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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!news.cps.udayton.edu!news.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!news.texas.net!newsfeed.concentric.net!winternet.com!mr.net!news.mr.net!cronkite.polaristel.net!news From: John Abbott <jabbott@wolf.co.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: IRC Server Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 22:39:24 -0500 Organization: MEANS Lines: 24 Message-ID: <316C7EEC.49C@wolf.co.net> References: <31633D22.7DA2@hiwaay.net> <xZRIdMD4F99aez2@borki.zug.use.ch> <4kbo81$7lq@spock.dis.cccd.edu> <316A9B91.41C67EA6@mxim.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.9.120.126 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0B2 (Win95; I) To: Michael Enkelis <michaele@mxim.com> Michael Enkelis wrote: > > Steps to install ircd 2.8.21 on FreeBSD: > > Step 1. Make sure following entrys are in /etc/services file: > irc 6667/tcp #Internet Relay Chat Protocol > irc 6667/udp #Internet Relay Chat Protocol > > Step 2. Make sure following entry is in /etc/inetd.conf file: > irc stream tcp nowait irc /usr/local/bin/ircd ircd -o > > Step 3. Install a ircd.conf file into /usr/local/lib/ircd > with valid information, Eg: valid M: anA: lines: > M:enky.mxim.com:*:Enkys Home Computer:6667 > A:Enkys Home Computer:Main Client Server:Michael Enkelis <michaele@enky.mxim.com> > > That should enable the irc daemon, at least for me. I this get an error abbott inetd[82]: irc/tcp: no such user 'irc', service ignored I am trying some other things but this is closer than I have been. Thanks! :-) --ja