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Introduction to IRC

One thing we can tell you is this: This is it all begins. Every movie, every program and every game - it all originated from IRC first - and then trickled down to the torrent sites, to P2P, and to the newsgroups. A pioneer of file sharing, IRC is still at the heart of ‘the scene’. And still the best place to get the newest pirated releases.

IRC, which stands for Internet Relay Chat, is a protocol to connect people for real-time discussions and file sharing from all over the world. It is perhaps the most sophisticated method of file transfer available, and it is also one of the oldest. Mastery of IRC takes a great deal of skill and knowledge. But to grossly oversimplify it, users connect to a network through client software (mIRC) and then join ‘channels’ in that network. Some networks consist of thousands of channels, covering every known topic and subject. Some channels are dedicated to cars, some to pokemon, and some are dedicated to the illegal distribution of copyrighted materials. Can you guess which one has the most users?