IRCatWork.com (was using CGI::IRC) has been purchased by Mibbit, a web based IRC client that uses Ajax. Mibbit allows us to connect to multiple IRC servers and multiple channels (in a server), has tabbed layout, nick completion on tab key press, input history (up down arrows), PM support. In short, everything that a stand-alone IRC client like mIRC provides except the logging facility (understandably) and the channel flashing upon nick mention.

Mibbit provides these servers by default (the most commonly used ones are bolded): Mibbit, Freenode, irc.icq.com, irc.slashnet.org, irc.oftc.net, blitzed.org, efnet.net, Chatterbox UK, Foonetic, WyldRyde, Justin.tv, bitlbee

You can also connect to any other IRC server not in the list by selecting ‘Other server…’ and specifying the server name along with port, like so: irc.ircsuper.net:6667

Here are the most commonly used commands in IRC that will work at Mibbit:

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