Re: [TCLUG:10789] IRC general question

[ryan goldberg <rgoldber@d.umn.edu>]

Get the identd package (it should have came with your distribution
actually) install it and make sure it's being started in /etc/inetd.conf

-ryan           be kind.

On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Brian J. Ackermann wrote:

> Ok, a few weeks back it was suggested to me that I log on to an IRC channel
> (#linux) to more easily communicate with an individual.  I was unable to
> connect to the irc.umn.edu:6667 server, due to an 'ident' error, which, I've
> since learned, means I need some kind of ident server to connect through.
> What must I do to connect to these servers?  I've got two recent clients.
> Ircle for the mac, and mIRC for wintel.  mIRC even comes with something it
> calls an ident server, but, upon activating it, I see no difference upon
> login, just the following...
> 
> -
> [14:18] *** Connecting to irc.umn.edu (6667)
> -
> [14:18] -irc.umn.edu- *** Looking up your hostname...
> -
> [14:18] -irc.umn.edu- *** Found your hostname, cached
> -
> [14:18] -irc.umn.edu- *** Checking Ident
> -
> [14:18] -irc.umn.edu- *** No Ident response
> -
> Closing Link: 144.15.8.107 (You are not authorized to use this server)
> -
> [14:18] *** Disconnected
> 
> ==========
> 
> I just need to get this working, because I hate to leave things
> unfinished...
> 
> 
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