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What is the difference between Undernet & IRC. How do we get on the Undernet. I have access to IRC thru Netcom but I have never seen Undernet. Please advice. Thanks, Henry Guttentag ([log in to unmask]) You wrote: > >This is probably not the place for this so I am going to try to keep >this short. Also, I am far from being an expert on IRC so if something >I say is incorrect, please correct me. >The undernet is a flavor of Internet Relay Chat or IRC. >I know there is another "flavor" of IRC but I don't have access >to it and so don't know what the difference is. >IRC is the internet's version of AOL's chat. IRC is composed >of channels which are equivalent to AOL's chat rooms. >To access IRC you need a program called a client. The one I >use is MIRC which is available at numerous places on the net. >In addition to a program, you also need accesss to a "server" >that provides access to IRC. > >I do not know if IRC is available from within Compuserve >or AOL. > >For more information about IRC and Clients access one of two >newsgroups, alt.irc or alt.irc.questions, and read the FAQ >that is regularly posted there. (I checked the FAQ on >alt.irc.questions on 10/06/95 at 6:00 CT.) > >As I understand it, anyone can create a channel by being >the first to access it, although the channel goes away >when the last person leaves. So, at 9:00am Central Time >I'll access #parkinsons on the "undernet". I'll try to >stay there for an hour. Longer if I have company. :-) >I'll try again at 3:00pm Central Time and a final time at 8:00pm >Central time. All of these times will be on 10/07/95. > > > >--<--<@ Marvin @>-,-`-- >[log in to unmask] >http://rampages.onramp.net/~mgiles/ >