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+ | ====== Matrix ====== | ||
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===== What is it? ===== | ===== What is it? ===== | ||
- | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
Matrix is in active development and items and names of components may change over time, for progress reports you can view their [[https:// | Matrix is in active development and items and names of components may change over time, for progress reports you can view their [[https:// | ||
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* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
- | * There are multiple other clients available but Element is the most feature-rich due to it being from the same team as Matrix, You can view a list of them [[https:// | + | * There are multiple other clients available but Element is the most feature-rich due to it being from the same team as Matrix. You can view a list of the other clients |
===== First Login With Element ===== | ===== First Login With Element ===== | ||
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==== Room and Account Names ==== | ==== Room and Account Names ==== | ||
- | * Matrix rooms utilize the following format, also called an alias: # | + | * Matrix rooms utilize the following format, also called an alias: # |
* Matrix accounts utilize the following format: @account: | * Matrix accounts utilize the following format: @account: | ||
* AfterNET IRC bridged rooms utilize the following format: # | * AfterNET IRC bridged rooms utilize the following format: # | ||
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* The IRC bridges are managed by the homeserver operator they are attached to, ie: AfterNET manages the bridge to the AfterNET IRC network and matrix.org manages the bridge to the Freenode IRC network. | * The IRC bridges are managed by the homeserver operator they are attached to, ie: AfterNET manages the bridge to the AfterNET IRC network and matrix.org manages the bridge to the Freenode IRC network. | ||
* Nothing is perfect and this is no different. The bridge may from time to time exhibit odd behaviors such as communication going only one way, that is to say a user may send a message to a bridge room from the Matrix side but it wont make it to the IRC side or vice versa. This is a known issue with the bridging software. | * Nothing is perfect and this is no different. The bridge may from time to time exhibit odd behaviors such as communication going only one way, that is to say a user may send a message to a bridge room from the Matrix side but it wont make it to the IRC side or vice versa. This is a known issue with the bridging software. | ||
- | * **Lag exists.** Due to the way the homeserver and bridge service communicate it can take a little time for messages to process, it has been observed that this can take up to 10 seconds. This is likely due to a limitation in both the homeserver and the bridge software. | + | * **Lag exists.** Due to the way the homeserver and bridge service communicate it can take a little time for messages to process, it has been observed that this can take up to five minutes. This is likely due to a limitation in both the homeserver and the bridge software. |
==== @appservice-irc: | ==== @appservice-irc: | ||
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==== Bridge Rooms ==== | ==== Bridge Rooms ==== | ||
- | As stated earlier, the name format for bridged rooms on AfterNET IRC is #irc_# | + | As stated earlier, the name format for bridged rooms on AfterNET IRC is # |
- | Rooms not listed in the Room Explorer can be joined by doing /join #irc_# | + | Rooms not listed in the Room Explorer can be joined by doing /join # |