   Best Irc Client
  Hi,I''ve just got a laptop (old one) and am filling i tup with software. I''m treating this one as a fresh start, and as such I''m wondering if there is anything better than mIrc (plus it has a pay-nag-screen).Most things it seems you can find a pretty decent open source version, but I have no idea how to find a decent alterntive Irc client (short of looking through ever one.) What Irc clients do people use here?Thanks, Nick 
  I use Trillian. I don''t actually use it for IRC, but I know it has IRC support.   "At least I shall die as I have lived. Completely surrounded by morons." - Black Mage, 8-Bit Theatre;  I believe Gaim also has IRC support, but I''ve never tried it. ;  I dig the hell out of irssi. I guess there''s a graphical version too but what kind of moron needs a GUI for IRC?   Resist everyoneI am your only friend. Click here for more information. (MOVED);  I personally use Miranda. The IRC plugin they have lets you have IRC contacts on your contact list, which proves to be mighty useful.   [edited by - Rob Loach on February 16, 2004 7:18:58 PM];  telnet ;quote:Original post by DukeAtreides076   telnet   heh, actually I did use telnet for quite a while, so I could use irc from uni without having to install a client (and I couldn't find any command-line based ones), but I got annoyed with having huge mounts of screen text flash up at me, and decided to write my own irc client. I spent two weeks building a whole command line interfacing things (with windows and stuff) then got bored before I got really deep into the protocol stuff.   [edited by - Xgkkp on February 16, 2004 7:37:53 PM];  telnet ;quote:Original post by Xgkkp  quote:Original post by DukeAtreides076    telnet   heh, actually I did use telnet for quite a while, so I could use irc from uni without having to install a client (and I couldn''t find any command-line based ones), but I got annoyed with having huge mounts of screen text flash up at me, and decided to write my own irc client. I spent two weeks building a whole command line interfacing things (with windows and stuff) then got bored before I got really deep into the protocol stuff.   [edited by - Xgkkp on February 16, 2004 7:37:53 PM]Wow, i got knee deep in protocol stuff, and I got bored before creating any fancy window-doodads... so i made it into a bot instead. ;XChat. 