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- From: zell@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Joseph Zell)
- Subject: Re: I REQUEST RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTION...
- Message-ID: <Btt2sJ.IHG@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Keywords: answers answers answers
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <BtrD2q.1sz@cs.dal.ca> <1992Aug29.233043.12716@rat.csc.calpoly.edu>
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 16:50:29 GMT
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- asamonte@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Just some loser...) writes:
- >First I would like to mention...that's three questions. But, actually
- >I don't think irc is too accessable. There is 2 or 3 limiting factors.
- >First, the person has to have access to a modem and the net. The majority
- >of people in the world don't have that. Second, they have to know about irc
- >before hand. It's not something you can really 'stumble' upon. Third
- >You have to be able to get to it. Usually that irc is installed on their
- >site (though people can use telnet clients, that's why it was or 3)
-
- Actually, you're wrong about 'stumbling' upon IRC. When I received a booklet
- on how to use my new account at U of I, there was a page long advertisement
- about some chat thing called IRC. I tried it out, started reading the HELP,
- and voila.
- Joe
-
- >--
- --
- zell@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu * "What if they went nowhere?"
- Joe Zell * "Then this is your big chance to get away from it all."
- CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! * -Admiral Kirk and Dr. McCoy, STII:TWOK
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