Forums mIRC Help just trying to connect.

Hi I'm trying to connect to a sites irc. I've entered the server name and the port numbers then it says SSL: supported... So how do I do that ? Then the site instructions says "The certificate is self-signed so it will fail verification. Depending on your client, you may need to explicitly disable verification in order to connect via SSL."... What the 'Bleep' does that mean ?
Thanks

Self Signed SSL certificates are the normal for encrypted SSL IRC ports. It's the same idea as using HTTPS instead of HTTP, except that websites normally go through a signed certificate trust authority.

To specify that an IRC port is going to be SSL, in mIRC, you need to add a plus before the port number. ie: +6697 or +9999

Thanks ever so much for your help, looks like I'm a step further and I've enter the sites channe. As it's an invite only channel I've got to wait for an email on the next instructions. So i'm sure I'll be back asking more questions. Not very easy this irc is it ?

It's just an open piece of the internet that existed before AOL, MySpace, Facebook and other walled gardens. Some configuration may be required. Really no different than setting up a proper email client (not webmail).