Hi Listfriends, For those who are not interested in IRC (chat) : delete this message! For those who are interested : this can be long:) How to join a channel is known by all of you, else you wouldn't be there. I'm using the program MIRC, which is easy in use and very often updated. It is used by most of the people in the IRC. PIRCH is also very often used and I am told it is a very good program. the abbreviations I know are : :) = smile -:) = smile :( = sad face :P = sticking out the tongue :D = }{ = kiss XXOXO = kisses {{{ }}} = hug (the more {{ and }} the hugger) # = channel LOL = Laugh Out Loud (also lol) ROTFL = Rolling Over The Floor Laughing TOCFL = Tears On Cheek From Laughing oic = oh, I see brb = be right back (when you're back you say : i'm back !) bbl = be back later wb = welcome back ppl = people ltns = long time no see bf = boyfriend gf = girlfriend aka = also known as There are several nets : three big ones : Undernet (with parkinsons), Efnet and Dalnet. And about 10 smaller nets. There are also special nets for companies, who use them to keep contact with other parts of their company in a different place. Some words to explain: nick = a chosen name channel = the boxx where the chat is done query = is a way to talk in private Some commands: /join # = join a channel /quit = quit a channel /whois nick = gives information about the nick (in the status) A lot of commands are in the pull menus. Try them. some tips : never talk to @X or @W they are robots. click with your right and your left mouse and different boxes do the same with doubleclick. list of nicks : lil_honey = Barb Mallut yopper = Kees Paap if you want your name on this list please let me know. I leave it by this : if you are interested please react. I will update and extend this letter regurlaly but will not send it to the list anymore, because the list is to overloaded allready.