In order to connect to our IRC channel, you have a two options:

• Connect using an installed IRC client.
• Connect using our web-based client.

You will need to specify irc.blitzed.org as the server to connect to and #dorset as the channel to join. This URL may do that for you: irc://irc.blitzed.org:6667/dorset You are free to choose a nickname of your choice so long as it does not conflict with one already in use. A few popular IRC clients are ksirc (KDE) and XChat.

You can connect to our channel without installing any software on your PC. All you need is a web browser with java support. Simply click this link to join us in a chat.

Whilst connected to the Blitzed IRC network, there are various other channels which may be of interest:

• #Linux - The home of Linux in the UK.
• #Hants - Hampshire LUG (the neighbours).
• #Debian - Debian Linux related questions.
• #Gentoo - Gentoo Linux related questions.
• #Ubuntu - Ubuntu Linux related questions.
• #Blitzed - Blitzed IRC help.