<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Without being too long:</div><div><br></div><div>- download Hexchat (free GUI for windows and linux) or wee chat (curses/terminal). </div><div>- connect to the freenode network. Hexchat and see hat have freenode available in their default server lists. </div><div>- type "/join #ale" or ask the client to auto join that room in its own way.</div><div><br></div><div>Hexchat is my personal preference. Windows users do not have to pay for binaries as they did with X-Chat. </div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jul 16, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p dir="ltr">Anyone got a good, short howto on irc chat? I was thinking it would be nice to have a full post on <a href="http://ale.org">ale.org</a> detailing how to get on #ale from gui and cli.</p>
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