This is how you do:
1) Download mIRC (for example) at www.mirc.com. It's very easy to understand.
2) Install it yada yada yada
3) Connect to any EFNet server (irc.inet.tele.dk:6667) works good for me.
4) Type /join psynews.org in status window.
5) Share you thoughts and oppinions with the rest of the people there
Written by moni:
open irc.
go to Options (second yellow button from the top left)
write a nickname and all
then go to Servers.
choose IRC Network: Efnet
Irc Server: any, as long as it is efnet.
click Connect to Server.
Once you are connected, join the channel #psynews.org
(for this you can also type "/j psynews.org" in your status)
tell me ig you have problems
Any problems? There is a guide at www.mirc.com for you newbies (for whos not a nerd I mean).
Also there is Miranda, a freeware program and it's a multiprotocol messenger program supporting all the best-known systems like ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber, IRC.