If you have GAIM or Trillian, you already have an IRC client. You will just have to enable it. If you are using Trillian click here to view a tutorial specific to you. If you are on Mac for some reason, click here for a guide for you.
Everyone else, use MIRC. The important information is that we are on EFnet, in channel #urece. Here is how to get MIRC downloaded and all setup.
- Download an IRC client (this guide is for MIRC).
- Install and open MIRC, you will see the options window. Fill out your nickname in the Full name and nickname fields. Also put jibberish as your email address. Finally, make a random alternate that will not be taken by anyone else (just in case anyone took your first choice).
- Expand Connect and goto Servers. Select the EFnet folder and pick “random server.” THEN CLICK SELECT ON THE RIGHT.
- Goto Options- be sure that your options are the same as mine shown below.
- Click the Perform… button. Be sure to have perform enabled for all networks, and then type /join #urece as shown below
- Everything is setup. Now connect- click okay. If you want to connect you can goto File > Connect or click the lightning bolt.
- Give it time to connect, it sometimes will only work on the 3rd try or something.
- As a final change, the default font is annoying. When you are in the channel, goto View > Font. Pick a good font, and then check the “set as default channel font” box.
- Enjoy! In the future you will just have to open MIRC and everything will connect automagically.
Nate, that guide is sex.
Good job.