* zwgc (see TraditionalZephyr)
* Pidgin
* zephyr-mode for emacs
+* [ZephyrPlus web client](https://zephyrplus.mit.edu)
Using BarnOwl is recommended, as it is better supported and more
documentation exists for it.
You will need access to an Athena machine to run barnowl. The easiest
way to do this would be to SSH into linux.mit.edu.
-On a Debian-based linux distro, open up a terminal and type `ssh
+On a Debian-based Linux distro, open up a terminal and type `ssh
<username>@linux.mit.edu`.
On Windows, download a SSH client (such as
to create the necessary directories and make them completely hidden.
+Note that if you want the logging option to still be set after you
+quit and relaunch BarnOwl, you will need to prefix the "set" command
+with "startup". This is how you would write that:
+
+ :startup set classlogging on
+ :startup set logging on
+
+See the "Startup" section above for more information.
+
### Colors
By default, there are seven colors you may use in the terminal: red,
What if you want to color-code your class, or a friends class? You
can create and color filters with:
- filter johndoe class johndoe
+ filter johndoe class ^johndoe$
filter johndoe -c blue
You can update your settings and filters without restarting your
For more detailed information on filters, visit
[https://barnowl.scripts.mit.edu:444/wiki/Filters](https://barnowl.scripts.mit.edu:444/wiki/Filters).
-## Running BarnOwl in Screen
+## <a id="screen">Running BarnOwl in Screen</a>
It can be very annoying to have to close BarnOwl when you turn off
your computer. During the time your computer is off, you're missing
add kchen
owl-screen
C-a C-c
- kinit -l1d -r7d -54
+ kinit -l1d -r7d
### Attaching and Detaching Sessions