Connecting to chat servers and channels
Corel LINUX provides an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client called Chat. Chat lets you connect to chat servers on an IRC network and join the chat channels listed on the server. A chat channel is a group of clients that interactively exchange messages over an IRC network. An IRC network is a network of servers that connect clients over the Internet. IRC networks often span many continents.
A chat server contains multiple chat channels. Joining a chat channel lets you join the online discussion on that channel. Each channel has a chat window. In the chat window, you can view the messages written by other chat users. You can type messages, and place them in the chat window for other users to view and respond to. You can also join multiple chat channels.
To connect to an IRC chat server using Chat, you must set up a user profile and choose the IRC network and server that you want to connect to. After you have connected to an IRC server, you can view a list of channels that are available from the chat server to which you are connected. The channel names are displayed preceded by a number sign (#). From the channel list you can double-click on a channel to join the discussion on the channel.
When you start Chat for the first time, the Chat auto-setup wizard runs.
This is an introduction to the Chat program. There are many additional Chat features that are not documented here. For more information about Chat, see the Chat online help.