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 +====Crash Course in irc with EPIC====
 +
 +You are using the EPIC irc client.  Assuming you have the correct help
 +files for your client, you are using version 4 of EPIC.  EPIC is a variant
 +of the ircII client that contains countless enhancements, while retaining
 +near full backward compatibility with ircII version 2.8.2.
 +
 +EPIC offers a staggering number of features, far too many to describe here.
 +Instead, this document will show you the basics you'll need to get started
 +with irc and with EPIC.
 +
 +All commands in EPIC are prefixed with a '/' This is called the command
 +character, and is used to distinguish typed commands from messages intended
 +for a channel.  Here are some basic commands that you should become familiar
 +with.  In these examples, do not actually include the <> characters when you
 +enter the command.
 +
 +   /help <n> <topic>   This is the single most important command available
 +                       in this client.  If you don't know what a command
 +                       does, chances are it is documented in the online
 +                       help.  When all else fails, look here.  The 'n' is
 +                       a section number, and 'topic' is the command to
 +                       get help on.  If you use /help by itself, a list
 +                       of sections is given.
 +
 +   /join <channel>     This makes you join the specified channel.  For all
 +                       intents and purposes, channels always start with a
 +                       '#' character.
 +
 +   /part <channel>     This makes you leave the specified channel.
 +
 +   /nick <new nick>    This lets you choose a new nickname.  You may use
 +                       any nickname you like, as long as someone else isn't
 +                       currently using it.
 +
 +   /msg <someone>      This lets you send a private message to the specified
 +                       nickname.
 +
 +   /server <server>    This lets you switch to a new irc server.
 +
 +   /whois <someone>    This will give you some information about the given
 +                       nickname, such as the person's Internet address, the
 +                       channels and server s/he is on, etc.
 +
 +   /names <channel>    This shows you a list of everyone on the specified
 +                       channel.  You will automatically see a listing for
 +                       any channel you join.
 +
 +   /list               This lets you list all the channels on your irc
 +                       network.  This may not be a good idea, because some
 +                       networks have several thousand channels.
 +
 +These commands should be sufficient to get you started.  If you want to learn
 +more about EPIC, reading the online help is a good way to start.  If you have
 +questions about irc in general, join one of the irc help channels and ask
 +someone.  On EFnet, the channel is #irchelp, on Undernet it's #wasteland, and
 +on DALnet it's #dalnethelp.
  
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