Snak - IRC for the Mac

An IRC Client is a program that lets you participate in discussions in Internet Relay Chat channels. If you are using a Windows machine, you might like to use mIRC, but if you are using a Mac [Apple MacIntosh], you will need to use Mac software, as mIRC is only for Windows operating systems. You can download a trial version of Snak from the official Snak website.

Please note that the instructions below are no longer for the current version, so we suggest you visit the official Snak website.

To follow these instructions correctly make sure your using the PPC version which applies to OS7.x-9.x (not OSX).

As these screenshots use the setup assistant. To use the setup assistant you will also need to make sure there is isn't a file called 'snak data' in the System -> Preferences folder.
If you already use snak for connecting to other irc servers, it's recommended you don't delete the snak data file as it contains that information.

1. Click the right arrow.





2. Type in your irc name (e.g. the name you want to people to see whilst in the chat room).
3. You will also need to put in an alternative name for the reason described in the picture.
4. Click the right arrow.





5. Click the right arrow.





6. Make sure Intergrated Input Field is selected.
7. Click the right arrow.





8. Make sure 'Intergrated User List' is selected.
9. Click the right arrow.





10. Make sure New Window is selected.
11. Click the right arrow.





12. Click the Server button.





13. Click the Add button on the left hand side.





14. Type mc2
15. Click OK.





16. Make sure mc2 is highlighted in the left column.
17. Click the Add button on the right hand side.





18. Details should be as follows:
• Name - maindrain.vicnet.net.au
• Port - 6667
• Comment - (This is optional)
• Timeout - (This is upto you, I used 240 seconds as an example)
19. Click OK.





20. Click OK.




Putting in a 'Channel' name at this point is optional. In this example I decided not to.
21. Click the right arrow.





22. Click the Go Ahead button.





23. Click OK.





24. If you don't wish to purchase the software at this point, click the Buy Later button.





25. Click Add button.





26. Details as follows:
• Name: Type in the name of the channel on mc2 you want to connect to e.g. demo
• Topic: is optional, in this example I left it blank.
• Preferred connection: should either be set to 'Any Connection' or 'mc2', in this example I set it to 'mc2'.
• Show in channel menu under the Tools menu is optional
27. Click OK.




To join the channel you want, it should show the channel name in the white box next to the channel (in this case #demo) and it should be set to on mc2.
28. Click Join.





29. It should then automatically connect you to the channel.


See Snak Homepage: www.snak.com

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