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Connecting with Smuxi

Smuxi is an open-source IRC client that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

1. From the menu bar, select Server → Add.
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2. Fill in the details:
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   1. Hostname: fill in the bouncer server address (it should look like example.ircnow.org)
   2. Port: 31337
   3. Network: fill in the name of the network you want to connect to
   4. Nickname: fill in the bouncer username
   5. 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.
   6. Check Automatically connect to server at startup
   7. Check Use Encryption
   8. Check Validate Server Certificate
   9. Click OK.
3. From the menu bar, select Server → Connect.
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4. Click Connect at the bottom-right corner.
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5. If you see a message saying ZNC is not yet connected to the network, type /znc connect -- wait a few minutes to connect.