Gamers.IRC version 5.16 was released just after the New Year’s Eve. The version includes “small improvements,” according to the official release notes. New/Bugfix/Changed: Some small things New: Aliases: clear, clearall, mar New: Winamp control Bugfix/Changed: L/Q Admin Changed: UserInfo Changed: Installer copies files to %APPDATA%\mIRC when using Vista with UAC Update: mIRC 6.31 Update: FAQ [...]
IRSeeK quietly relaunched a few weeks ago after creating a big stir back in December before shutting down to reassess their policies. Since their new policies only meet some of our conditions in our post, “What IRSeeK means to WyldRyde and you,” we’re unable to welcome IRSeekBots on WyldRyde. There is no need to opt-out [...]
A windows installer is now available for IRSSI version 0.8.12 and better. Joshua Dick and I (Sebastian Pipping) have been putting our work into improving the Irssi experience for Windows users. We made an installer built on NSIS and an USB archive made to be put on an USB stick and allow carrying your personal [...]
Chris Pirillo held a fundraiser for WyldRyde Sunday night and New Years Eve by performing whatever contributors requested he do. He sang songs, sang as Tina Turner, did peanut butter and jelly time, impersonated the star wars kid and angry german kid, danced, danced some more, put his dog Wicket on his head, compared Leopard [...]
2007 has been a great year for the WyldRyde IRC Network. Over 120 new channels have been registered during the year and the network now averages over 675 users connected at any given time. Most evenings it grows to an average of at least 750 users! At the time of this posting, the network has [...]
XChat.org has announced they released version 2.8.5e for Windows 2000 or better. Support for Windows 98 and Windows ME has been dropped. You can now optionally install OpenSSL libraries, if you prefer to use them instead of Window’s own SChannel library. Fixed a crash if you changed the channel-switcher to Hidden and then back to [...]
A minor update for the PSPIRC client has been released. The update included a bug fix for the login menu. Apparently the PSP would freeze if a key was depressed while the script menu is selected.
FoxNews reports that Russian programmers have created a chat bot that flirts and provokes chat room users into revealing personal information which may be used to steal the target’s identity. The bot is marketed as a tool for men who wish to meet women but don’t want to be bored making introductions and small talk [...]
According to reports, Jason Michael Downey, 24, of Dry Ridge, Kentucky was sentenced to serve 12 months in Federal prison for unlawful computer intrusion. He was ordered to serve three years on suspended release, and ordered to pay $21,110 in restitution and to perform 150 hours of community service. Documents presented in court by the [...]
There has been a lot of debate and controversy since last Friday when TechCrunch reported, “Will IRSeeK Have A Chilling Effect on IRC Chat?” If you’re unfamiliar, IRSeeK claims to be the most comprehensive IRC search engine and according to TechCrunch they had indexed over 300 million IRC conversations in 2,000+ IRC chat channels across [...]
