .avi files,
type in " *.avi,*.zip, " and so
on...) The button beneath the 'Into this
Folder' option allows you to change the
directory where the files are downloaded
to. You're done setting up mIRC, and hit
OK!
When you're done, scroll back up on the
'Category' menu on your left, and click
on 'Connect'. Select the network of
servers that you would like to connect
to, and a server under that network in
the space below.
After you're done selecting, just hit the
'Connect to IRC Server' button, and
you're done!
Joining an IRC Channel
You're one-third of the way there! To
join a channel, any channel, just type '
join #<channel name> ' in your
status window. A new window will open for
the channel you have just entered, and to
chat, simply type in the space below the
conversation area, and that's how you can
chat within the channel. (How can you
tell which window is your Status window?
If you haven't connected to a server,
it's a window that's just blank without
any text at all, and clicking on its
Maximize button would change the program
title to 'mIRC16/32 - [Status]' !)
Example: To join the Mangascreener.com
channel, in the Status window, you type
in ' /join #Mangascreener ' and you'll
automatically be brought into the
channel! Simple isn't it? Unless you are
banned for some foolish idiocy of
breaking the rules.
Always remember to read the topic in each
channel, it might contain interesting
news, ideas, or important announcements
concerning whatever you're in the channel
for. If, by any chance, you forgot to
read the channel topic, and you've gone
too far into a conversation to scroll up
the screen, you can type in ' //topic # '
in the channel window to see the topic
displayed again.
Once you have polished off the topic, the
next thing you should always remember to
do is to READ the RULES! Some channels
vary, they may have strict rules, and
others may have a lax security, but most
sets of rules usually give instructions
on how to behave in the channel,
language, and of course, (for leechers)
information on downloading.
From here, you're free to do anything you
want, to talk, to chat with others, and
to share files, of course.
The last thing you probably want to do
upon entering a channel is to get a list
of all the people offering files for
download via FTP or FSERV. In this case
you simply type ' !list ' in the channel
window.
Please note*: There are some channels
that demand that you have to be a
'registered' user to enter their channel,
and some, with a channel 'key' (basically
a password). For you to register your
nickname on MIRCX, type ' /nickserv help
' in your Status window and follow the
text-based instructions. For a channel
that demands for a 'key', you can try in
two ways:
1. Guess the password, and if you think
you have it, type ' /join
<#channel> <'key'> .
2. If the channel has its own specific
website, visit the website for clues on
to what the key is.
Downloading on IRC
Once in the channel, you have two
choices:
Search for a File
or
Check for FileServers and FTP Ads.
1. Searching for a File
Some IRC channels allow you to search for
a specific file. Please be careful of
this fact, as some channels allow for
file searching, and some channels don't.
Always make sure to read the rules, and
check if you're allowed. To search,
simply type ' @find <search item> '
in the channel window
Example: ' @find cat's eye ' will search
for all possible directories, files and
text that include the words 'cat's' and
'eye' in it.. Results of your search
are usually sent to you through a private
message window, and include instructions
for retrieving the file(s) or else they
appear in the channel window.. Note that @find will only work when the fserv has it's "respond to @find" function active. And usually most fservs do not turn it on, so chances of getting something you want by doing a @find are very slim. Doing a "!list" as explained below is a much better option.
2. Checking for FileServers and FTP Ads
Usually at the beginning of a topic in a
channel, it will display the commands
that you can type right away in the
channel window. In Mangascreener's
channel topic, you should notice right
away the command for ' !list '. Typing
this in the channel window will display
the entire list of online FileServers and
FTP Server advertisements.
Downloading
Now you are ready to download. You should
know how to use an FTP program, that goes
without saying, just copy the information
from FTP advertisement in the channel
directly into your FTP client. Let's get
started with a FileServer instead (let's
call it an 'fserve' from now on, k'?).
Let's take a look at the set of text
below.
