On 5/13/2014 2:32 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 12 May 2014 21:43:33 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>> After a computer failure nearly two weeks ago (and now a new-to-me
>> laptop with Win8), I can finally access RFC - yay!!! Now to get
>> 'chat' resolved :/ mIRC won't access the 'irc.networkjunkies.net' (or
>> any other) server, and I'm not happy - oh well <G>.
>
> Please kick my ghost if you see it!
>
>> At least
>> #rec.food.cooking access works on my android tablet - better than
>> nothing, that's for sure. I'll figure it out eventually, knock on wood!
>>
>
> If you find an android chat app you can live with, please share it
> with me! For that matter, if you find a news reader you like - please
> share, because I didn't like whatever it was that I found was not
> satisfactory.

YAY!!!!

Sorry, didn't see your 'ghost', sf. As always, when all else fails -
reboot -

Somehow (don't ask me how!!!) mIRC now works with this Win8 machine -
woohoo - heheheh. Sure beats using that teeny keyboard on the 10"
tablet, which is better than no access, that's undeniable

For an android tablet newsreader, I use(d) "PhoNews" except it would not
let me post unless I purchased the 'app' (won't do that). Thank
goodness I now have Thunderbird up and working on the laptop - woohoo!

For an IRC android tablet (jelly bean, whatever) app/client, I used
"AndroIRC", and it was a bare-bones IRC app, and it's definitely better
than no connection at all. I'm just glad I finally got my mIRC client
to connect now

server(s) = irc.networkforjunkies.com
channel = #rec.food.cooking

HTH

Sky, who's still working to configure this dang-fangled Win8 laptop !!!