One of the most popular opportunities offered by the internet is real-time chatting with friends and other people online. There are many free chat rooms online but for starters, Internet Relay Chat is the most traditional, text-based chat systems supported by the internet. Jarkko Oikarinen, Finnish computer whiz developed Internet Relay Chat in 1988. Even today, IRC is a synchronous multi-user text-base chat room. Once on IRC, a person has to connect to a chat room to talk publicly or privately with other people. This is done by downloading a client (small computer program) to connect to one of the servers on IRC net. The safest and user-friendly client is mIRC. There is point of ‘netiquette’ that should be followed by all users, first ‘IRC is not a game’ and talk to people with courtesy. It is important to try out different chat rooms and find one that feels comfortable to his or her needs. Try not to be a lurker but engage with people and get involved in some decent chats. There are also audio chat rooms that provide different ways to connect with people. Whatever chat environment a person chooses just have an open mind and engage with other people online.
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