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To use mIRC you have to connect to an IRC Network. The IRC networks consist of groups
of servers in close contact with eachother. Several of such worldwide networks exist. The
servers in a network maintain the contact between you and all other users. If you want
to enjoy your IRC sessions it is important to find servers that work (fast) for you (ie. that
are nearby to you) on networks with the athmosphere you like. mIRC comes with a rather complete
list of servers but you can always download an
updated version of the servers.ini file. Simply save the servers.ini file to the mIRC directory on your harddisk (c:\mirc\ or similar) and enjoy this refresh!! The new IRC networks and servers will immediately be available to you from within mIRC. IRC Networks. To give you an idea of the vast amount of IRC networks available we gathered together some short introductions to the most important IRC networks available. Of all of these large networks the most important servers are included in mIRC's distribution files. We'd like to point to the irc://Links provided in these lists; click on a "irc://Link" and mIRC will be launched by your browser and connect to the selected network! irc://DALnet - DALnet was created by The EFnet's #startrek users as a quiet place where they could run their channel without having to deal with op hacks and netsplits. But the people who run DALnet stress that its not just for trekkers anymore. DALnet is nicely quiet, well organized and one of the four most famous IRC networks.
DALnet servers http://www.dal.net/servers/index.html More DALnet servers http://www.xmission.com/~dragon/dalnet/server.html irc://EFnet - Eris Free net is the largest IRC network with about 50.000 online users on an average day. Because of its massive size EFnet is having alot of problems with lag, netsplits, op hacking and various other things. But it is still the most popular IRC network.
EFnet Servers http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/networks/servers/efnet.html irc://Undernet - Undernet is a good alternative to EFnet. It provides a friendly and stable IRC network. The Undernet is growing in size very rapidly due to the continous improvements to the servers and the information and help provided to its users.
Undernet servers http://servers.undernet.org/ irc://IRCnet - IRC-Net is an IRC network that split of the large EFnet. It mainly consists of European servers but overseas servers might join later to make a new world-wide network.
More IRCnet servers http://www.ludd.luth.se/irc/servers.html More IRCnet servers http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/networks/servers/ircnet.html irc://Newnet - NewNet once a small network of servers forced of EFnet, now a respectable and well maintained IRC network with 50+ servers linked. Its amount of users is still small but that might be just what you're looking for?
Newnet servers http://www.newnet.net/servers.html irc://Brasirc e irc://Brasnet são as maiores redes de IRC do Brasil. Elas são dedicadas aos usuários de IRC users de todo o Brasil e a todas as pessoas que falem português.
Brasirc servers http://servidores.brasirc.net BrasNet website http://www.brasnet.org/ BrasNet servers http://atendimento.brasirc.net irc://Chatnet - ChatNet is another US based IRC network.
ChatNet servers http://www.chatnet.org/htm/servers/list.htm irc://Galaxynet - Galaxynet is another small new IRC network. This network has firmly established itself as one of the more popular networks. Apart from IRCnet, it serves more countries with local servers than any other. irc://StarLink - Starlink is dedicated to provide an IRC experience that is friendly, comfortable, and pleasant for all who visit. irc://Austnet - Austnet is a very well organised net of Australian origine. irc://Webnet - WebNet, formerly entirely run on Windows servers, developed into a very decent alternative to the major networks. The network still is a Showcase for the Conferenceroom server software. More Networks. The list above is far from complete. There are lots and lots of IRC Networks and most of them have servers on all continents. Most networks have Web pages providing more information and up-to-date server lists. Have fun browsing around!
KidLink for kids http://www.kidlink.org/rti/irc/ More Networks http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/networks/
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