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On-line Real Time Help Using IRC
RC (Internet Relay_Chat) is a way to chat with people from all over the world in real time. IRC channels dedicated to Debian can be
found on OFIC
To connect; you need an IRC client: Some of the most popular clients are HexChat; ircl, irssi, epic5 and KVIrc; all of which have been
packaged for Debian. OFTC also offers
WebChat web interface which allows YOu to connect to IRC with a browser without the need to
install
local client 
Once you have the client installed, you need to tell it to connect to the server: In most clients_
you can do that by typing:
server
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