TomBrooklyn
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Brooklyn, NY
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|  What's the Best Free irc Client?
I haven't gone on irc for years but now I have a need to and I see mIrc is no longer free.
What's the best free irc client. I found a long list of irc clients on wiki here:
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IRC_clients |
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nfx
The Wire
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join:2001-05-21
Vancouver, BC
clubs: | Questions like this are completely subjective.
For the most preferred client at the time, »Software Forum Member Choice .
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Vathral
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join:2002-08-26
New York, NY
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mIRC + nnscript |
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Ancalagon
join:2007-06-16
Bradenton, FL | reply to TomBrooklyn
mIRC is still free. |
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Alcohol
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join:2003-05-26
Neshanic Station, NJ | It's shareware.
You can still use it after 30 days, but you just have to wait a few seconds and click "continue". |
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TomBrooklyn
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join:2002-03-04
Brooklyn, NY | reply to nfx
Hi,
I found that poll via search but didn't find the results. Thanks. |
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TomBrooklyn
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| reply to Alcohol
said by Alcohol  :You can still use it after 30 days, but you just have to wait a few seconds and click "continue". Oh. I thought one *had* to pay. Mirc is the only irc software I ever used. (Once upon a time.) |
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BlackAle
join:2002-10-23
UK | reply to TomBrooklyn
mIRC + dccAssist (though i would say that, considering i wrote DA, lol) |
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htmlartist
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Issaquah, WA
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said by Vathral :mIRC + nnscript I second this.
»www.nnscript.de/index.php?section=download |
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jp10558
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Willseyville, NY
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For free chatting only, I've really come to like Opera's built in client, but that's because I'm already browsing with Opera.
For file transfers I've only ever used mIRC. However, as I'm not transferring files via IRC any more, Opera's text looks a lot better than the text in mIRC so I'm pretty much using Opera exclusively.
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kywirelessgu
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I used invision back in the day, but I don't even know if they are still updating it. Just mirc + invision addon.
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Selenia
join:2006-09-22
Pittsfield, MA
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Guys, he said FREE. I myself am a Linux user and say xchat. It's stable, lightweight, and does all I need it to in a decent interface. The commercially compiled version for Windows is not free, but the source code is free, which you can compile yourself. There are also perfectly free and legal copies floating around that someone compiled from the free source code. The one I looked at was ugly compared to Linux version, but did its job just the same. I made a nice one compiling in a few options of my own awhile back. Compiling source code is a nice skill to have that will become second nature after awhile, |
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nfx
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August 16th, @06:08PM
| Uh, what has been suggested so far that isn't free?
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Selenia
join:2006-09-22
Pittsfield, MA | mIRC |
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nfx
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| said by Selenia :mIRC said by Alcohol :It's shareware. You can still use it after 30 days, but you just have to wait a few seconds and click "continue". AFAIK, no one is forcing anybody to pay to download or use mIRC.
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Alcohol
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said by kywirelessgu :I used invision back in the day, but I don't even know if they are still updating it. Just mirc invision addon. Last update for invision was 2001, if i recall. |
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NHRARacer
join:2004-02-21
Greenwood, IN | reply to TomBrooklyn
mIRC + XDCC Klipper
It's close enough to free. If you can't figure out how to make it free, unplug your PC and watch TV instead.  |
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Ted
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said by nfx :said by Selenia :mIRC said by Alcohol :It's shareware. You can still use it after 30 days, but you just have to wait a few seconds and click "continue". AFAIK, no one is forcing anybody to pay to download or use mIRC. Shareware isn't "free"--that's the point. The authors deserve compensation for said software. Actually, they REQUEST it. It's not free. |
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irssi |
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Vathral
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Yes mIRC is shareware but even after the 30 days, unlike other shareware apps, every single thing is functional.
Open up mIRC, wait 3 seconds and you're ready to go.
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