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==Web Chat==
NCEAS has dedicated chat rooms for tech support and general computing questions. You can start chatting immediately by [http://webchat.nceas.ucsb.edu/?channels=nceas visiting our web interface].

;Web Interface: http://webchat.nceas.ucsb.edu/?channels=nceas

==Rooms==
 #nceas - main NCEAS channel
 #nceas-eco - ecologist room
 #nceas-admin - admin/staff room
 #kdi - metacat help
 #seek
 #msi - that other building
 #kepler - kepler user and dev channel
 #pisco


==IRC Clients==
We recommend the use of the open source IRC program XChat for Linux, and Colloquy for OS X, and Pidgin for Windows.

===Recommended===
* Windows: [http://www.pidgin.im/ Pidgin]
* OS X: [http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy]
* Linux: (your linux distro should already have XChat, if not: http://www.xchat.org/download/ )

====Pidgin Room Setup====
* Open Pidgen
* Click Add Chat
* in Channel type add the channels, in order you want them to be seen.  ie #nceas-commits,#msi,#nceas,#nceas-admin,#sysnotify
* Click Autojoin box

====Xchat Setup====
Select '''Xchat''' then '''Network''' List to bring up the list of Networks, then '''Add''' and '''Edit''' to add the NCEAS server.

[[Image:Xchatsetup.png|Thumb|Description]]


===Additional===
Chatzilla plugin for Firefox:<br />
* Works on all operating systems: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/16/

XChat:<br>
* The XChat download for Windows from xchat.org is shareware, instead use the link above download a free version.
* A list of all windows xchat builds: http://b0at.tx0.org/xchat/

mIRC:<br>
* mIRC is an excellent IRC program for Windows, but is shareware, and cannot legally be used for more than 30 days without being purchased.

'''There are many other clients available, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_IRC_clients Wikipedia for a comprehensive list].'''



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