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Bitlbee tunnels instant messaging traffic (including MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, Jabber) to a virtual IRC channel and virtual IRC queries. What does that mean in english I hear you say. Basically it lets you connect to yahoo, msn or google talk through your redbrick chat. | Bitlbee tunnels instant messaging traffic (including MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, Jabber) to a virtual IRC channel and virtual IRC queries. What does that mean in english I hear you say. Basically it lets you connect to yahoo, msn or google talk through your redbrick chat. | ||
== Starting Bitlbee == | == Starting Bitlbee in irssi== | ||
To start bitlbee in irssi type | To start bitlbee in irssi type | ||
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This opens a new window, the bitlbee control window. You'll notice there seems to be another person in this channel called "root". This is the bitlbee system (we'll tell you how to rename it later). | This opens a new window, the bitlbee control window. You'll notice there seems to be another person in this channel called "root". This is the bitlbee system (we'll tell you how to rename it later). | ||
== Starting Bitlbee in irssi== | |||
To add your bitlbee server to weechat just type in the weechat window | |||
/server add bitlbee zeus.redbrick.dcu.ie/8854 | |||
Before you connect you must have your nick set up so: | |||
/set irc.server.bitlbee.nicks "your nick" | |||
Then to connect simply type | |||
/connect bitlbee | |||
== Adding accounts == | == Adding accounts == | ||