there is a way to accomplish this. I've tried it on several occasions and found it to be quite a dandy little feature. when you start BitchX, issue the command like this. "BitchX -d" this will force the client to start in dumb mode. this means you won't get all that pretty stuff. hth On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Georgina wrote: > Hi > > My local Linux Users Group have set up an IRC channel and I would like to > use it. I've tried bitchx but I had difficulty in understanding the help > file as it seem to use characters for decoration. Perhaps, there's a way of > cleaning up the display? I wondered if anyone could suggest either an > alternative to bitchx or a way to configure it to be more user friendly? > > > Gena > > Announcing: > Blindness Advocacy and Self - Help Online. > To subscribe send a blank message to: bashonline-subscribe at yahoogroups.com > or visit www.bashonline.org > > Personal Contact Details: > E-mail: gena at gena-j.net WWW Site: http://www.gena-j.net > > Mobile phone (UK) 07951 196268 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Shaun Oliver. "We realize we have a problem with communication. However, we're not going to discuss it with our staff." email: shauno at goanna.net.au ICQ: 76958435