IRC and mIRC

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is one of the most popular and most interactive services on the Internet. Sure, the Web is nice for finding information and E-mail beats snail mail hands down, but when user been wondering 'where the others are?', then IRC is what he is looking for.
Using an IRC client (program) people 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 use doesn't really matter; all of them connect to the same chat networks. When logged into a chat session, person converse by typing messages that are instantly sent to other chat participants. …