The default lists included with
your client can be edited. If you know where you??™re going, you can also use the /SERVER
command. EFNet is the oldest IRC network, but there are many popular IRC
networks, including Freenode (which is pretty big among coders and open source types),
DALNet and Undernet. Depending on the client, you can connect to multiple servers
simultaneously to participate in different channels. If you are looking for Linux support,
check out ChatJunkiesNet.
Before joining a chat room, you should decide your nickname (or just plain ???nick??? in
IRC). Use the /NICK command to identify yourself on IRC with up to 9 case-sensitive
characters. You can change your nick as often (or as rarely) as you like.
Each server hosts multiple channels/rooms. These are topic areas and can vary constantly.
Some channels are always present on a network; others are there only when something is
scheduled. Use the /LIST command to see a list of all channels on your server. You can
search the channel list for a topic (especially useful in one of the popular networks, because
tens of thousands of channels may be open at any given moment); the exact search syntax
will vary depending on your client.
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