"Unable to connect ...: Address family not supported by protocol" ?

> Ok, I solved it. I thought I'd try a different IRC client, 
> and that was enough! :-(
> 
> In case this mailing list is eventually put on the web or
> someone is compiling a FAQ, here is the relevent info; it's
> BitchX version 1.0-0c19-3. The '3' is probably the Debian
> package id.

Ok, last mail on the subject - I promise. I downloaded the
same version from www.bitchx.org, compiled with just the
default options and it worked! Oh well, maybe this info
will help somebody else. I'm using the 'testing' Debian 3.0R0
distribution.

Alexis