Whoa...that's a load of text. Let's break
it down. First of all, this is kal-'s
fserve. The second section tells us his
fserve is online and functioning. The
trigger to open up kal-'s fserve is '
/ctcp kal- |Mangas|! ' . Then there are
no users out of his 5-user limit on his
fserve. His maximum number of sends or
'uploads' to a user is only 1, to which
is currently being used. There are 15 out
of 16 possible queues on his server, so
we're guessing it is pretty hard to get a
file off of him. The next three sections,
Bytes Sent, Files Sent, and Accesses,
determine for us how much data he has
uploaded, the total number of files he
has uploaded, and the number of times
users have opened up his fserve. That
last section...we'll leave that up to you
to figure out.
Working An FSERVE
After understanding one's fserve, you can
type its trigger in the channel window,
and a dialog will pop-up asking you if
you would like to accept the sent DCC
conversation.
Click 'Accept' to open up a new window,
and from here, separate instructions for
using the fserve will be given to you. In
case you are stuck with the fserve, in
that same conversation window, type '
help ' to get you started and to
download.
The most common commands that you will
see in most fserves are the ones that you
see in the list below here (Under
"Commands".) Let's start out
with a basic explanation of the commands.
Ever heard of DOS? ' cd ' and ' dir '
definitely sound familiar don't they? And
if you think they do, they are. Their
functions are exactly the same. Here's a
table I made for the functions of each
command.
Command
|
Function |
Example |
| cd
<foldername> |
Goes to
the named directory within
current directory. |
You are
in the ' / ' directory (starting
directory), and you want to go
into the folder ' ONE PIECE '
.
You will type: cd ONE PIECE |
| cd.. |
Goes one
directory/folder up. |
You are
in the ' /ONE PIECE ' directory,
and you want to go back to the
start.
You will type: cd.. |
| dir |
Lists the
contents of the folder you are
currently in.
(Single-column listing.) |
You want
to see the contents of whichever
folder you are located in.
You will type: dir |
| ls |
Lists the
contents of the folder you are
currently in.
(Multiple-colume listing.) |
You want
to see the contents of whichever
folder you are located in.
You will type: ls |
| get
<filename> |
Gets the
file corresponding to the text to
the right of the command.
(Must specify file extension!) |
You are
in the ' /ONE PIECE ' directory,
and you want to download the
' op-v01-c01.zip ' you see.
You will type: get
op-v01-c01.zip |
| say |
Allows
you message all other users that
are using the fserve you are on. |
You want
to message everybody.
You will type: say (and then your
message) |
| sends |
Will
display the server's current
sends, their speeds, how long it
will take to finish, and which
users are downloading. |
You're
bored, you don't know how many
download slots there are, or
you're wondering why you're put
in a queue.
You will type: sends |
| stats |
Will
display the server's highest send
speed record, server's total data
transferred, and etc. |
You want
to know the record of others,
most commonly downloaded files,
and total data sent.
You will type: stats |
| swap |
Changes
files position between your own
queues on the fserve. |
You want
to switch ' op-v01-c01.zip ' (in
queue position #4) with '
op-v02-c03.zip ' whose position
is #2.
You will type: swap |
| queues |
Will
display the total number of
queues possible on the fserve,
the number of queue slots used,
what files are being queued,
which user they are being queued
by, and the order of the
queues. |
You want
to check how many people are
waiting, and guess how long you
might wait.
You will type: queues |
| who |
Displays
to you which users are currently
using the fserve. |
You want
to see if other people using the
server might have what you want.
You will type: who |
| clr_queues |
Will
remove all of your file queues. |
You're
tired of waiting, or you have to
disconnect and turn off the
computer, but you don't want to
cause trouble for others because
of taken slots.
You will type: clr_queues |
| clr_queue
<#> |
Will
remove your file queued to the
corresponding number you type. |
You
change your mind, and want to get
rid of ' op-v02-c03.zip ' in
queue slot #4.
You will type: clr_queue 4 |
| exit |
The most
simple command. (What do you
think it does?) |
Try it
for yourself, there's a message.
^_^ |
Once you start a successful 'get' command,
you'll be prompted with this pop-up dialog, or if not, it will
just automatically download.
What to do? Just choose your directory to
download to and hit the 'Accept' button
to start downloading! ^_^
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