Ok I'll post my tutorial and I'll make a chan for this forum join me there tomorrow (evil work forces me to sleep be up 5:30AM EST). Well here it is:
Ok this is a little tutorial for mirc (a chat program thats much more stable than a Java app), I'll try and take this step by step and if ya have any questions or need help IM me.
1. Download a mirc client, here's a link to a few I've used
Sysreset (download the Full installation pack for this).
2. Install program.
3. Go to Sysreset folder that was just created, go into folder, and double click mirc.exe.
4. On the little about Mirc popup just click the x.
5. In the next menu that pops up fill in the Full Name, Email address, Nickname, and Alternative Nickname fields (you don't have to include your full name your first is sufficient, but you do need to put your email addy, no one sees it anyway so tis ok, Nickname is what you will be known by in IRC, and the Alt one is a backup in case the first is taken).
6. In the box that now says Random US DALnet Server, click the triangle next to it, scroll down till ya reach BeyondIRC: Random Server and click.
7. Click the edit button, and in the IRC Server Feild put in (and make sure the spellings exact): irc2.beyondirc.net
8. Click OK, then click Connect To IRC Server.
9. When you see all the info scrolling down that means your connected successfully, now in the top menu bar with all the icons, click the icon one to the right of the one that has a hammer and a folder (and remember the icon you'll need it).
10. You should be in the Mirc Channels Folder, if so click Add, then put in the channel feild (make sure this is spelled right too): #Anime-Gamers
11. Click OK, then Double click on the chan name.
12. Congrats, you have just joined the official channel for this fourm, if not then go back and make sure ya did everything right if your still stumpted IM me.
13. To go back to the channel whenever ya leave and come back on click the icon thats one to the left of the hammer one, and then repeat the last part of step 10.
Well hope ya enjoy it