"Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is one of the most popular and most
interactive services on the Internet. Sure, the Web is nice for finding
info and E-mail beats snailmail hands down, but when you've been wondering
'where the others are?', then IRC is what you're looking for.
IRC is the net's equivalent of CB radio. But unlike CB, Internet Relay
Chat lets people all over the world participate in real-time conversations.
IRC is where the Net comes alive!
Using an IRC client (program) you can exchange text messages interactively
with other people all over the world. Some of the more popular chat
clients are mIRC, Pirch, and Virc for Windows and Homer or Ircle for
Mac's. What program you use doesn't really matter; all of them connect
to the same chat networks. When logged into a chat session, you "converse" by
typing messages that are instantly sent to other chat participants.
Meeting people. IRC is great fun and you'll sure meet lots of interesting
people and find nice spots to hang out! But, IRC is not something that
you should just jump into without first reading up on it. You could
feel very lost if you do not know some basic commands before you enter
IRC, and you might not even know how to get out of IRC after that :o)
So, we suggest you read some documentation (help files, readmes, FAQs
etc) before you get connected to an IRC server, or it can be very frustrating
for you when you get stuck. No worries, all info you need is available
on mIRC's web pages and... mIRC makes things really simple!"
her kan du laste ned Mirc, min favoritt
IRC klient.
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