What is IRC?
From Wikipedia:
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication and data transfers via private message.
The easiest way to get connected to The Admins IRC Chat channel is to navigate to http://chat.theadmins.info. However this method provides only a web-based interface and the user won't be able to exploit the full feature of IRC.
How to get started with an IRC Client?
To start using IRC we need a client application / interface. In this tutorial, we will use Chatzilla - an addon for FireFox web browser.
Requirements
For the purpose of this tutorial, you will require Mozilla Firefox Browser.
What is chatzilla?
Chatzilla is an IRC-client written in XUL, bundled with Mozilla Firefox browser and one of the more popular extensions for Firefox.
How to install chatzilla?
Download / Install Chatzilla from https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/16/
Click on the Install button to start the installation
The installation progresses as shown below:
Once the installation is over, you will be required to Restart Firefox. (see the figure below)
Click on the Restart Firefox button to restart Firefox. Once the browser is open, go to Tools Menu and then click on Chatzilla (as shown below):
This will open up ChatZilla window as shown below:
Your IRC client is ready now.
How to get connected to The Admins IRC Channel?
Type the following command:
/server irc.chat4all.org
and press enter. A new tab will be opened as shown below:
Now to join theadmins channel (chat room), enter the following command:
/join #theadmins
A new tab will be opened as shown below:
Now you are logged into the IRC channel for The Admins.
Hope this tutorial was useful.
