Connecting with Smuxi
Smuxi is an open-source IRC client that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
From the menu bar, select Server → Add.\
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Fill in the details:\
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# Hostname: fill in the bouncer server address (it should look like example.ircnow.org)
# Port: 31337
# Network: fill in the name of the network you want to connect to
# Nickname: fill in the bouncer username
# Password: username/network:password -- For example, if your username is john, the network you want to connect to is ircnow, and your password is abcde12345, then fill in john/ircnow:abcde12345.
# Check Automatically connect to server at startup
# Check Use Encryption
# Check Validate Server Certificate
# Click OK.
From the menu bar, select Server → Connect.\
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Click Connect at the bottom-right corner.\
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