IRC (Internet Relay Chat), was very popular around 10 years ago, around the age of dial-up internet but continues to be popular today. If you are new to IRC, think of it as a mass chatroom, where anybody can join a selected “channel”, unless it has been made private to selected users. If you’re at school, or work trying to access your favorite IRC server, chances are that the ports used for IRC communication have been blocked.
Mibbit, is a fully functional online IRC client that you can use with just your browser. Though it may be hard to use at first, it gets easier once you familiarise yourself with the service and the commands used.
Simply click “Start Chatting Now”, and you’ll be at a page that asks for the server information. If you know your server name and it is quite a well known server, simply select it from the drop down box. Otherwise, click “Server” and enter the server’s address.
Once you connect, you’ll notice that most IRC commands, such as
- /op user
- /join #channel
- /oper
- /quit
will work with Mibbit.
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