<p><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3 COLOR=#800000>This method accepts no parameters and uses the Server Property and Port </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3 COLOR=#800000>Property to establish a socket based connection to specified server. The return </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3 COLOR=#800000>value for this method is Boolean and represents an established connection, but </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3 COLOR=#800000>NOT a verfied one. Often an IRC server will immediately disconnect a newly </FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3 COLOR=#800000>logged in user for lack of IdentD, lack of authorization, or one of many reasons.</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=1> </FONT></p>