Party (party) is a multi-user chat program. Everything you type is shown on the screen of others who are running party. Everything they type is shown on your screen.
In order to use party, you must be logged in to Grex
. There
is no web-based chat service on Grex. If you are connecting over the
internet, ssh to Grex. Note:
this link will only work if your browser has been configured to
start an SSH client (for example, there is an add-in for Firefox
to allow this: FireSSH).
If it doesn't work, you may need to change your browser's preferences,
or in some cases, download an SSH client application
program.
Once you are logged in, there are several commands related to party which you can use:
- There is a FAQ which can be read by typing party-faq on the Unix command-line. You can also read the Unix documentation for party by typing man party
- You can see who is in party at the moment by typing the pwho command.
- Use the party command to start party. Type a ? to see what you can type, or just watch the conversation until you feel like joining in.
Party supports multiple channels, and has a "noise" feature which allows you to send canned responses with subtitutable strings.
If you have questions about party or wish to request some feature, please send e-mail to Grex's party admininstrators at partyadm@grex.org.