IRC

To make it easier for other people to connect to your IRC network and join your IRC channel, you can place convenient links on your web pages. If a user has an IRC client installed, he can just click on such a link to be transported into your c...

Creating an HTML hyperlink that points to your IRC channel is a convenient way of letting people know the server details and channel name. To be able to use these links, you must have an IRC client installed that has chat link support enab...

Why restrict yourself to being able to IRC only from your PC or laptop? If you've got a smart mobile phone, you can IRC from pretty much anywhere you can get a signal. Here are a few tips on how to use IRC with a Symbian- or J2ME-equipped ...

I'm the first to admit there are downsides to the mobile IRC experience; some of the things that make a mobile phone so much easier to carry than a PC or laptop can also be a slight hindrance in usage. However, judicious application of Sun Tz...

Pocket IRC (http://www.pocketirc.com) is a great little IRC client that lets you use IRC from your handheld device. It is available for free download, and you currently can register your trial version for $14.95. There are a variety of met...

pjirc.com) is an IRC client that can be run as a Java Applet. This means you can embed it on web pages and most people will be able to run it through their web browser without having to install a standalone IRC client. Before you upload...

CGI:IRC provides a nearly full featured IRC client in a web browser. It makes use of JavaScript and DHTML features if they are available. The main omissions are support for scripting, DCC chat, and file transfers, but that's not the end of th...

If you're running a text mode (console) IRC client on a remote system, it can be annoying having to reconnect if your connection drops or if you have to move to another machine. When you reconnect, you will no longer see the messages that wer...

The word "proxy" is probably a more accurate description. A bouncer, like a proxy, is a program that connects you to a service (it's IRC in this context, but there are proxies for many different services) and acts as some sort of buffer. ...

This hack shows you how to configure the irssi IRC client and set up its proxy features so you can resume your IRC session while on the move. irssi can be compiled and installed from source code or it can be installed from a package. There ...