I've opened the #nitrotracker IRC channel permanently. Tobias had it open a few days ago but didn't set it up to stay, but now it's open for business and has the resident Espernet trackerscene bot resident.
Automatic Idle people indicator:
If you talk, you will be set +v, if you idle for more than 45 minutes, you will be set -v.
Seen System:
Track down IRC members using !seen. As the bot crosses nearly all of the scene channels on Espernet, this is extremely functional with a comprehensive history log, tracking as far back as 2 years.
TinyURL:
Post a long link, get a tiny URL returned if it's over a length which would make some IRC clients balk at long URLs (think Ebay).
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Come and join the channel. Sit idle, and grow the channel. Growing is important, even if you don't chat, because once it reaches a critical mass of idlers, chat traffic can occur spontaneously.
If you would like to mingle with other musicians and trackers alike, you are welcome to also join the #modarchive IRC channel, also on the same network.
Joining: Requirements.
Windows IRC Client: The most used for Windows is mIRC.
http://mirc.com It's registerware after 30 days but you can still use it for well past the limit. I'm on my 130th day on the client at work
Linux IRC Client: kVIRC, BitchX, IRSSI, XChat. Take your pick.
Multiplatform: Pidgin IM Client.
To join the channel(s):
/server irc.esper.net
/join #nitrotracker
/join #modarchive
Any comments/questions, drop them here.