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- mIRC v4.1 documentation, Khaled Mardam-Bey 27/04/96
-
- Welcome to mIRC v4.1, an Internet Relay Chat Client.
-
- 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:
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- Coloured text to ease reading.
- Uncluttered display.
- Comprehensive Alias definitions.
- Configurable multi-level popup menus.
- DCC Send/Get/Chat/Resume.
- Finger client.
- Remote CTCP tool.
- Simple Event handler.
- Some basic fonts.
- Ident server.
- Simple File-server.
- URL Catcher.
- Command history.
- Function Key definitions.
- Toolbar with tooltips.
- Finger server.
- A handful of options.
- 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.
-
-
- 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.
-
-
- 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
- readme.txt this file
- versions.txt version history
-
- mIRC.ini the main ini file
- aliases.ini the aliases ini file
- popups.ini the popups ini file
- remote.ini the remote ini file
-
- Place all of these files together in a directory.
-
- To use the 32-bit version you must be running a 32-bit operating
- system and a 32-bit winsock.
-
- Once you have installed mIRC, you can run it, fill in the required
- setup information, and connect to the IRC server.
-
- Good luck and have fun!
- -Khaled
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- mIRC v4.1 Internet Relay Chat Client
- Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Khaled Mardam-Bey and mIRC Co. Ltd.
- All rights reserved.
-
- You may use mIRC freely if:
-
- 1.You are a home user.
- 2.You work for a non-commercial educational institution.
- 3.You work for a non-profit organisation, excluding government agencies.
-
- mIRC may not be sold or resold, distributed as a part of any commercial
- package, used in a commercial environment, used or distributed in support of
- a commercial service, or used or distributed to support any kind of profit-
- generating activity, even if it is being distributed freely.
-
- All commercial use interests in mIRC should be
- directed to khaled@mardam.demon.co.uk
-
- The integrity of the original mIRC zip file as distributed by Khaled Mardam-Bey
- is essential. mIRC and all of its related files must be distributed together.
- The mIRC zip file may not have files added to it or removed from it, and none
- of its contents may be modified, decompiled, or reverse engineered.
-
- mIRC v4.1 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.
-
- mIRC is a registered trademark of mIRC Co. Ltd.
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