mIRC in Windows

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mIRC in Windows

• by Byung Lee

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mIRC in Windows

• What is mIRC?
• Requirements for mIRC
• Installing mIRC
• Setting Up mIRC
• Connection
• Join a Channel
• Start Chatting

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mIRC in Windows

• mIRC a shareware IRC Chat client for Windows
• IRC - Internet Relay Chat
• net's equivalent of CB radio. Unlike CB, IRC
  lets people all over the world communicate in
  real-time.
• a virtual meeting place (channels) where people
  from all over the world can meet and talk in
  groups, or privately.
• no restriction to the number of people that can
  participate in a given discussion, or the number
  of channels that can be formed on IRC.
• exchange files from one computer to another.

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Requirements for mIRC

• Run MS-Windows
• Works on Windows 95, 98 and all newer Windows
  versions
• Does not work on Windows CE, WebTV, Macintosh,
  UNIX or Linux operating systems
• Have an Internet account
• Properly installed Winsock
• If you can use E-mail within Windows already,
  you are good to go.

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Installing mIRC

• Download the latest version mIRC 6.03
• http//www.mirc.com/get.html
• Free Trial for 30 days
• Registration Fee 20
• Double Click the mirc603 setup icon
• Accept everything to the defaults will work fine
• Installer will take care of the rest

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Setting Up mIRC

• Connect to Internet
• Double Click
• mIRC icon to start
• Close down the welcome screen by clicking X in
  the upper right-hand corner

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Setting Up mIRC

• Pick Undernet as IRC Network
• Pick a Server Closest to Your Location
• Fill Name and E-mail Address
• Not necessary to put real info
• Fill Nickname to use as alias to chat
• Fill Alternative for backup
• Click Connect to IRC Server

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Connection

• After Clicking Connect to IRC Server, the
  connection confirmation will come up
• You are now ready to join a channel

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Join a Channel

• Pick Beginner
• Click Join

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Start Chatting