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Internet Relay Chat

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''IRC was invented by the Finn Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988 when he was at the University of Oulu. Inspired by existing chat programs, he set out to improve the multi-user chat “MultiUser Talk” and thus created Internet Relay Chat, the popularity of which grew immensely within a few years. At the beginning of the 21st century, its user numbers were in the millions. By 2020 there are only a few hundred thousand.''== IRC commands ==Some of the most common commands    /help - lists all the commands available to you in the channel.    /rules - provides you with all the server rules.    /list - retrieve a list of all chatrooms on the server.    /join #channelname - join a specific channel. jump between various channels.    /nick <new nickname> - change the nickname you use.    /invite <nickname> - invite a specific person to the channel you are currently in    /msg <nickname> - send a private message to one person or start a private conversation.