RXIRC.README

Subject: rxIRC 4.1 - IRC client for VM/CMS 370 systems
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.vm-util,alt.irc.announce,de.comm.internet,de.talk.chat
Keywords: IRC rxIRC rexx vm cms internet bitnet rexx/socket
 
Introducing rxIRC:
 
     rxIRC is a client software for VM to connect to the IRC network, the
Internet Relay Chat, which nowadays counts an average of 3000 users online
day and night, from all over the world, therefore being the biggest
international interactive conferencing system on the planet.
 
     You can make use of this program only if you have access to a machine
with VM/CMS-type operating system with TCPIP extension installed. To find
out you logon and type 'CP QUERY TCPIP', if it replies 'TCPIP - DSC' then
chances are good, otherwise check up with your administration.
 
     rxIRC is a program written in interpreted RexX, a rather easy to learn
language that gives you a chance to add own features if you miss something
or modify things you dislike.  rxIRC supports the complete set of standard
IRC client commands plus a bunch of extras and is more or less up to date
with the current state of development of the IRC protocol.
 
New features in rxIRC 2.1:
 
* /notify - Finally it's in, thanks to Michael Letourneau
* builtin WWW server, secure and stable!
* /export to specify what files are available for WWW, typically /export *.html
* /omit - Filter channel talk that you don't want to listen to
* Support for server passwords
* The CONNECT RXIRC script is sourced right after you connect to a server
* Small fixes and protocol parsing updates
 
Requirements:
 
     The TCPIP handling of rxIRC is done with help of RXSOCKET version 2.
You need to have this package installed, or at least the basic modules.
There are some restrictions concerning the use of RXSOCKET:
- The new version is not compatible to the old one, if you have
  programs using version 1 they won't work when you install version 2.
- VM TCP/IP version 2 is required.
- rxIRC should run on CMS 3 up to 9 (370, XA, ESA or XC MACHINE modes)
 
     If you are going to install rxIRC on a big public disk, you probably
want to install the complete REXX/SOCKET package. You can do so by issueing
TELL LISTSERV AT CUNYVM GET RXSOCKET PACKAGE. Beware that you will be sent
the beauty of over 80 files after this!
 
     If you want to run rxIRC just by yourself, and RXSOCKET isn't available
already (rxIRC tells you so) then merely issue these commands to get the
modules:
   TELL LISTSERV AT CUNYVM GET RXSOCKET MODULE
   TELL LISTSERV AT CUNYVM GET REXXWAIT MODULE
 
 
rxIRC itself can be obtained from:
 
<Internet>
Europe:
 [Home Site]	ftp ftp.m.biologie.tu-muenchen.de  (129.187.220.2 or .9)
		mget /pub/comp/rxirc/*.*
 
 [Finland]	ftp nic.funet.fi
		mget /pub/unix/irc/rxirc/*.*
 
America:	ftp ftp.iastate.edu
		mget /pub/irc/clients/rxirc/2.0/*.*
 
Australia:	ftp coombs.anu.edu.au
		mget /pub/irc/rxirc/*.*
 
 
rxIRC installers are invited to join the rxIRC mailing list by sending a
'SUB RXIRC-L <your-full-name>' command to LISTSERV AT VMTECQRO.