[14:13] <ncweber> When I log in to the group, I get a pop-up message from something called "frigg".  Does anyone know what that is?
[14:23] <maco> the group?
[14:23] <maco> this channel, you mean?
[14:56] <ncweber> Sorry, yes this channel.
[14:56] <ncweber> This is the message I get:
[14:56] <ncweber> (09:44:34) frigg:
[14:56] <ncweber> Received CTCP 'VERSION' (to ncweber) from frigg
[14:58] <ncweber> I'm still new  to the whole IRC thing.  Plus, I'm using Pidgin to connect, and Pidgin refers to the channel as a group. *shrug*
[16:05] <maco> ncweber: frigg would be some other user on the freenode server, but it's not someone in this channel
[16:05] <maco> they did a command that requests info about what irc client you are using
[16:26] <ncweber> I see.
[16:26] <ncweber> Kind of a 'whois' sort of thing?
[16:28] <maco> there is also a whois command
[16:29] <maco> that tells you if they have the "real name" field set and which freenode server they're on, and if they lack a cloak then itd show the ip address too
[16:29] <maco> ctcp version is like a whois for your pidgin instead of for you
[16:29] <maco> cuz all itd tell them is that you're running pidgin version whatever
[16:50] <ncweber> Cool. Thanks.
[18:15] <bcurtiswx> maco, any chance you'd get to make it to TOI this weekend?