my 2 cents...
whilst a 'built-in' chat client is nice in that it makes it 'easier' to get more people into chat...
I *do* think it's a better option, particularly if you plan to spend a bit of time in chat, to use a 'proper' irc client. (mIRC, xchat, etc...google 'irc client')
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