Irssi supports joining many channels at the same time. You can find many channels on or using a search engine with the keyword “IRC”. Irssi supports connections to many networks at the same time.Įach network contains many channels, rooms that are often dedicated to discussing a specific topic.

It (mostly) does not matter which server you connect to as long as it belongs to the network you want to use. Some people run their IRC programs on remote servers for that reason. You can only receive replies while your computer is turned on and connected to the channel you want to follow. Code snippets or longer texts are shared by pasting them to a Pastebin like and then sharing the HTTP link. Pictures are shared by uploading them to a temporary host like and then pasting the HTTP links. It can be used to exchange text messages (one message = single line) with other people, either privately (called query, PM, private message, MSG) or in a room (channel). Internet Relay Chat was created in 1988 and has hardly changed. Toggle table of contents sidebar New users guide New to IRC

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