On Sep 11, 1996 at 10:11, Gaelyne Gasson of 3:800/809.64 wrote:

 GG> Windows users have a definite advantage over Unix text IRC users.  You
 GG> can obscure your Email address and keep prying eyes from knowing who
 GG> you really are...

You can do the same thing in a text-only UNIX environment too (subject to
the IRC client you're using, of course);  as I recall, ircII reads a few
environment variables called something like (a bit rusty here):

IRCNAME
IRCNICK

I seem to recall you could change both from within ircII, too.  Cheers..


    - dave
    d.begley{at}ieee.org

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