john gennard said: I'd like to try using IRC. There seems a wide variety of programs available and I wonder what is the one most commonly chosen by list members. I'm running Woody. Thanks. John. I doth speaketh: many to choose from John - xchat, ksirc, kvirc (my fave), bitchx, iirc are ones I can think of off the top of my head. You'll most probably feel at home with xchat or kvirc if you're ex-mirc.