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On OS X, we'll be using ColloquyLimeChat, a popular graphical IRC chat client.
== IRC client setup instructions ==
# [httphttps://hivelocityitunes.dlapple.sourceforge.netcom/projectus/colloquy.mirrorapp/limechat/colloquy-latest.zipid414030210?mt=12 Download ColloquyLimeChat from thisthe linkMac App Store].
# Read through the material in this [https://techblog.willshouse.com/2012/12/11/limechat-tutorial/ LimeChat tutorial].
# Copy the Colloquy application to your Applications folder.
# '''Potential problem (and solution)''': When you try to open Colloquy, you may get a message from OS X saying that it's from an unidentified developer so you can't open it. To fix this, open your System Preferences application, click "Security & Privacy", click the "General" tab, and you may see an "Open Anyway" button regarding the Colloquy app that you just tried to open. You can click that button! You can also change the setting under "Allow applications downloaded from..." to "Anywhere".
# Read through the material on [http://www.smogon.com/irc/tutorials/colloquy Getting started with Colloquy] - but '''note''' that instead of connecting to the server name and channel name recommended in this tutorial, you should use the IRC server name and channel name listed below. We'll practice using IRC in depth later in the day.
== IRC client practice: joining the OpenHatch channel ==
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IRC server name: ircchat.freenode.net
channel name: #openhatch
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Given that information, and reviewing the Colloquy overview above, use Colloquythe app to connect to Freenode and join the OpenHatch channel. Pick any nickname you like. :) Once you have joined the channel, say hello!
== Registering a nickname on Freenode (optional) ==
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