Quick Start for using mIRC for TeamTNT meetings

Note--we meet Wednesday evenings at 7PM US Central time (8 EDT, 5PDT, etc) and Saturday at noon.  Ty has a private server for TeamTNT use.   Once you get on the server, go to channel #teamtnt. 

The server is up nearly all the time, so you can also drop in at other times.  Hang around a while if you do--the chances of hitting anyone within a minute or two are a lot smaller than if you leave it up for a half hour or more.

NOTE: SERVER ADDRESS BELOW IS CURRENT AS OF AUG 2000

In mIRC, go to the status window and type this:

/server  64.34.208.101  666

If you're installing mIRC from scratch, here are a couple of hints...

You get a popup called "mIRC Setup" This is the tough part :)

• Enter your name or a comment
• Enter your email address
• Select a nickname, preferably your first name and last initial like BillG so we'll recognize you
• Put an alternative in too, in case your main nick isn't available one day when you log into a non-private server. Hint: You can alter your nick with underscores to try to make it unique.  Many of us use TNT_ or TNT- as a prefix.
• For public servers, select invisible if you don't want people to know you're around unless you're in their channel (more or less). Keeps out some irritating messaging, if you're plagued with such.
• Click the "identd" tab - check the "Enable Identd server" on - enter your nickname as the User ID
• Click OK.
• Go to the "Status" window command line area and type the /server line you see above on this page.

You are now set up to go. If you disconnect, you can click the little lightning bolt on the toolbar or repeat the /SERVER command above. You'll log onto the TeamTNT server. Enter #teamtnt in the channel field and you'll be where you need to be. Done deal. Simple--even Duke Nukem coulda done it.

See you there!