As an additional option for you ... I've been using sirc, a Perl based client without problems for several months. It's all very straight forward. Commands are preceeded by a slash. Everything else you type is broadcast when you press enter. John J. Boyer writes: > From: "John J. Boyer" <director@chpi.org> > > Brian, > > I've been wondering for a long time whether IRC would be practical for me, > since I use braille. How does one get on IRC using Linux? i assume there > is a command already available. Once on, how does one go about setting > options, etc. > > Thanks for answering dumb questions. > > John > > > -- > Computers to Help People, Inc. > http://www.chpi.org > 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175