How do you connect to the IRC channel?

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@Ivan has a nice tutorial on quickly setting up your IRC client:

Connecting to Sponge's IRC

I’ve noticed that a lot of people are having trouble connecting to Sponge’s IRC channel, even though it’s pretty simple. IRC is short for Internet Relay Chat and is used widely across the internet, most among developers. You can join a particular chat-room of your choice and talk to other’s interested in the same stuff. The official Sponge chatroom is #sponge, on the irc.esper.net networks and requires you to be registered with NickServ. Step 1: Picking an IRC Client There are a wide variety of…