7 replies to this topic

[trem]

I'm really not a fan of any IRC clients and thought maybe I could use netcat as one...

[tehbizz]

probably be easier to use telnet as a client.

[Dr^ZigMan]

probably be easier to use telnet as a client.

while you absoutely could use telnet as a client, why on earth would you want to? If you havn't found a client that you like I say either keep looking, or write a few scripts to modify one that's out there now more to your liking. But watching raw IRC over telnet? I wouldn't be able to keep anything stright.
-Dr^ZigMan

[tehbizz]

probably be easier to use telnet as a client.

while you absoutely could use telnet as a client, why on earth would you want to? If you havn't found a client that you like I say either keep looking, or write a few scripts to modify one that's out there now more to your liking. But watching raw IRC over telnet? I wouldn't be able to keep anything stright.
-Dr^ZigMan

i was thinking the same thing bout using netcat as a client while i was replying. that's just sadism.

[Dr. Z2A]

probably be easier to use telnet as a client.

while you absoutely could use telnet as a client, why on earth would you want to? If you havn't found a client that you like I say either keep looking, or write a few scripts to modify one that's out there now more to your liking. But watching raw IRC over telnet? I wouldn't be able to keep anything stright.
-Dr^ZigMan

i was thinking the same thing bout using netcat as a client while i was replying. that's just sadism.

You'd want to do it so that you can feel 1337 (or at least thats why I do it occasionally)

Heres an oreilly article about doing irc over telnet. Hope it helps

[trem]

Thanks for the link. I guess that article also applies to netcat because I got it to work.

[Dr. Z2A]

Thanks for the link. I guess that article also applies to netcat because I got it to work.

Netcat essentially is telnet. Telnet is just what you call the type of client.

[nazareth2]

Telnet is the protocol, not the client. Hence the name "telnet client," and netcat is somewhat just a telnet client on steroids.

Edited by nazareth2, 27 June 2005 - 03:55 PM.