Connection instructions

You should minimise this browser to help prevent accidential closure or page changes.  The IRC Java applet should appear in a new window.

Enter a "nickname" into the box at the top of the IRC chat window, replacing the default "icdev_???", and then press the "Connect" button to connect to the Interchange Development Group's IRC service (irc.icdevgroup.org). 

Open channels are listed in the "Public/Private" channel bar at the bottom of the IRC chat area.  You may switch to any of the channels you have joined by selecting from this list.  A "ChanServ" window may open when entering a new channel for the fist time.  Read the message and then re-select your channel from the "Public/Private" list.

You can, of course, use any IRC client to connect to our IRC service.  Point the IRC client of your choice at irc.icdevgroup.org, port 6667.  One of the best IRC clients, which is unfortunately only available for Microsoft Windows, can be downloaded from www.mirc.com.  Installing your own IRC client will make your life a lot easier if you intend to make a lot of use of IRC.  If you can recommend a decent IRC clent for another popular operating system then we'd be happy to post a link to it here.

IRC channel guide

Chat logs

When a public IRC meeting is scheduled, we try to log the event for the benefit of people who are unable to be there.  The chat log archive can be found here.

If you are interested in attending regularly scheduled meetings in the #interchange channel then please contact us.  If enough people are interested then meetings will be scheduled.

Server rules and other notes

Please read the IRC server rules, which are listed in the "message of the day" (MOTD).  Depending upon the IRC client you use, the MOTD may or may not be automatically shown upon connection.  If it is not shown then you may request it by typing "/motd" at any time.

This is a free service, run for the benefit of the Interchange community.  Cursor Software makes no guarantee as to the reliability of this service and reserves the right to withdraw it at any time, and without notice. 

This IRC server (irc.icdevgroup.org) is located in London, England and is an alias of irc.cursor.biz.  The Cursor IRC Operator can be contacted at ircmaster@cursor.biz.

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Interchange help website

You may be interested in the Interchange RTFM website, which has some useful links, documentation and downloads for the Interchange application server.

If you find this server, or the RTFM website, helpful then please send whatever you consider this server's continued existence is worth to you.  All donations will go towards the cost of keeping this service alive. Please click here to go to our donations page.

IRCnet statistics

If you're an IRC geek then you may find the Cursor IRCnet statistics pages interesting.