Persistent IRC

Login to a server that has good uptime and the programs screen and irssi installed. One such server is ruby.cat.pdx.edu which you should be able to ssh to with your CECS credentials. Next, run the command:

screen

You should be given some text explaining screen, and prompting you to press enter (do so). Then, run the command:

irssi

Irssi is a cmdline IRC client. It has its own cmd interface. From this cmd interface type

/connect irc.cat.pdx.edu

You should see a lot of text welcoming you to the PSU IRC server. Now, you can set your nickname by typing

/nick <nick you want>

To join our team channel type

/join #teamfalcon

When you want to log off of IRC you can tell screen to “detach” by typing Ctrl-A and then d (that’s two keystrokes in succession) or by just closing your ssh window. Now, when you want to reconnect to IRC simply log back onto ruby.cat.pdx.edu and run the command

screen -aARD

This command will “reattach” your session and you will be able to see everything that has been discussed while you were away.