mIRC (32-bit) 5.6

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• Price: Free to try
• Operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98
• Date added: June 04, 1999
• Total Downloads: 20,778,806
• Downloads last week: 6,791
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Internet Relay Chat is not as well-known as ICQ, even though it successfully combines chat and messaging without annoying ads. The IRC network is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk. With mIRC, you can choose from an unlimited number of existing chat rooms based on personal interests, or you can create your own channels with family and friends. IRC is more advanced than simple messenging, so it may take a while to get started. With a bit of browsing, though, you'll find that the mIRC interface allows easy access to IRC features. It guides you through the initial stages, including selecting from a wide list of servers. You can connect to more than one IRC server at once and chat through proxy. By creating your own channel, you can even set up a virtual meeting with colleagues. This program suits advanced users keen to expand their chat-client functionalities. For first-time users, mIRC offers the most functionality of any chat program available, which can be overwhelming at first--but if you read the help files you'll be on your way to using all the features mIRC has to offer.

Publisher's description

This highly configurable IRC client features a clean and intuitive user interface, an events handler, and full send and receive capabilities for DCC (direct client connection) files (see screen shot). The program offers colored text lines, aliases, remote commands, and support for sound. It even includes an option to load your own backgrounds for virtually all windows available in mIRC. In this version, an option has been added that automatically opens Web sites as they are mentioned in a conversation. Your Away status is now shown in the Status window title bar, you can ignore any DCC Sends that match specified filenames or types, and the message highlight feature has been highly improved. A new lock feature has been added that allows you to password protect the program and disable various features. Several other improvements and fixes have also been included in this version. For more detailed information and tutorials, please see the mIRC FAQ. You may register mIRC for $20.

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