Microsoft KB Archive/178293

= How to Create a Link to a Chat Room with Microsoft Chat =

Article ID: 178293

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Chat 2.1
 * Microsoft Chat 2.0
 * Microsoft Chat 2.1
 * Microsoft Chat 2.0
 * Microsoft Chat 2.5
 * Microsoft Chat 2.5
 * Microsoft Chat 2.5

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This article was previously published under Q178293



SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a link to an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channel using Microsoft Chat 2.1.



MORE INFORMATION
To create a link to an IRC channel, you can create a shortcut, insert a link on a Web page, or insert a link in an e-mail message (such as a Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook 97, Microsoft Exchange, or Microsoft Internet Mail and News message). To do so, use one of the following methods.

Create a Shortcut
To create a shortcut to the current room, click Create Shortcut on the File menu. This places a Comic Chat Room (CCR) file in the location you choose. To use the shortcut, double-click it.

To manually create a shortcut, right-click the desktop, point to New, click Shortcut, and then type the following information in the Command Line box

mic:// / _____

where is the name of the chat server, is the name of the chat room,  is either "text" or "comics" (depending on which view you want), and is your password for the chat room (if the chat room is password protected).

For example:   mic://irc.msn.com/#Help__text___password Note that there are two underscores before the text/comic switch. There are three underscores before the password switch.

Insert a Link on a Web Page
To insert a link on a Web page, use "%23" instead of "#." For example:    My help room - mic://irc.msn.com/#Help 

Insert a Link in an E-mail Message
To insert a link into an e-mail message, use the following format:

mic:// /

Note that you can also use this format to connect to a chat room by clicking Start, clicking Run, and then typing the line in the Open box.

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