sf wrote:


> As I said, I never managed the transition from IRC to MIRC.
> IRC was easy. MIRC isn't, so I had to decide how much I
> wanted to engage in real time chat. It turned out that
> after my initial "how do I do" this or that phase, when I
> was a computer newbie - chatting in real time wasn't high on
> my agenda.
>
> However, I was curious about and wanted to participate in
> rfc chat a few months ago, but once again bombed out with
> MIRC (I'm technologically impaired).
> <sigh>
> So, if I ever have a burning need, I always have AIM or MSN
> Messenger. At least they are idiot proof.

you have it wrong... irc stands for Internet Relay Chat. there are quite a
few different networks that you can connect to using client software.
christine's analogy about usenet was a good one. you use a client software
to connect to a usenet server, agent, outlook express, netscape, mozilla and
there are plenty of other clients. you use client software to connect to an
irc server as well mIRC, pirch, zircon, snak, BitchX, iirc etc... so mIRC is
just the name of a the client software that you are using to connect to an
IRC server. plus, mIRC is one of the easiest clients out there to use. maybe
you should try reading the HELP section.