[TriLUG] IRC lack-of-fun

Dave Sorenson dave at logicalgeek.com
Wed Aug 30 17:14:41 EDT 2006


Let's just say that running IRC is written out on paper as forbidden and 
blocked. Jabber is unknown right now so there is <feigns dumb look>I 
didn't know</feigns dumb look> wiggle room.

Chris Knowles wrote:
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> Hmm... no knickers twisted here.
>
> I was mainly trying to point out that there is more than one way to skin
> a cat.
>
> Use of irssi and screen are actually a better fit for me than use of
> something that would have no history of before I came in.  (in that I
> don't want to keep xchat or an IM client running ALL the time)
>
> I'm intrigued by how you can't run SSH and IRC for "political" reasons,
> but a jabber client doing the exact same thing would be OK.
>
> CJK
>
> Dave Sorenson wrote:
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>> Good for you.. I'm glad that works for you. Politically it would not
>> work for me for more reasons that I can get into on a public forum.  I
>> don't "want something else" like a spoiled child, I'm sorry you got that
>> impression. If Trilug chooses to not run a jabber server that's fine
>> with me. The question was asked about alternatives and I responded. I'm
>> sorry if got your knickers in a twist. Geeze
>>
>> DS
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Knowles wrote:
>>     
>>> So, the use of the "We block IRC at work so I want something else"
>>> argument isn't really effective.
>>>
>>> CJK
>>>
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