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From: ccdarg@zippy.dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: IRC for OpenVMS
Message-ID: <1995Oct16.144943.21338@zippy.dct.ac.uk>
Date: 16 Oct 95 14:49:43 +0100
References: <45pi9i$uhc@vekkula.pcuf.fi>
Organization: University of Abertay Dundee
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In article <45pi9i$uhc@vekkula.pcuf.fi>, sakeli@pcuf.fi (Sakari Heinonen) writes:

> I would like to have information on IRC clients written for OpenVMS.
> I already know there is one client available via anonymous ftp at
> hylk.helsinki.fi in <.vax.irc> directory, but this program only
> works on VAX, not on Alpha.
>  
> Any information on IRC clients for OpenVMS will be appreciated.
> Please do not post to comp.os.vms but reply directly to sakeli@pcuf.fi.
> I will then provide a summary based on the answers.

Try anon ftp to ftp.tay.ac.uk in [anonymous.pub.vms.ircii]. There
are prebuilt binaries for AXP (as well as sources)
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Alan Greig                           Tel: (01382) 308802
University of Abertay Dundee       Email: A.Greig@tay.ac.uk
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