Services/IRC

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a chat system. We have our own internal network, formerly used to contact administrators and discuss with other users. Even is not advertise widely, external people may join the network, so you can invite your friend.

Prerequisite

None.

Access

Using an IRC Software

To connect you need and IRC client, like for example:

• Irssi
• Pidgin
• WeeChat

You need to configure these parameters:

• host: irc.milkypond.org
• port:
  • 6680 (if you want a secure connection using SSL/TLS)
  • 6667 or 6669 (because 6667 is sometimes filtered)

No password is needed to connect.

Using a Web Interface

Use the following URL:

https://irconweb.milkypond.org/

Official Channels

• #MilkyPond: main channel used to meet with other users and friends and ask general questions
• #DuckCorp: contact with DuckCorp Administrators and technical discussions
• #News: news feeds on IRC (deprecated but still working)

Contacting IRC Administrators

In case of problems on IRC you can find connected administrators using this command (mind the idle time):

/QUOTE STATS p

Beware IRC Administrators may not be DuckCorp Administrators.

Documentation

• IRC Services Introduction

Technical Details

This service is made using:

• ircd-ratbox
• ratbox-services