Connecting with Thunderbird
Thunderbird is an open-source mail client that can also be used for IRC.
Click on the menu button, then click on New.\
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Click on Chat Account\
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Choose IRC\
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Fill in your nickname and server (it will look like example.ircnow.org).\
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If you have a NickServ password, you can enter it here. Otherwise, leave this blank. NOTE: This is not the same as the bouncer password from IRCNow.\
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Set port to 31337 and check SSL.\
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Review the settings and click Done.\
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Click on the menu button again, then select Preferences.\
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Click I accept the risk!\
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In the search bar, type your username. Find your account number (in this case 1). Then, right-click on the empty area and click New, then String.\
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Type messenger.account.accountN.options.serverPassword in the field, where N is the number of the account. In this case, it is 1.\
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Press OK, then enter your bouncer username, the network you want, and bouncer password in the format username/network:password -- for example, if your username is john and you want to connect to ircnow, you might fill in john/ircnow:abcde12345.\
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