Nick writes :-

We have started an irc magazine chatroom.

irc.darkmyst.org is accessbible on DarkMyst.Org.

There are 3 distinct ways to access this :-

• By downloading a IRC client - DarkMyst recommend mIRC.
• By running a Java applet in your browser - follow the "Chat Now!" linkj fromn DarkMyst.
• Going direct.

A direct link may appear soon.

basic instructions

The following are the most basic things I can think of:-

• /server irc.darkmyst.org - connects you to irc.darkmyst.org if you're not there already.
• /join #dataclaw - teleports you into the #dataclaw channel. There's bunches more, like, on darkmyst, #darkmyst , #help , and my own channel, #dataclaw - but you'd probably only be bothered about #dataclaw ;).
• /nick HeartOfTheCrowd - would change your nickname you use to HeartOfTheCrowd. Some nicknames are protected via something called NickServ, but that's another story.
• /quit and /exit - both disconnect you
• /me <message> - results in an action. For example, if you type "/me laughs." it results in "* HeartOfTheCrowd laughs."

There, that's the basic commands. If you ask me, it's better than the boring Yahoo! or MSN chats without being as complicated as the various MU* clients. (If you don't know what that is, you're lucky, lol).