Use ircii. If you use debian just apt-get install ircii. If you something else like slackware you might have to build it and install it by hand which is not too difficult. I imagine there is an rpm of it somewhere too. I've been using ircii for many years now and like it very much. No graphical drawings and very streight forward. -- Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul at asmodean.net http://www.asmodean.net For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals.. Then something happened, which unleashed the power of our imagination... We learned to talk... Pink Floyd - The Division Bell