UCIP is based on the KDFS.net IRC network. IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat and it is how UCIP members interact with each other in real time. Whether you have a computer running Windows, Linux, or if your computer is a Macintosh, there are several clients available that you can use to access our IRC servers. #Ten-Forward is where all the officers roleplay with each other; #Backroom is our out-of-character hangout. A list of IRC servers and clients is available below.











 
K D F S . N E T   I R C   S E R V E R S
Address IP / Port Location Status
irc.kdfs.net N/A Random KDFS Server
     irc.us.kdfs.net N/A Random US Server
           mystical.us.kdfs.net 12.96.164.10 USA - Dallas, TX Server Up!
           neo.us.kdfs.net 65.110.60.150 USA - Tampa Bay, FL Server Down
           omega.us.kdfs.net 69.56.173.69 USA - Dallas, TX Server Up!
     irc.eu.kdfs.net N/A Random European Server
           fresh.eu.kdfs.net 217.10.142.251 European - England Server Up!
           oswego.eu.kdfs.net 217.10.142.195 European - France Server Up!
 

W I N D O W S   I R C   C L I E N T S

http://www.mirc.com/		 mIRC is by far, the most popular client in use for Internet Relay Chat on the Windows platform. There are versions of this client available for both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of Windows, including Windows 3.1, Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP. Please ensure that you download the appropriate version of this client for your version of Windows.

http://www.pirch.com/		 pIRCh is another popular IRC client for Windows. Again, versions of pIRCh exist for multiple versions of Windows. Though not quite as popular as mIRC, pIRCh has the advantage of letting you connect to multiple servers at the same time.

http://www.visualirc.net/		 Many features, integration with Windos Explorer, shared whiteboard, colour, multiple servers, scripting language, English Spanish and German, and (via ActiveX) can be scripted routines in VBScript, JavaScript, Perl, Python, or any other ActiveX scripting language.
 
M A C I N T O S H   I R C   C L I E N T S

http://www.ircle.com/		 IRCle is far and away the most popular Macintosh IRC client. IRCle is so popular, in fact, that it has virtually no competitors in the Macintosh space. Fortunately, it is an excellent IRC client, offering outstanding features, including the ability to connect with multiple IRC servers at the same time. IRCle works with MacOS 7.x or higher.

http://www.shadowirc.com/		 A fast and configurable MacOS client; supports plugins, and is available for free including source under the GNU Public License.

http://www.snak.com/		 A powerful and up to date Macintosh IRC client. Hey, it even does drag and drop! Fewer scripts available than for ircle, and it uses more memory, but some people prefer its appearance and interface.
 
U N I X   I R C   C L I E N T S

http://www.xchat.org/		 X-Chat is a fully featured IRC client by Peter Zelezny; it uses the GTK toolkit and can be compiled to use GNOME and PERL scripting. X-Chat is said to be very similar to the Amiga AmIRC IRC client.

http://www.bitchx.org/		 BitchX is probably the most popular UNIX/Linux client at this time, with a very good support structure and features on par with IRC clients for other platforms, including scripting. The advantages to BitchX are ease-of-use, the user base, which is very extensive, and the fact that versions exist for virtually every flavor of UNIX.

http://www.epicsol.org/		 Epic is much more powerful than BitchX, but not quite as friendly to install or use. Don't bother with this one unless you're a pretty confident UNIX driver, but if you are, Epic rewards your patience with a much more extensive feature set and programmability. Epic's scripting capabilities are particularly good.

W E B   S E R V E R S
http://www.hostway.com All web servers and e-mail listservers used by UCIP are provided by Hostway.
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