Frequently asked questions: -------------------------- 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. You still have a question? Write mail to or to '244661 at DOLUNI1'.