FAQ.HELPIRC

Frequently asked questions:
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What am I supposed to write into the :server field in RXIRC NAMES?
 
| You don't have a server? Check out the "servers.*" list which
| is available by ftp on cs-ftp.bu.edu in /irc/support/.
 
 Why can't rxIRC have everything that ircII has?
 
  Because ircII is a giant program that a lot of people have worked on
  to be able to do all of that. rxIRC is a relatively little program
  which I also want to stay that way, or it might get unpleasantly
  slow in execution!
 
 Strange says:
  There is no /on because no one wants to code it.  None of the people
  who have worked on rxIRC NEED or WANT /on.  :P
 
Why when I do something outside of rxIRC with /exec, or simply read
the /help files, the server signs me off?
 
  In this case the evil ping goblin has bitten you. A particularity of the
  IRC protocol is that the server expects your client program to reply to
  a PING message it sends about every minute or so, when you have been
  idle. When you start a command with ! or /exec, rxIRC is not able to
  reply to the PING and the server closes the connection on you. Poof.
 
You have a bug, "/who -h *.il" doesn't work!
 
  No, I don't have such a bug. The "-h" and "-s" options are specific
  to ircII. They are NOT standard. It is the normal and natural way
  to do it simply with "/who *.il". Or what about trying /local.
 
rxIRC crashes and then no communication software (like CHAT) works
anymore!
 
  rxIRC should not crash, if it does please report that to me.
  To unlock your machine in such a situation it is not necessary to
  re-IPL it, instead just do "NUCXDROP REXXWAIT". "NUCXMAP" shows
  what so-called nucleus extensions are loaded in your machine.
 
It tells me loader table overflow
 
  Use 'SET LDRTBLS 10' in your PROFILE or in the RXIRC EXEC.
 
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