Revision no 17, Friday 7. November 1998
Maintained by besteper

Refer to the
time zone map
to find the common meeting time in other places but please adjust
for daylight savings time in either central Europe or your local time zone
as necessary.
INSTRUCTIONS:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨made by kind help from Peg B.
I'm not sure what computer you have. I am not familiar with the MAC
so we may have to call in someone else to help with that.However, if you
have a pc, the following usually works:
here is a quick summary of how to do it, Probably makes sense to
print this out before you start. Good luck.
1. Go to http://www.mirc.co.uk/
2. Download mIRC for whichever system you have, windows 95? win
3.1?
3. Close your browser (Netscape or IE)
4. Install mIRC.
5. Go back on the internet
6. Once you are connected to the internet, minimize your screen.
7. Run mIRC.
8. You will get an introductory screen with the programmers picture
and other info. Read at your leisure. Close that box (this is assuming
you have windows 95).
The next box you get will have a blank box up top with a row of
buttons above it. type webmaster in the empty box.
Fill in the other information, Name, email addy, and two nicknames..(in
case someone else with the same name signs on before you). Do not check
the invisible mode. Leave empty.
Now click on Add at the top.
9. You will get another screen called mIRC Edit Server
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨Description:.EFnet: US,WA,Seattle
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨IRC Server:..irc.sprynet.com
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨Port(S):.....6667 (already
there)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨Group:.......efnet
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨Password:....(leave blank-or
whatever you choose)
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨Click on OK
10. It will take you back to the previous screen. Click on Connect
to IRC server!
DON'T BE STARTLED: You will see a whole pile of words go flashing
by as you are connected.
You will then see a channel list.
11. In the top empty space, type #kiwanis .The # sign is important,
don't forget it.
Then click on Add. This will put #kiwanis on your channel list (alphabetically).
If it is not already highlighted, highlight it. Then click on Join.
Presto! You should enter the chat room! Kiwanischat.