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Internet Relay Chat

IRC clients hiding protocol details are easier to use than Irc.java.

Warnings

• use of IRC is highly addictive
• some IRC users are devious and ill intentioned

Large IRC nets - EFnet   Undernet   IRCnet   DALnet & NewNet

seamonkey under Linux runs ChatZilla IRC client:

Under Window menu button pick IRC Chat to run client.

To login into irc.efnet.net server with your login name as nick

IRCnet Web site at http://www.funet.fi/~irc/ details

• IRC software sources & documentation
• well known channels

Some English speaking IRC servers on IRCnet are

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Help is good EFnet web site to visit.

Details on Java IRC applets are available at