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rubin [Come join us]
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rubin [Welcome to AfterNET]
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-AfterNET is an Internet Relay Chat network that was founded in September 1996 and is dedicated to providing a free, quality chat environment, which gives people all over the world a means to communicate with each other. We take special care to ensure that our network provides a place where the [[policies:freedom|freedom of speech]] of all our users is respected.+AfterNET is a network of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers that was founded in September of 1996 and is dedicated to providing a free, quality chat environment, which gives people all over the world a means to communicate with each other. As a completely volunteer run organization, we strive to be a place where the [[policies:freedom|freedom of speech]] of all our users is respected. We are in it for the community, not for a profit.
  
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-To chat on AfterNET, you can either download and install an IRC client or chat directly from your browser windowMany IRC clients are available for different operating systems. Once installed, connect to **[[irc://irc.afternet.org/AfterNET|irc.afternet.org]]**. Here are some IRC clients we like:+To chat on AfterNET, you can either download and install an IRC program or choose a web-based oneBecause IRC is an open standard, many different IRC programs are available. Once you have installed oneconfigure it to connect to **[[irc://irc.afternet.org/AfterNET|irc.afternet.org]]**. Here are some we like:
   * Windows: [[http://www.mirc.co.uk|mIRC]]($20), [[http://hexchat.org/|HexChat]], [[http://www.kvirc.net/|KVIrc]], [[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/|ChatZilla]]   * Windows: [[http://www.mirc.co.uk|mIRC]]($20), [[http://hexchat.org/|HexChat]], [[http://www.kvirc.net/|KVIrc]], [[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/rt-messaging/chatzilla/|ChatZilla]]
   * Mac OS X: [[https://www.codeux.com/textual/|Textual]]($7.99,[[https://github.com/Codeux-Software/Textual|or]]), [[http://www.kvirc.net/|KVIrc]], [[http://limechat.net/mac/|LimeChat]]   * Mac OS X: [[https://www.codeux.com/textual/|Textual]]($7.99,[[https://github.com/Codeux-Software/Textual|or]]), [[http://www.kvirc.net/|KVIrc]], [[http://limechat.net/mac/|LimeChat]]