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DESCRIPTION
Minerva is a client program for accessing Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks such as Undernet and EFnet.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.3b1:
  • Added /dns command to do a quick server name lookup
  • Fixed problem with sending messages to recognized users via query windows
  • Added Connections menu item to preferences button on the main taskbar.
  • Removed the Connections button from the main taskbar
  • Improved speed of userlist sorting
  • Fixed a crash that occurred when userhost information is received.
  • Double clicking a hostmask or nickname in the Friend Recognition dialog now edits it
  • Added buttons to the Friend Recognition dialog to remove hostmasks, nicknames, or entire entries.
  • Userlist now marks recognized friends by underlining them. If the user is not OPed or Voiced, a dot will appear next to their name.
  • Whois and user Get Info now recognize buddies
  • Added "Friend Recognition Settings" to the Application menu
  • Fixed an exception error that occured when renaming a Friend Recognition entry
    • REQUIREMENTS
    Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
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    Developer:ChiperSoft Systems
    Downloads:10,158
      - Version d/l:2,234
    Internet:Chat
    License:Shareware
    Date:10 Aug 2004
    Platform:PPC
    Price:$10.00
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    Minerva User Reviews (9 posts)Write A Review
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    Jan 24 2005

    ANONYMOUS  Sluggish. VERY sluggish. X-(  
    (Version 1.3b1)

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    Oct 3 2004
    *****

    ANONYMOUS  great program, simple interface that works fast. Does every thing Xchat aqua does but MUCH faster. Great IRC Client, i haven't been getting any crashes with 1.3b1, but then again i never got any with 1.2 either...  
    (Version 1.3b1)

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    Feb 23 2004
    *½...

    ANONYMOUS  Ouch. Well, my machine is normally pretty stable but it crashed 3 times in the short time I played around with Minerva. It doesn't seem permanently damaged though.  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Feb 24 2004

    ANONYMOUS  Are you on OS9 or something? Simple applications can't cause a systemwide crash on Mac OS X, the system is designed expressly to prevent it.  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Apr 17 2004

    ANONYMOUS  If the window server is crashed or deadlocked, there's still not much you can do other than restart or ssh in remotely and kill it.  
    (Version 1.3a1)

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    Feb 23 2004
    *....

    DAVID (FRANCE)  This app completely crashed my computer

    I had to re install OSX.

    Maybe a good uninstaller is necessary

    i was upset after re-installing... re-auth all

    apps , etc:  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Feb 24 2004

    ARANOR8  This is not Minerva's fault. There is *no way* this application could have screwed up your computer like that. First off, due to protected memory, the only way it could crash your entire computer would be to cause a kernel panic, something which this application is not capable of doing on a working system (which would imply your system was damaged before you ran it). Secondly, even if it could crash your system, it couldn't do any permanent damage. What I'm trying to say here is that your system was already damaged badly, and it just so happened that it finally crashed when you ran this application. So don't blame Minerva for your faulty system.  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Feb 24 2004

    JARVIS BADGLEY  I can not think of any way that Minerva could have caused the kind of damage you speak of. It doesn't touch any system files in operation. And uninstaller? What are you talking about? This is Mac OS X, you don't use uninstallers for removing software, you just throw it in the trash.

    There were some problems several months ago with the Identd installer package breaking the /etc symlink, but we fixed that immediately and posted information on how to correct the problem if you were effected by it.  
    (Version 1.2)

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    Jul 19 2003
    ****½

    ARNOUD HELMANTEL  Great irc client. After playing with it for some time I had no problems to fork over the registration fee to keep using it.

    Some notes: I would like to be able to log in without _having_ to keep the console open, I would love to be able to turn on/off the userlist and the statusbar could be optional as well...

    Great client though!  
    (Version 1.0b13)

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    May 4 2003
    ***½.

    COMPUTERGUY  This was a good client, his forced registeration policy now though is something which will drive away many users who agree that IRC Clients are not important enough to pay a registration fee on.

    A shame, it was previously a nice program!  
    (Version 1.0b4)

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    May 4 2003

    NEEFOO  It has been quite a long time since the last update. Since the other IRC clients are a bit messy to use, I really hope a new version of Athena is on it's way. If not, well - I'll stick to this, 2.1 version.

    /NeeFoo  
    (Version 2.1)

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    Apr 14 2003
    ****.

    SIMON  This is a good program, the window is nice and tidy and overall its easy to use... I'd like to see more scripting and stuff though, that would be good. At the moment I can't decide between this and Ircle, both have their advantages (I don't really like the interface on Snak)  
    (Version 2.1)

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    Feb 12 2003
    *****

    NEEFOO  This is probably the greatest and most easy-to-use irc client out there for OS X. It's really easy to setup and to use. I have tried Snak for a while, but it moves me 5 years back in time. AthenaIRC is the one and only IRC client you will need. It's also easy to use with several users, for ex. if your boyfriend or girlfriend want to have its own connection. Snak has also this feature but in a more confusing way.

    Keep up the gr8t work on this application! =)) And IT'S FREE!!!  
    (Version 2.1)

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