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This page about <s><code>irc.mozilla.org</code></s> - Mozilla's [[IRC]] server. | |||
== As of March 2020, irc.mozilla.org has been permanently decommissioned == | |||
= As of March 2020, irc.mozilla.org has been permanently decommissioned = | |||
As of 2nd March 2020, Mozilla has moved away from [[IRC]] to [[Matrix]] for its public channels and the IRC server was shut down. | As of 2nd March 2020, Mozilla has moved away from [[IRC]] to [[Matrix]] for its public channels and the IRC server was shut down. | ||
This page is being retained for historical and reference purposes only. | This page is being retained for historical and reference purposes only. | ||
= History = | = History = | ||
== To ask questions == | |||
* Join a question-friendly channel like [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/introduction #introduction], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/mozillians #mozillians], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/newbies #newbies], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/seneca #seneca] or [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/coding #coding]. | |||
* Ask away! You don't have to ask permission to ask first. It is better to just blurt out your question, even though you don't know if anyone is paying attention. | |||
* Leave your IRC client open if nobody answers right away. Most of the folks on IRC do not spend all day watching their IRC client. They just leave it open while they're doing other things. It might be an hour before the right person notices your question. When answering someone's question, especially if there's a delay, the nick of the questioner should be used in the answer so that you'll see a highlighted line with their response. (eg: "lsblakk: the answer is 42") | |||
* Be prepared to ask in several places. Very often the first response to a question is, "I don't know, but you should ask that question in #developers or #devtools or #jsapi or any of a hundred other special-purpose channels. Over time, you'll get a better sense of which questions to ask where, but to start with, it's always OK to ask in #introduction. | |||
* Remember to be courteous. Don't repeat your question every time someone new enters the room. Don't individually ask everybody in the room if they know the answer. Don't type <code>helllooooooooo</code>. And if someone is rude to you, please do the rest of us a favor and respond politely anyway. | |||
== Connect to the Mozilla IRC server == | |||
You could connect to server using setting settings below. | You could connect to server using setting settings below. | ||
Protocol: IRC; | Protocol: IRC; | ||
Server URL: irc.mozilla.org; | <br>Server URL: irc.mozilla.org; | ||
Port: 6697; | <br>Port: 6697; | ||
SSL Connection: Checked; | <br>SSL Connection: Checked; | ||
Server Password: [blank]; | <br>Server Password: [blank]; | ||
Chat Server Port for users of [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716814 mobile carriers that block IRC (e.g. Verizon)] : 8443 | <br>Chat Server Port for users of [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=716814 mobile carriers that block IRC (e.g. Verizon)] : 8443 | ||
Nickname: Your_IRC_nickname | Nickname: Your_IRC_nickname | ||
Real Name: Your Name | Real Name: Your Name | ||
= Channels = | = Channels = | ||
== | == Good channels to start == | ||
Being new to IRC can be intimidating. Mozilla's IRC channels are very friendly and welcoming but some of them are geared to teams trying to get things done where others are more relaxed and open to new folks giving IRC or other Mozilla tools a try. | Being new to IRC can be intimidating. Mozilla's IRC channels are very friendly and welcoming but some of them are geared to teams trying to get things done where others are more relaxed and open to new folks giving IRC or other Mozilla tools a try. | ||
* #mozillians - meet other Mozilla project folks all over the world | |||
* #newbies - kind of self-explanatory, right? | |||
* #introduction - a place to get started and be welcoming to new contributors | |||
* #sf, #toronto - remote office's water-cooler hotspot for socializing and planning lunch | |||
== | == Channels to get help with IRC == | ||
If you're able to connect to IRC and join channels, try asking for help in [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/introduction #introduction], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/mozillians #mozillians], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/newbies #newbies], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/seneca #seneca] or [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/coding #coding]. The folks who hang out in those channels will be happy to help. | If you're able to connect to IRC and join channels, try asking for help in [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/introduction #introduction], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/mozillians #mozillians], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/newbies #newbies], [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/seneca #seneca] or [ircs://irc.mozilla.org/coding #coding]. The folks who hang out in those channels will be happy to help. | ||
==How to ask questions on IRC== | ==How to ask questions on IRC== | ||
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* [http://www.irssi.org/documentation/startup Irssi Startup HOWTO] | * [http://www.irssi.org/documentation/startup Irssi Startup HOWTO] | ||
* [http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/ Irssi Basics] | * [http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/ Irssi Basics] | ||
[[Category:Legacy]] [[Category:IRC]] [[Category:Mozilla's History]] | |||