IRC

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a way to chat over the Internet. For a detailed description and history, refer to the Wikipedia article Internet Relay Chat.

Many Doomers can be found on IRC. Some popular channels are:
 * #zdoom on OFTC (chat)
 * #legacy on Freenode (chat)
 * #nightmare2 on QuakeNet (chat)
 * #unidoom on OFTC (chat)
 * #zdaemon on Freenode (chat)
 * #skulltag on OFTC (chat)
 * #planetdoom on gamesurge (chat)
 * #dmclub on OFTC (chat)

Some IRC channels were once quite popular, but are now defunct for various reasons:
 * #doom on EFNet and Freenode
 * #doom2 on EFNet
 * #doomroom on EFNet, Undernet and Freenode
 * #doomworld on Telefragged
 * #youfailit on Freenode and OFTC

See also forums for Doom-related web forums.

For help connecting to an IRC channel, see Wikicities IRC channel.