README

Beginners guide to install irchat.

1) in your home directory, create directory `elisp' (mkdir elisp)

2) copy irchat.elc into that directory.

3) then write the following lines in your ~/.emacs -file

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(setq load-path (append (list
                         "~/elisp")
			load-path))

(autoload 'irchat "irchat" "Irchat" t)

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and then you are ready to go with `M-x irchat'

and if you want to send/receive files, copy dcc.perl (dcc) in some
directory that is in your PATH environment variable.

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- Version 3.0 and higher supports IDEA encryption.

- Version 4.0 and higher supports MSN Messenger protocol.

- Version 5.0 and higher supports UTF-8 from the network and
  has abolished MSN Messenger protocol.

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To build your own irchat.elc

$ make gnuemacs
Makes full version for GNU Emacs

$ make gnuemacs-nocrypto 
Makes version for GNU Emacs without crypto

$ make gnuemacs-nocrypto-smallutf
Makes version for GNU Emacs with smaller UNICODE tables and no crypto

$ make xemacs
Makes full version for XEmacs

$ make xemacs-nocrypto 
Makes version for XEmacs without crypto

$ make xemacs-nocrypto-smallutf
Makes version for XEmacs with smaller UNICODE tables and no crypto