# IRC chat question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-chat-question/44268>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2000, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-chat-question/44268 "2000-12-06T05:33:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-chat-question/44268/1 "2000-12-06T05:33:47Z")

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Ok folks, I want in on this chat thing. I have mIRC32, and I went to #straightdope- but I’m all alone. Help a computer challenged child, please! 🙂 What do I need, and where do I go once I get it?

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-chat-question/44268/2 "2000-12-06T05:35:08Z")

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Make sure you’re logged in to an Undernet server. When it first comes up, there will be a long list of servers. Choose one of the Undernet ones, and click on “Connect to server.” Then when it asks for the channel, type in #straightdope.

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**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2000, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irc-chat-question/44268/3 "2000-12-06T05:43:34Z")

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you rock 🙂

thanks for the help.