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!
LANclub has an IRC
channel on the GamesNet Servers. The channel is #lanclub.com.
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.
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