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Please assist a shell newbie

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Please assist a shell newbie

Post by Feanixxx »

I have used mIrc and mIrc bots for years via Windows.

I have just rented a shell from ratpack.shacknet.nu

Soooooooooooooooo

1. Anyone heard of them, are they any good or should I look elsewhere?

2. I want to connect to IRC thru the shell and setup an eggdrop. I have two allowed processes. The bot counts as one, obviously, but does my connecting thru BitchX (assuming they have it) count as another process?

3. I am new to Unix (tho I have read the commands on this site snf bought a manual) can anyone please point me to some sites/faqs/texts to help me make the most of a shell?

4. I have just loaded and am learning Linux (Red Cap 9) on my laptop. I currently run a small Bircd server to let me test my mirc scripts off line in Windows. Does anyone know the Linux equivalent of a small, simple personal server so I can script and test my eggdrop?? I don't want to load anything large and complex - Linux newbie here, trying to swim before I drown :))

Sorry about all the questions but any help would be most gratefully received.

Thanks
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Re: Please assist a shell newbie

Post by t »

Feanixxx wrote: 2. I want to connect to IRC thru the shell and setup an eggdrop. I have two allowed processes. The bot counts as one, obviously, but does my connecting thru BitchX (assuming they have it) count as another process?
Yes, tho i imagine the actual limit being 3 ( your shell + two procs )
Feanixxx wrote: 3. I am new to Unix (tho I have read the commands on this site snf bought a manual) can anyone please point me to some sites/faqs/texts to help me make the most of a shell?
Well, since i'm a FreeBSD user myself i visit www.bsdforums.org
Feanixxx wrote: 4. I have just loaded and am learning Linux (Red Cap 9) on my laptop. I currently run a small Bircd server to let me test my mirc scripts off line in Windows. Does anyone know the Linux equivalent of a small, simple personal server so I can script and test my eggdrop?? I don't want to load anything large and complex - Linux newbie here, trying to swim before I drown :))
Well, assuming you can understand english, i can't imagine FreeBSD being too hard to use for you. However, if you're not a native english speaker or can't understand english all that well, i suggest you find someone who you can communicate with in your chosen language to help you out with FreeBSD.

The FreeBSD handbook itself is a great resource concerning the use of FreeBSD. I've set up ircd-hybrid servers under FreeBSD, no problems with these.. compiles went well, and assuming you know how to configure one ( the inlucded documentation is really sufficient ) you're set.
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Post by Feanixxx »

I shall investigate FreeBSD forthwith.

Thank you very much for your help.
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