Dennis W Fitanides  	  Aug 7 1992, 4:24 am     show options
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From: d...@kepler.unh.edu (Dennis W Fitanides) - Find messages by this author
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 1992 17:46:21 GMT
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Subject: ICS?
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On this newsgroup I've seen several references to "ICS".  Is that
the Internet Chess Server or something similar?  If there is such
a thing, I'd appreciate any information about it.  I would like to
play chess over the Internet.  Any X Chess apps out there?

                -Thanks in advance,

                 Nick Fitanides

	
Thomas Bantel 	  Aug 10 1992, 9:46 pm     show options
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Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 10:42:15 GMT
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Subject: Re: ICS?
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In article <1992Aug7.174621.15...@newshost.unh.edu> d...@kepler.unh.edu (Dennis W Fitanides) writes:

>  On this newsgroup I've seen several references to "ICS".  Is that
>  the Internet Chess Server or something similar?  If there is such
>  a thing, I'd appreciate any information about it.  I would like to
>  play chess over the Internet.  Any X Chess apps out there?

>               -Thanks in advance,

>                Nick Fitanides

You're right, ICS indeed means "Internet Chess Server". There are
two of them available at the moment. The internet addresses are:

        valkyries.andrew.cmu.edu (128.2.232.4)
        eve.assumption.edu (192.80.61.5)

To connect type

        telnet [address] 5000

and login with any name and the password "guest".

There is a X-interface available (called xics) via FTP, but I don't
know the address of the FTP-server by heart. The address should be
included in the rec.games.chess FAQ-list.

Enjoy ...

Thomas Bantel