

If you do want to register, mind that OFTC is an exception among the Matrix-to-IRC bridges. Registration is not required in the OpenStreetMap channels and you can skip registration entirely. My_username: becomes my_username on OFTC by default. To control the bridge, run !help in the room "OFTC IRC Bridge status". Typing the target user name is enough, please avoid clicking Reply or Edit. Quoting a message in a reply, or editing a sent message, looks ugly to the IRC users.


You stay in an IRC room until you exit from it explicitly. The magic is done by the IRC bridge hosted on. How to join IRC channels from a Matrix clientĪ Matrix client, for example Element (formerly known as Riot), can access IRC channels. The general syntax for the MUC address is example, to join the #osm channel on using the IRC transport at You can use public IRC transports to connect to IRC channels via your XMPP client. How to join IRC channels from an XMPP client If you want to establish a connection with SSL, use Port 6697. IRC communicates over a special port number which may be blocked by your office firewall. You will need to input '' as the IRC server, and '#osm' as the channel. you can set a nickname with "/nick" etc.).Īnother in-browser IRC client is Webchat.ĭesktop IRC clients are compared at Wikipedia.

In general avoid introductory formalities ("Hello!", "Can I ask a question?"), but plunge straight in with what you want to know or ask ("Dont ask to ask").Wait a few more seconds to see if you're interrupting any conversation, and then type in the box at the bottom.You should see some mess with a '***' prefix. Simply pick a nickname (no spaces) and click 'Login'. The main OpenStreetMap channel is ircs://:6697 #osm (SSL, Port 6697, alternative Port: 9999) or irc://:6667 #osm (non-SSL, Port: 6667, alternative Ports: 6668-6670, 7000) other chat rooms are listed below, but #osm is fine for most purposes, and has the most people on it. 4 How to join IRC channels from a Matrix client.3 How to join IRC channels from an XMPP client.
