- 3 - Connecting to the Tangent21.co.uk server
Once you've opened up mIRC, you'll probably get a little copyright window telling you you have an unlicensed copy, and asking you to register. If it appears, close it (more information on registering to follow). Now you should have a box pop up that looks like this:
Into the corresponding boxes, put your name, email address and nickname. (Alternative is what your nickname will be if your first choice is already being used by someone else). Then click on the little button in the top right that says "Add". You'll get a little box that pops up that looks like this:
Fill in the 'Description' and 'IRC Server' boxes as indicated above, but leave the other fields as you found them. Click "Add". Then click on "Connect to IRC Server". Now you will see lots of text fly past in the mIRC's status window. Once it is done, take a moment to scroll back up and read the portion that starts "Message of the Day". This contains basic information about the server, its operators and its rules. Once you are done reading that, make sure the cursor is flashing in the little bar at the bottom of the status window by clicking in that little bar. Now type
/join #tangent21and hit return. A new window should pop up in which you can now chat by typing into the bar at the bottom and pressing return :)
