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-Note: If you already have a Tardis account [[tardis_beginner_tutorials:5|this tutorial]] explains the best method to connect to Tardis IRC.
-IRC is an online chat protocol which Tardis uses for day-to-day communication.
-====== Connection Information ======
-Server: **irc.imaginarynet.org.uk**
-Port: **6667**
-Channel: **#tardis**
-====== Clients ======
-There are a range of IRC clients most of which take some getting used to - here are some recommendations:
-===== Cross Platform =====
-  *  Pidgin (http://www.pidgin.im/) - Does just about everything chat-wise.
-===== Windows =====
-  *  mIRC (http://www.mirc.com/get.html) - The most popular IRC client (free but you get messages on startup asking you to pay)
-===== Linux =====
-  *  XChat (http://www.xchat.org/download/) - Windows version isn't free but a nice GUI linux chat client.
-  *  irssi (http://irssi.org/download) - Console based IRC client, clean and highly configurable.
-===== Web-based =====
-  *  mibbit (http://www.mibbit.com/chat/) - Browser based chat client, try to use a real client where possible.