Yes, click on your mIRC options button in the upper left hand corner of mIRC (the icon w/the hammer) Open up the 'Connect' tree and in that sub-menu there is an item labeled 'Options'.

Click that... there is a button in there marked "Retry", click that button and it will open a small dialog with all of the re-try issues that you asked about.

Scripto ---- Life is about the relationships. The correct code being: $replace($them,$you,$me)