• Connect:
  Connect/Reconnect to the IRC servers.
  To connect to a new IRC server, use this menu and select Connect menu item. Type in the new IRC server in the prompted entry and click the "Connect" button. Sometimes, you may need to repeat the above process to make the connection. If you don't change the IRC server address, you will be disconnected and then reconnect to the same IRC server. You are advised not to make multiple connections to the same server.
  Example: type in polaris.ibm.com:6667 (default port number is 6667).

  Server status:

  Obtain your current server status.

  Save transcript:

  Save conversations in this room. Users must have a server recognized ID to be able to save. This function needs special set up and may not be available at all time.

  Delegate:

  Mark yourself as being away and set a message in case others send you private messages.

  Clear window:

  Clear the message window.

  What's up:

  Request up to 10 lines of messages from a user (last 10 lines in that user's window).

  Exit:

  Disconnect from the IRC server.

• Accept all push/Deny all push:
  Allow/Deny URL push from any people.

  Accept one push:

  Allow only one specified person to push you URLs. Override 'Accept all push'.

  If no nick name is entered in the entry, then 'Accept all push' will apply.

  Accept from nick:

  Display the current person(nick) that you allow to push URLs.

  Select previous URLs sent:

  Display a list of URLs you previously sent to other people.

Host functions are only available to hosts (channel operators) of the room:

• Room status:
  Open room status dialog window.
  Check the boxes to set new settings for the room.

  Add as host:

  Give selected people host's privileges.

  Remove as host:

  Revoke host's privileges from selected users.

  Allow to speak:

  Allow selected users to speak in a moderated room.

  Disallow to speak:

  Disallow the selected users to speak in a moderated room.

  Ban users:

  Ban selected users/user pattern to join the room.

  Auto host control:

  Automatically adds/removes specified nick names as room hosts. It works only when a user join the room, be added/removed as a host. A user will be matched by his/her nick name and/or part of his/her host machine name or domain. The more information you put in the entry, the more specific a user will be checked. Eg, if you provide both nick name AND host machine name, then host control will apply to only users using that nick name AND login from that host machine.

  When checkbox 'All but listed left' is checked, any user whose name is not listed in the 'Add as host' column are (as if) listed in 'Remove as host'.

  When the 'Auto control mode' is turned off or you are not a host, auto host control will be disabled.

• Color:
  Set background color for a window specified in the sub-menu.

  Font:

  Set font for a window specified in the sub-menu.

  Ticker mode:

  Set ticker to be scrollable or static text.

  Activity log:

  When enabled, display activity with time stamps in the window.

  Enable socks:

  When enabled, will use socks to connect to IRC servers outside your firewall. This option is only useful if you have this applet installed within your firewall AND your web server is sockified.

  If you are not within any firewall or your IRC servers are inside the firewall, you should disable this option.

  May not be available even you have a socks host inside a firewall.

  Enable CTCP:

  When enabled, other people can get CTCP responses from you.

  When disabled, other people will get a message of "CTCP refused".

  You can always send CTCP commands no matter what state this option is in.

  Message wrap:

  When enabled, text displayed in the message window will be wrapped according to the width of the window. You may disable this option when you need to display computer program-like messages.

  Audio:

  If you have a multi-media computer, when this option is turned on for a room, you will hear sound when people join/leave the room.

  Debug mode:

  When enabled, display unparsed messages in the Java console window.

  Should be disabled if you are not debugging the chat client.

• Help index:
  Display the help information about the usage of this IRC client.

  About:

  Information about this applet.