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@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Introduction ============ IPChat is a simple and small ncurses-based chat program, written in C, - where you find your partners (what we call contacts) by their IP - addresses or hostnames (so you may use it with dyn-dns things). + where you find your contacts using their IP addresses or hostnames (so + you can use it with dyn-dns things). - Even though it's meant to be a very lightweight program, it already has - nice features like colors, terminal window resizing, line editing and + Even though it's meant to be a very lightweight program, it has nice + features like colors, terminal window resizing, line editing and recalling of previously written lines. It mantains a persistent contact list, and it works like an "instant @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Installation ============ This program should compile on most POSIX compliant systems. It has been - tested on GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd and HP-UX. If you have a POSIX system where - it does not compile, please report it as a bug. + tested on GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd. If you have a POSIX system where it + does not compile, please report it as a bug. The ncursesw library is needed. You must install the development package for your distribution, something like libncursesw5-dev. You may also @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ Installation You may also install gnutls if you wish your connections to be encrypted. You must install the development package for your distribution, something - like libgnutls-dev. This is optional, and it can also be disabled adding - the --without-gnutls argument to the configure script. + like libgnutls-dev. This is optional, and it can also be disabled by + passing --without-gnutls to the configure script. Then, just run: @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Usage also be added to his/her list of contacts. So only one of the two friends has to run the /add command. - Connected contacts appear on the top of the list of contacts (on the + Connected contacts appear at the top of the list of contacts (on the right). If more than one contact is connected, you use function keys (F1, F2, ..., F12), or /1, /2, /3 (in case some function key does not work) to switch among their windows. You see in the contact list which @@ -115,17 +115,16 @@ Network problems Routers ------- - If you use a router to connect to Internet (an ADSL router, for example), - you need to configure it properly so incomming connection requests go to - your computer. As many other applications require this, you should - already have it properly configured. In many routers, setting the private - IP address of your computer as the "default host" will work. You may also - use "port forwarding" or use the router as a modem by setting your public - IP address in your computer. Please, check your router documentation. - Anyway, you don't need to fix this if your contacts do not have the same - problem, as it's enough for one of the two peers to be able to receive - connections. Note most routers are firewalls as well, so you may need to - read the next section. + You need to configure your router properly so incomming connection + requests go to your computer. As many other applications require this, + you may already have it properly configured. In many routers, setting the + private IP address of your computer as the "default host" will work. You + may also use "port forwarding" or use the router as a modem by setting + your public IP address in your computer. Please, check your router + documentation. Anyway, you don't need to fix this if your contacts do + not have the same problem, as it's enough for one of the two peers to be + able to receive connections. Note most routers are firewalls as well, so + you may need to read the next section. Firewalls --------- @@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ Distribution Copyright ========= - Copyright (C) 2004 Maximiliano Pin - Copyright (C) 2004 Julio A. Becerra + Copyright (C) 2004-2020 Maximiliano Pin, Julio A. Becerra Some files are copyrighted by the people who contributed them. IPChat is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |