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IRC users should check out the latest release of mIRC, the shareware Internet Relay Chat client. We found mIRC 7.25 to be a capable, full-featured chat tool the last time we tried it. Since then, mIRC's developers have made a number of improvements (over 60, in fact), including improved support for running the program in portable mode on more than one PC using a file-hosting service. A few bugs have been fixed; for instance, the editbox no longer beeps endlessly when the maximum message length is reached. The SSL warning dialog has been improved, too, as has the Incremental Search feature. And you can change the Treebar's fonts from the context menu. The full-featured mIRC 7.25 is free to try for 30 days and costs $20. We ran it as a clean installation in 64-bit Windows 7.
MIRC's installation wizard offers lots of options, including automatic updates, backups, and the option to run the program as a portable application from a USB drive. You can register mIRC immediately, but the 30-day trial omits no options or features, including full access to IRC's network. The days of clunky, primitive chat apps are long gone. A clean interface, left-hand sidebar, tile or cascade window options, and other touches give mIRC a modern look and make it an easy starter for anyone who's set up a chat client before. We entered a screen name and alternative but were able to get our first choice. We clicked Continue, not Connect: first we wanted a look at mIRC's options. Opening the mIRC Options dialog showed a tree view with many configuration choices, including the improved Sounds options.
Accessing IRC via mIRC is easy. Press the Connect icon, and mIRC does the rest. It logged us on and presented a searchable (and optional) mIRC Favorites pop-up listing available channels in a huge range of topics, with Join, Add, Edit, and other commands. Most of mIRC 7.25's updates make themselves felt in the app's smooth, reliable performance. Of course, everything we liked about mIRC still applies to the new version. And the full-featured trial means no worries.
mIRC - Chat with other people and participate in group discussions - Download Video Previews:Publisher's Description
From mIRC:
mIRC is a full featured Internet Relay Chat client for Windows that can be used to communicate, share, play or work with others on IRC networks around the world, either in multi-user group conferences or in one-to-one private discussions. It has a clean, practical interface that is highly configurable and supports features such as buddy lists, file transfers, multi-server connections, IPv6, SSL encryption, proxy support, UTF-8 display, UPnP, customizable sounds, spoken messages, tray notifications, message logging, and more.
What's new in this version: Version 7.14 adds a log files dialog, clear history dialog, color coded file transfer progress bars to indicate transfer status, improves file transfer speeds, and many other changes and fixes.
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"It's good. useful to talk to people"
Version: mIRC 7.14
Pros
easy to use basics
Cons
the harder stuff is harder to figure out for newbies
Summary
Basic use is easy to figure out but it's hard to figure out what the buttons and functions do if you're a newbie
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"The only IRC app you need."
Version: mIRC 7.14
Pros
Small install. Great Options. Reliable. FREE!
Cons
None, really.
Summary
This is the only IRC app I use. It's free and it's never left me wanting more!
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"As good as ever"
Version: mIRC 7.14
Pros
For the non-expert it works just fine and can be tweaked to your own likings.
Cons
There is nothing I wish to criticise.
Summary
I have been using mIRC for 7 or 8 years, so I think I must like it. I have no intention of stopping using it.
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"Nice IRC client"
Version: mIRC 7.14
Pros
easy to use. good support
Cons
I have no cons
Summary
give this a try. Every now and then Khaled will set up so all sales go to a charity instead of him. May even want to ask about it in the forum. I have used this software for many years. Has always been dependable.
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