Here you will find detailed information on the use of mIRC, starting with
downloading and installing mIRC and working all the way up to very simple
scripting. The subsections are listed primarily in order of 'complexity'- You
can start at the top and work your way down until you think you know enough :)
The later sections (right-most column in the quick reference table)
are for general reference. Descriptions of each section follow the quick
reference- you can click on the headings to jump to that section.
Directions on downloading and installing mIRC, followed by a detailed walkthrough
to get you onto IRC and chatting. Includes definitions of basic terminology and
is geared towards someone who has never been on IRC or used mIRC.
Once you've been on IRC a few times, you should read this section. This covers
the basics of finding and joining new channels and private chatting. You will
learn what a "ping" is and how useful it can be, as well as some other basic
commands such as changing nicks, performing a "whois", and setting an "away"
message.
Once you've made some friends on IRC you'll want to know when they are on. This
section will cover mIRC's Notify (and Address Book) features which will help you
keep track of all your new friends. :)
DCC is used for two major purposes- Private one-to-one chatting, and sending
files. This section details the use of DCC in mIRC and it's advantages (and
disadvantages) compared to other methods.
Here you will learn how to use mIRC's more colorful abilities, adding color and
other enhancements to your plain text. Includes pointers and information on
other methods of "spicing up" your text as well.
Although not exactly a "standard" feature of IRC, mIRC allows you to integrate
sound into your IRC experience in many ways. This section covers the details on
getting mIRC to play sounds.
Once you have been on IRC for a while you may have the responsibility and priveledge
of being a channel operator. This section covers the additional commands you will
have available and how to use them, as well as some tips on good channel management.
Aliases could be referred to as "shortcuts" or "macros"- They allow you to assign
one or more commands to a new command name you create. This section covers the
creation of simple aliases to automate tasks.
Popups (otherwise known as "context menus") are the menus that pop up when you
right-click in a window or on a nickname. This section covers how to add your own
simple commands to these menus.
This section tries to address many of the problems mIRC users commonly have, such
as problems connecting in a DCC, problems connecting to a server, etc.
This section has a number of more "advanced" tips for users who understand the
basics of mIRC. Most tips are small, concise bits of information designed to help
you with one specific feature of mIRC. These features will help you get the most
out of mIRC.
This section covers all of mIRC's configuration options. (Those in Setup, Options,
DCC Options, the Address Book, Colors, etc.) Screen shots of each options screen
are provided and you can click on an option to find out what it does, or you can
look through a reference listing what each option does and select one to find out
where you can change it.
This section lists some commonly used abbreviations on IRC and what they mean.
This section explains what a 'smiley' is on IRC and gives some commonly used
examples. :)
This section explains how to use Microsoft Agents with mIRC
This section outlines several dangers on IRC and how to deal with them.
This FAQ aims to explain why you might be banned from a channel, and the methods in which to try and have a ban removed. It
will also cover the negative effects of ban evasion - it will not tell you how to ban evade, nor do I in anyway condone such
actions. It is also written in order to inform those that have been banned - not to inform you on HOW to ban others, or
script ban revenge scripts. It will not cover G-lines or K-lines (bans from servers/networks).
This section explains unicode and UTF-8
