

IRC is a multi-user chat system, where people meet on "channels" (rooms, virtual places, usually with a certain topic of conversation) to talk in groups, or privately. Since starting in Finland, it has been used in over 60 countries around the world. It was originally written by Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988. (excerpted from ): IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat". 9 How do I turn off all the join/part/quit messages?.8.3 More information on nickname registration.8.2 To identify for your nickname on subsequent joins to IRC.8.1 To register a nickname to the IRC server.8 How do I register and identify for my nickname?.7 What is the role of the chat moderators?.6 What are the symbols or colored dots next to some of the users' names in IRC?.2 IRC Clients / Methods of Joining Chat.
