just_mike
Member
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is the internet's original IM system. There are many ways to access IRC. You can access through your browser or a stand alone client.
IRC runs on servers (also called networks) and these servers have channels where the conversations take place. In our case we are interested with the server freenode.net and the channels #darkcoin and #darkcoin-test (channel names start with #).
The easiest way to start IRC is use freenode's webchat in your browser. Go to https://webchat.freenode.net/, enter a nickname, the channel name, and the captcha.
Most people prefer to use a dedicated client and there is one for almost any device that connects to the internet.
There is a long list of clients on Wikipedia or you can just search on G. Find one for your operating system and give it a try.
Note - i use xchat on linux mint and hexchat on windows. I don't like them because I can only see one channel at a time in the main window.
IRC runs on servers (also called networks) and these servers have channels where the conversations take place. In our case we are interested with the server freenode.net and the channels #darkcoin and #darkcoin-test (channel names start with #).
The easiest way to start IRC is use freenode's webchat in your browser. Go to https://webchat.freenode.net/, enter a nickname, the channel name, and the captcha.
Most people prefer to use a dedicated client and there is one for almost any device that connects to the internet.
There is a long list of clients on Wikipedia or you can just search on G. Find one for your operating system and give it a try.
Note - i use xchat on linux mint and hexchat on windows. I don't like them because I can only see one channel at a time in the main window.
