# SD Chat: What's That?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 11, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586 "2001-03-11T23:39:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586/1 "2001-03-11T23:39:31Z")

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What is “SD Chat”? Does it still exist?

If you don’t know wht I’m talking about, then check out the Original Post of this thread:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=29752](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=29752)  
Thanks for your attention, and for any hope you may be able to give.

wolfStu

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**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586/2 "2001-03-11T23:45:27Z")

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It is a chat “room” that has absolutely nothing to do with The Straight Dope. I have never been there. I don’t even know how to get there. (I don’t go to chat rooms.)

I am sure that someone else here can give you proper directions to the place if you want to go there.

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586/3 "2001-03-12T01:02:25Z")

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“ **help** you may be able to give”  
Not hope. How did that happen?

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586/4 "2001-03-12T01:23:57Z")

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Using mIRC or any other chat program, log on to any Undernet server. Then, search for the #straightdope channel.

Have fun.

The #straightdope chat room is in no way affiliated with The Straight Dope or the Chicago Reader.

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**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586/5 "2001-03-13T00:39:39Z")

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**Coldfire** :  
Thank you. That would seem to be the answer, even though I don’t know what mIRC or Undernet are.

Thanks for the help, wolfStu.

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**Author:** ![Britt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Britt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Britt)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-chat-whats-that/57586/6 "2001-03-13T01:07:45Z")

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[mIRC](http://www.mirc.com/get.html) is to [IRC](http://www.mirc.com/irc.html) what Internet Explorer 5 is to the World Wide Web, a client that allows you to interact with part of the Internet. It is free to download and trial for 30 days and costs $20 US to register thereafter.  
[Undernet](http://www.undernet.org/) is an organisation that provides the IRC equivalent to a web server host (Think geocities). #Straightdope is the equivalent to a site hosted on these servers.  
OK I have simplified a few concepts in there but the links provided should clarify any questions you have.