Click OK to return to ChatNet Preferences . Click OK once more and you're back at the Login dialog. Make a final check that you've entered the information correctly, then click Login . Like ChatNet, MacIRC does not prompt you for the information it needs to make a connection. Once you're connected to the server, the process may take several seconds, the next step is to join a channel.
Some servers contain so many channels that a listing seems to take forever.
The 'message of the day' shown by the server when you connected may tell you how many channels are available. The results appear in the Channellist window, which may be concealed, so bring it to the front with the Window command. The conversation appears in a large window and is given a name constructed from the channel name and topic. To participate in the chat, type your message in the Input line window and press Return . When you're ready to leave the channel, simply close this window.