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Re: Internet Chat???!!!

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From: Philip McNab
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 1995 00:00
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In article <815536272.17480@ngmint.demon.co.uk>
           AMurray@ngmint.demon.co.uk "Andrew Murray" writes:

> Philip McNab <philip@siberia.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >In article <815363211.12943@ngmint.demon.co.uk>
> >           AMurray@ngmint.demon.co.uk "Andrew Murray" writes:
> 
> >> Where do I get a program, called something like Internet Relay Chat,
> >> where you can chat (typing) real-time with other users? 
> 
> >There are PC programs that can do this, but the easiest solution is to
> >telnet to irc.demon.co.uk. You will then be connected to an IRC client
> >program.
> 
> I am running from within windows, with a Trumpet / Agent / Netscape /
> Pegasus-Windis arrangement, so no Telnet application.  Where do I get
> a compatible one (have tried to look at ftp.demon.co.uk but get a
> 'connection refused' message.  Program works fine with other sites,
> and has worked here before)?

If you are using Windows, you should ask your question in
demon.ip.support.winsock, where you will find the windows
experts.

There are several telnet clients available for a winsock environment,
and I think there are also IRC clients too.  But this is the wrong
place to ask.

Follow-ups to demon.ip.support.winsock

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/ Philip McNab // philip@siberia.demon.co.uk /
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From: Philip McNab <philip@siberia.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Internet Chat???!!!
Date: 1995/11/05
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