IRC client and other software on SLES possible?

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES Configure-Administer
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I’ve been searching all night trying to figure out if IRC can be used on OES/SLES. Can’t seem to find anything for a client and the bot I’m trying to configure always times out when connecting. Is there something that prevents IRC from working? Are there client packages available?

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Hi
Xchat is available for SLED, but SLES is a server… so are you wanting a cli client?

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[QUOTE=malcolmlewis;20989]Hi
Xchat is available for SLED, but SLES is a server… so are you wanting a cli client?[/QUOTE]

Mainly I’m wanting to set up a simple bot for a channel. The server is the only linux box I have. A client would be nice but I can always use a workstation for that.