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IRC REVIEWS

Here is a list of Internet Relay Chat programs that you can use to chat to
people online, by typing messages and reading what they type in response:

IRC programs (clients)

There is also a list of some active channels and nicks on SorceryNet, and a
glossary of IRC terms.

If you would like the channels on your network added, contact liam at holoweb
dot not, including a subject-line of irc request [socks: yellow], replacing
yellow with the actual colour of socks you're wearing.


WHAT IS IRC?

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. You type a message on your computer (or
mobile 'phone), and it's forwarded (relayed) to everyone in the same "room" or
channel, and people can type out replies to you.

There are lots of different channels; you can see one list of channels as an
example (the listing might take a while, be patient!). You can join a channel in
most IRC programs by clicking on it, or by typing /join #socks, where of course
you put the name of the channel instead of socks.

Make sure there's no space before the / and that you do have a space between
join and the # because computers get fussy about things like that. If you are
used to Microsoft Windows or MS-DOS, be careful to use the slash(/) and not the
backslash(\).


WHAT'S IRC GOOD FOR?

People use IRC for all sorts of things:

 * For technical support, finding answers to questions about computer programs
   for example;

 * For meetings, perhaps in conjunction with a teleconference: this works
   reasonably well because someone can paste a URL into the conversation and
   everyone else can go look at it, rather than having to read out a URL over
   the telephone! You can use IRC as a collaborative tool, too, for example
   taking minutes of a meeting on an IRC channel so other people on the call can
   make suggestions or additions in real time.

 * For rolegaming. This includes a wide range of activities from free-form
   collaborative fantasy or speculative fiction at the literary end, to Dungeons
   and Dragons at the more game and action-oriented end; it can be a sort of
   improvisational theatre.
   Many players use the IRC chat software to communicate with the support of
   sites offering free online casino games for information on no deposit bonuses
   (usually free spins or free chips) and also on how to withdraw their
   winnings.

 * For cybersex and dating and adult roleplay!


WHERE DO I GET IT?

Most Linux systems come with xchat; the Mac has Colloquy, or you can go and get
it; for Microsoft Windows the most popular client is probably mIRC. See the ful
list or IRC programs.

 

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