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 freedom of speech of all our users is respected.

We pride ourselves on maintaining high-speed IRC servers around the globe, with a strong emphasis on network and service stability. The network has an average of 800 people connected to it at once, and we are fortunate to have a very loyal group of users. Our main channel is #AfterNET and our help channel is #Help.

We provide username and channel registrations via our AuthServ and X3 service bots. Many organizations that host websites dedicated to music, sports, software development, gaming, or other special interests choose AfterNET as their chat network because of our “free” nature and our supportive and friendly staff. We hope you enjoy your time on our network, and please let us know if there is anything we can do for you!

• Register an AuthServ/Website Account: You can now register for an account online!
• Junkies Gallery: The junkies photo gallery has returned, and is better than ever!
• Online Status Graphics: Display your AfterNET status on your website or user page.
• User Pages and Channel Pages: Registered users can now create their own pages.
• Embed our java webchat application into your own website!
• Test our new no-java webchat interface based on CGI:IRC

If you're interested in linking a server to AfterNET, please visit our link application. Feel free to stop by #afternet or #help and discuss your plans with us. In particular, if you're going to purchase a dedicated server for IRC, we'd be happy to suggest providers we've used in the past.

• Please be sure to read our Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies.