Userplane is probably well under ranked as I do not think the data takes in to account the sites that Userplane supplies chat services too. Spinchat sits behind the other two, but there is no need to feel sorry for it as it still dwarfs the lower ranking sites. Userplane is probably well under ranked as I do not think the data takes in to account the sites that Userplane supplies chat services too. Spinchat sits behind the other two, but there is no need to feel sorry for it as it still dwarfs the lower ranking sites.



Provides an encrypted connection for all forms of web browsing, including http, news, mail, and the especially vulnerable IRC and ICQ. Comes with special totally preconfigured software. This has rapidly become one of the most popular Java IRC clients, perhaps thanks to major providers like Mindspring which make it their default client. It is very full-featured for a Java client, but its still not a replacement for a dedicated client. There are thousands of IRC channels created for different topics, groups and demographics. When the user joins to the channel, the existing messages are displayed and the user can join by typing questions or comments.

Now you can chat on IRC with us from anywhere in the world, on any machine out there as long as you have a browser and an internet connection. You no longer have to worry about installing IRC software, nor do you need to worry about whether the machine will allow a connection to us! With so many different chat mediums such as MSN Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ and IRC available today, there needs to be a single unified program for people to communicate with. With Trillian, all these chat networks are combined into a powerful, easy to use program. IRC started it all though and is still actively used by a wide variety of different groups. IRC is cool because there are long standing communities who discuss and support one another on a vast swath of topics.

If you want to do IM correctly, you probably will not be using the AIM/YIM/MSN programs themselves. You can use a multi-network program to monitor all networks at once. Still, and I know this probably sounds harsh, would engineering firms hire new graduates who'd been taught 18th-century engineering? Would a software company hire a new graduate who trained in COBOL? I do a lot of typing every week, probably more than most folks. But Im certainly not the fastest in my field.

Window background color (inlcuding transparency) 6. Text background color (inlcuding transparency) 7. Clicking on a contact opens up an IM window, while clicking on an offline one opens up e-mail. The feature is flexible and I did not have any problems using it. You can close chat windows, hide chat windows, go offline so your boss will not see you and change application settings.