You can join IRC chat rooms (also known as IRC channels) on any IRC network you’re connected to. To connect to an IRC network, see Add a new account and IRC account details.
From the Contact List window, choose Room ▸ Join.
From the Account drop-down list, select the IRC account that corresponds to the network you want to use.
In the Room text box, type the name of the channel you want to join. IRC channel names start with the hash character (#).
Click Join to enter the room.
To join multiple rooms, you need to repeat the steps above for each room.
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