You can find me online as "Seaking"

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat, originally written by Jarkko Oikarinen . In a nutshell, IRC consists of a network of computers (servers) that are connected to each other via the internet or a LAN, and allow users with proper client software to connect and chat with each other. Within this network, virtual space is divided up into channels, usually with a topic of conversation, where users can talk in groups.

QUICK START: After all that googily gook, here's the quick start part you've been looking for. Pick a NICK (a suitable nickname that reflects your personality/fantasy). Pick a SERVER from one of the NETs you wish to play at. To play at sorcery.net, you can enter IRC.SORCERY.NET in the appropriate spot. Once logged onto the IRC server, you need to choose a channel to visit, depending on your IRC Client you might have the ability to type it in so that you go straight to that channel when you log onto the server (autojoin channel). The channel #shefighters is an example.

NOTE: The channel #shefighters was created by individuals who wanted to gather in a channel for earnest discussions of female combative sports without the pressures of other influences from different genre channels. The IRC is a creature of it's own with many diverse personalities. You'll find your own comfortable spot after a while and for some people this channel seems to be a casual spot to hang out in and actually find female vs female (or even female vs male) topic related chats and discussions. Feel free to drop in and visit this channel or any of the other fem fight related channels found in the DalNet IRC system such as #catfight_arena, #ladies_pro_arena, #extremefemfight, #pain-n-passion, #shefighters, #femfight, #S&KCatfightClub and many others.

If per chance you log on and you get a message that states that the nickname you have chosen is already in use or registered, type /nick YourNewNick, so best to have a second or third nickname handy. You will see a text entry box in the program that you will type all your messages and commands in. You would be best advised to 'resgister' your nick. If you use a nick all the time and someone else starts using it, you have no claims and no rights to that nick unless you 'register' it. In the Status Window, type /nickserv help and follow the directions on how to register your nick.

What you type in the channel will be seen by everyone, but if you wish to pass a secret message to someone else, you can type /msg NICK your message. Example: /msg seaking Hi there, how are you?. Only I will get to see that message. Easy huh? The best thing to do is jump in with both feet and see what happens... You can't break anything.

WARNINGS TO THE NEWBIE ABOUT THE IRC:

We see it all the time, new people show up to some of the channels and get readily offended by the slightest thing or can't adjust to cyber life. It's a harsh reality in there, people say what they want, do what they want and couldn't care a smidgen that it might hurt your feelings. MOST people are super great and have a good time and have the greatest sense of humour going, you would be expected to grow a thick hide and developpe a sense of humour before entering the world of IRC.

Remember that you have no "rights" in the IRC, you enter someone's channel and they set the rules. You don't like it? Then you are invited to leave or you will be asked to leave, and then forced to leave if you don't on your own accord. There is no democracy involved and no freedom of speech period. Whom ever created the channels sets the rules, and if you can't abide by them, please be courteious and leave. Simple as that.

We also see people who, for what ever reasons known only to themselves, want to come into channels as cross genders (refered to as posers, usualy guys pretending to be women to solicite better chats with other women, who for all they know, could be another poser lol). Why? Most likely they figure they can get more 'action' that way, or the malicious ones get a kick thinking they are screwing people over. Go figure.

We also see people come into the channel once, and then come back in again concurrently with a different nick and personna. Why? Most likely to screw someone over or to try both sides of the feild. The funny part is that they are seen as such right away and most people will play them instead without their knowing it. Face it, it's new people with the oldest tricks thinking they discovered something new.

There are some common sense do's and don'ts involving the IRC that could make your visit that much more pleasant. If you enter some of the mentioned channels, you may find a lot of people listed as being there but no one is talking, that is usualy because they are in private chats with others or monitoring other channels at the same time and not paying attention. If you feel you have recieved the cold shoulder, get used to it. Some days it's like that, other days it's a chatty group showing up.

If you /msg someone and ask them their A/S/L, they might simply ignore you or ask you not to PM them. It's considered 'impolite' to knock on someone in chats without being invited. If you see me in IRC, knock away, I'm easy going. Others are either already engaged or simply don't want to chat to strangers. Don't worry about it.

The IRC is usualy a fun place to visit and have a great chat with like-minded people but we see time and time again some new people get screwed over either from lack of experience or too great an expectation. Relax, be yourself, enjoy, grow a thick hide and develop a sense of humour if you haven't got one yet!

* Action: CTCP Action command, executed by a /ME at the beginning of a message.

