Internet Relay Chat

IRC stands for "Internet Relay Chat", and is a means for people to talk together in a text-based, real-time environment on the internet.


It has proven itself more popular than other chat systems, and more sophisticated, due in part to the ability to allow people to set up and keep their own rooms, or ''''channels''''. Almost all IRC server software is open source, therefore even servers are available to anyone to set up. IRC networks are comprised of many linked servers, this means that when talking on the chat network, you can select a server closest to you and still talk to someone connected to a server on the other side of the world ( as long as those servers are part of the same network, such as AseanChat ).Due to the nature and availability of IRC software and the protocols, IRC is controlled by no one person or organization.


It's very simple to join in the fun. All you need is an IRC "client" ( such as mIRC from www.mirc.com ), you can connect directly to server by type /Server Irc.AseanChat.Net in your status