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| Introduction .. | IRC is not something that you can just get 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. So our advice for those new to IRC is that you read some documentation (help files, read mes, FAQs etc) before you get connected to an IRC server, or it can be very frustrating for you when you get stuck. |
| Officially .. | IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat". It was originally written by Jarkko Oikarinen (jto@tolsun.oulu.fi) in 1988. Since starting in Finland, it has been used in over 60 countries around the world. It was designed as a replacement for the "talk" program but has become much much more than that. IRC is a multi-user chat system, where people convene on "channels" (a virtual place, usually with a topic of conversation) to talk in groups, or privately. IRC is constantly evolving, so the way things work one week may not be the way they work the next. Read the MOTD (message of the day) every time you use IRC to keep up on any new happenings or server updates. It was first implemented as a means for users to chat amongst themselves. IRC is a teleconferencing system, which (through the use of the client-servermodel) is well-suited to running on many machines in a distributed fashion. A typical setup involves a single process (the server) forming a central point for clients (or other servers) to connect to, performing the required message delivery/multiplexing and other functions. |
| How do I? .. | The IRC program that you need to get onto IRC is called an 'irc client'. First, check if your shell system already has an irc client installed by entering "irc" at your system prompt. If you're lucky, it could have been installed already on your system. If you do not have an irc client installed on your shell system or your using WINDOWS/MAC, then you need to install one on the shell or download one of the many IRC clients available for that OS, further down this page u will find where u can download an irc client for other OS's. |
| IRC Networks | There are numerous IRC networks out there on the net, [ EFnet ], [ Newnet ], [ DALnet ], [ QuakeNet ], [ UnderNet ] And many more! You should try them all before selecting one or more to stick with. I currently use EFNET and NEWNET as my network.
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IRC SOFTWARE
Windows Clients
 mIRC SHAREWARE version of mIRC.Registration is $20 after a month trial period. mIRC is a shareware IRC client for Windows. It is developed and copyrighted by Khaled Mardam-Bey. mIRC is a highly configurable IRC client with all the goodies other clients on UNIX, Macintosh and even on windows offer, combined with a *nice* and clean user interface. mIRC offers full color text lines, DCC File Send and Get capabilities, programmable aliases, a remote commands and events handler, place sensitive popup menu's, a great Switchbar, World Wide Web and sound support, and... a lot more. mIRC is shareware but not crippled in any way...mIRC HomePage. |
 PIRCH98 Build 1.0.1.1190 PIRCH is an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for the Microsoft Windows® 95/98/NT/2000/XP Platforms. This version is NOT designed for windows 3.x. |
Apple Clients
 IRCLE 3.1.2 (February, 14 2005) Ircle is a Macintosh program to use IRC (Internet Relay Chat). IRC enables you to talk with typed messages, in realtime, to other Internet users around the world. IRC is organized in channels on a specific topic. You can also talk privately with someone. Ircle HomePage. |
Unix/Linux/BSD Clients
 BitchX 1.1 BitchX was started by Trench and HappyCrappy for the ircII client around Christmas of 1994, this client has been going strong for10 years now.BitchX HomePage. |
 Irssi Irssi is a modular IRC client for UNIX that currently has only text mode user interface, but 80-90% of the code isn't text mode specific, so other UIs could be created pretty easily. Also, Irssi isn't really even IRC specific anymore, there's already working SILC and ICB modules available. Support for other protocols like ICQ and Jabber could be created some day too. |
IRC Client Support Links/Scripts
mIRC Support Links
mIRC Homepage
Stephan Jacob's IRC Page
mIRCscripts.com
Pirch Support Links
Pirchworld
BitchX Support Links
Official BitchX Homepage/Scripts
IRCLE Support Links
Ircle Homepage/Script links
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