How to Use IRC and Jabber for Remote Participation
If you want to take part in the RIPE Meeting but cannot attend in person, you can join the discussions by using instant messaging software. Both IRC and Jabber are supported. During each session, RIPE NCC staff monitor the remote feedback channels and relay any questions or comments to the presenter or session chair.
How it works:
- State your name and organisation/affiliation and then type your question or comment as clearly and concisely as possible.
- The channel monitor will read out all comments and questions when the presenter has called for questions.
- All discussions are then archived and made available to the public on this website.
Please note that there is a variable time delay between actual events at the meeting venue and the webcast. Although the channel monitor will inform the chat room that the presenter has asked for questions, you should ask your question as soon as you can.
We also provide webcasts and stenography transcripts for remote participation.
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IRC |
- There is one server for all users: jabber.ripe.net
- You will need to register your preferred handle in the form 'yourname@jabber.ripe.net'
- To join a channel, you will need to 'Join Group Chat' with:
- Group/Room: room name (See below)
- Server: conference.ripe.net
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- To connect to the RIPE Meeting IRC network, configure your software to use irc.ripe.net
- You may choose any nickname, as long as it does not conflict with an existing or reserved nickname
- To join a specific channel, the usual command is '/join #channel-name'.
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Channel Names for Sessions
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- anti-abuse: Anti-Abuse Working Group
- ap: Address Policy Working Group
- coop: Cooperation Working Group
- db: Database Working Group
- dns: DNS Working Group
- eix: European Internet eXchanges
- enum: ENUM Working Group
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- ipv6: IPv6 Working Group
- routing: Routing Working Group
- plenary: Plenary
- services: RIPE NCC Services Working Group
- tt: Test Traffic Working Group
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IMPORTANT: The RIPE Jabber server is not SSL-enabled. If you are using SSL for your current Jabber account, you may not be able to connect to the group chat rooms. Either disable SSL in your client, which is not recommended due to password exposure issues, or create a new account. |
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Using Jabber with Mac OS-X |
We recommend Coccinella as a good Jabber client for Mac OS X.
- Install the Coccinella application
- From the "Jabber" tab on the menu bar. Select "New Account"
- Complete the form and select "Register"
- If your chosen user name
is not
already taken, your account will be created and you will be logged in
- To join a chat room, select "Enter Room..." from the "Jabber" menu
- The conference server is "conference.ripe.net", select "Browse" and the
application will
show a list of available channels
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Remote Participation Live Pages
You can access the IRC and webcasts at the same time directly from our website on our RIPE 57 Live pages for the Amal Grand Ballroom and Salon III.
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