mIRC v3.5 - IRC client for Windows 32 Bit
1mIRC v3.5 documentation, Khaled Mardam-Bey 07/08/95
Welcome to mIRC v3.5, an IRC client for Windows.
This program is still under development and has not been
fully tested. It contains bugs. Use at your own risk. Read
the disclaimer!
For those of you new to the internet, IRC stands for Internet
Relay Chat. The IRC network is a virtual meeting place where
people from all over the world can meet and talk.
mIRC attempts to provide a user-friendly interface for use
with the IRC network.
It has the following features:
Coloured text to ease reading.
A handful of options.
Uncluttered display.
Simple aliases.
Configurable popup menus.
DCC Send/Get/Chat.
Some Basic fonts.
Remote CTCP tool.
Simple Event handler.
Ident server.
Finger client.
Basic Fileserver.
Command history.
Many other useful bits and pieces.
The various parts of this client have been designed with the aim of
simplifying and speeding an IRC session.
This client implements only a subset of all IRC2 commands. It was
designed for users who do not require the sophistication of a full IRC2
client. That said, it does support, to various degrees, more than 50
commands, and also includes other mIRC-specific commands.
This client does NOT support: scripts, and a large number of other things.
To be able to use mIRC, you need several things:
1. Access to the internet.
2. Software for your machine that connects you to the internet.
mIRC requires a WINSOCK.DLL, of which several versions are
available. You will need this before you can use mIRC.
The latest version of mIRC can always be downloaded by ftp from:
ftp.demon.co.uk in /pub/ibmpc/winsock/apps/mirc
How to Install mIRC:
This package should contain the following files:
mIRC.exe 16-bit version
mIRC32.exe 32-bit version
mIRC.hlp the helpfile
mIRC.ini the optional ini file
readme.txt this file
versions.txt version history
1. Place the mIRC.exe or mIRC32.exe and mIRC.hlp files together
in any directory.
2. The mIRC.ini file should be copied to your WINDOWS directory.
It is not *necessary*, however it does provide important examples
on how to configure various aspects of mIRC, and I would urge you
to use it if this is the first time you are using mIRC.
To use the 32-bit version you will need to have either Win32s installed
on your system or you must be using a 32-bit operating system.
Once you have installed mIRC, run it from windows, fill in the required
setup information, and connect to the IRC server.
For more information, please read the mIRC help file.
If you feel you really REALLY need to report a bug, or make a comment,
or give a suggestion, try emailing me at khaled@mardam.demon.co.uk. Don't
be suprised if a reply takes a while to get to you... I'm probably BUSY
trying to get my life together!
Good luck and enjoy!
-Khaled
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mIRC v3.5 Windows IRC Client
Copyright (c) 1995 Khaled Mardam-Bey.
All rights reserved.
mIRC v3.5 is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or
implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Khaled mardam-Bey be
liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental,
consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Khaled
Mardam-Bey has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
The mIRC executables, help file and related text files may be distributed
together freely in an unmodified form and may be used without fee by any
individual for non-commercial use. mIRC may not be distributed as a part of
any commercial package or used in support of a commercial service.
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