* Kick: An action that literally kicks a user out of the channel as a warning for bad behavior. Usually followed by a BAN for repeat offenders.

* Ban: A channel mode set in order to prevent a user or group of users from joining a channel.

* Bot: Short for Robot, a Bot is a script that acts like a user, and can execute a command upon a certain occurrence.

* Client: Software that is written for the purpose of connecting to a server, in this case, an IRC server.

* Channel: A group of users on IRC. A channel will have a name (i/e, #shefighters), and may or may not have a topic of conversation.

* Channel Mode: The properties of a channel that allow or disallow certain activities. Channel Modes can only be changed or set by Channel Operators. The available channel modes are:
1. - Invite Only: If active, This mode allows users to join if they have been invited by someone in the channel.
2. - Private: If active, the channel is invisible in the global channel list.
3. - Lag: The term which is used when the connection to a server or client is delayed.
4. - Limit: If active, sets a limit on the number of users allowed to join a channel.
5. - Moderated: If active, only Channel Operators and users with voice may type input to the channel.
6. - No Messaging: If active, prevents users from sending a message to the channel until they have joined it.

* Channel Operator (or OP): A user who has control over a channel. A user who creates a channel is given Op status, and in turn can give it to anyone else in the channel.

* Chat Network: A network of computers that are interconnected so that anyone on any server in the network may chat with anyone else on any computer in that same network. Here's some major chat networks:
1. - IRCnet: Formerly part of EFnet, now split.
2. - EFnet: Eris Free Network. The largest IRC network
3. - Undernet: An alternative IRC network
4. - sorcery.net: A different IRC network with some specialized functions that do not appear in typical IRC networks.

* Command: A message to an IRC server or to a local or remote client. Commands generally begin with a /. See Commands.

* CTCP: Client To Client Protocol, A standard for sending commands from one client to another, usually for the purpose of getting information from the remote client. See CTCP.

* DCC: Direct Client Connection - a standard for creating a direct link between two clients, for the purpose of sending or receiving files, or to carry a more secure conversation. See DCC.

* IdentD: IdentD is software that can be run on the client, allowing an IRC server to corroborate the identity of a client. Some IRC client have an IdentD built in, and will automatically disable it if an external IdentD is running.

* IRC: Internet Relay Chat - Any Network of Computers that run IRC servers for the purpose of allowing users to connect to it using client software made for IRC.

* Kick: The occurrence of a user being removed from a joined channel by a channel operator, usually after they've done something very bad.

* Lag: Term to specify that the connection is delayed to some extend. Dal-Net services get so congested that the lag may at times drop your connection.

* MOTD: Message Of The Day, A message that may or may not be updated daily, that is meant to be read when connecting to an IRC server.

* Net Split: An event that occurs when a server goes down that other servers depend on for network packets. Any servers that are dependant on the crashed server will split from the net, that is, they will still be up and running, with active clients, but any clients on the other side of the crashed unit will appear to have all logged off at once.

* Nick: Short for Nickname, this is an alias that you may pick for yourself.

* Server: A computer that is Running IRC server software, allowing it to be connected to by IRC clients or other servers.

* Server Operator: A person in control of an IRC server.

* TLA (Three Letter Abbreviations): Commonly used acronyms, not entirely restricted to 3 letters: See TLA

* Topic: A heading for a channel that may or may not have anything to do with the conversation at hand.

* User: A person using an IRC Client to connect to a server to chat.

* User Mode: Settings that affect a users properties.

1. - Invisible: If this mode is set, a user will be invisible in the global user list. The user will still be visible in the user list of any joined channel, however.

2. - Wallops: When set, this mode will allow receiving of messages from the server operator to all operators.

* Userhost: This is the string that defines a user. It consists of the user's chosen nick, login name and domain name. For example:

 "Wupper!jwupper@monorail.denet234.de"
     |    |       |           |     |_ Domain
     |    |       |           |_______ Network
     |    |       |___________________ Machine
     |    |___________________________ Login
     |________________________________ Nick

* Voice: Status a normal (not an operator) user must have to type into a moderated channel.

Just remember to be yourself and have fun. And be aware that although there are genuine women online in the IRC who truly enjoy this sport, there are some men who for reasons known only to them, prefer to impersonate as a woman and get their jollies off like that. They are know as POSERS. You'll get the feel of it after a while but keep yer guard up. Have fun!

If you encounter someone who persists to be gender confused, leave them be and offer them this link:

www.andrology.com




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