Type in your preferred nickname and optionally change your real name, server and port to log on.

EFnet: irc.homelien.no:6667
Undernet: oslo.no.eu.undernet.org:6667
Dalnet: irc.dalnet.org:6667
Austnet: eu.austnet.org:6667
Slashnet: moo.slashnet.org:6667

The Chatlet should be unaffected by firewalls and proxies. If you are experiencing problems, please make sure you have the latest version of the applet by clicking Ctrl + Reload (Internet Explorer) or Shift + Reload (Netscape). Some proxies in combination with Netscape have problems, if you think you are one of the unlucky ones, follow these steps. There is also an unarchived version of the applet running here. If problems persist, please file a bug report here.

/join <#channel> [key]
This command will let you join a channel. Notice that if you are already in a channel, joining another channel will cause you to leave the current channel. The optional key is for channels that require a key to enter.

<message> or /say <message>
Anything typed that does not start with a / (slash) will be interpreted as a public message intended for everyone in a channel. This corresponds to the command /say.

/msg <nickname> <message>
This will send a private message to the user with the given nickname.

/me <action>
Can be used to transmit an action to a channel. For example, /me reads the help file.

/whois <nickname> [nickname]
Used to get information about a specific user. Repeating the nickname will query the server the user is logged on to for extra information, such as idle time.

/quit [message]
This command will quit your session and disconnect from the server with an optional log off message.

/names <#channel>
Will give a list of nicknames of the people in the given channel.

/notice <#channel / nickname> <message>
Will send a notice to the given channel or user specified by the nickname.

/nick <nickname>
Changes your own nickname to the given one.

/raw <string>
For expert users, raw will send the given string unparsed to the irc server. The string must be compliant with the irc protocol for it to have any effect.

/mode <#channel> <mode> [nickname]
Used to change channel modes and with the optional nickname, modes for users in the channel.

/who <pattern>
Uses the given pattern to search for matching users. If the pattern is a channel name, information about all users in the channel is given. In other cases, an asterisk can be used as a wildcard. For example, /who *Chatlet*.

/away and /away <message>
Sets your away status. With a message, you will be marked as being away for the reason given in the message. Without the message you will return from your away status.

/part
Leaves the channel you are currently in, if any. May be useful when you are only interested in private discussions.

/topic <topic>
Sets the topic in a channel to the given one.