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I was hoping for proper support for the irc:// protocol in 6.1, the only feature I'm really missing in mIRC, but it still doesn't work, at least not properly. Clicking a URL <a href="irc://servername/channelname" target="_blank">irc://servername/channelname</a> or <a href="irc://servername/#channelname" target="_blank">irc://servername/#channelname</a> in an HTML page will start up mIRC (if the protocol is associated with it, though I think it's hijacked by MSChat by default), but it won't even connect to the server. Copying such a link and pasting it in mIRC doesn't work, and the "/server" command doesn't support this format, either. (Additionally, if a copy of mIRC is already open, clicking an irc:// link starts another copy of mIRC, instead of using a new window in the already opened one.)
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Hoopy frood
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Hoopy frood
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The only feature suggestion I see there is to do with /server, the rest work fine for me so it is either a problem your config or a bug in mIRC.
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Hoopy frood
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Hoopy frood
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It works perfectly well here, in v6.1 and in previous versions of mIRC, ever since it was added as a feature.
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Ameglian cow
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Ameglian cow
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When I click on an irc:// link I get a new mIRC opening and the following in a few error dialog boxes:
"Windows cannot find "irc://irc.dal.net/test". Make sure you typed the name correctly, then try again. ..."
"Internet Explorer cannot open this helper application for "irc://irc.dal.net/test"..."
Doesn't quite work. :P
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Hoopy frood
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Hoopy frood
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Do you have chatlinks enabled in mIRC Options -> IRC -> Catcher? If you don't then enable it, if you do then disable it, click Ok then go back into mIRC Options, enable it again and click Ok again, then try.
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Ameglian cow
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Ameglian cow
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They were enabled previously. I disabled, hit OK, and reenabled, and it still fails as described above.
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Hoopy frood
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Hoopy frood
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I've tested it under windows 95, 98, ME, and XP Pro here, and it works fine under all of them for me. If you figure it out, please give me a holler.
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Vogon poet
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Vogon poet
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I get the same error under Windows 98. It used to work just fine, but now it doesn't.
This might be a registry-related issue, though. When it stopped working, I didn't change my mIRC version or anything, it just happened from one day to another, IIRC.
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Hoopy frood
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Hoopy frood
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I had the same problem a while back, but someone suggested making sure that 'Enable DDE Server' was checked. Lo and behold, it worked. It can be found in Options->Other->DDE.
Never compare yourself to others - they're more screwed up than you think.
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Fjord artisan
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Fjord artisan
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And why there's still no support for irc links in irc? I mean clicking on <a href="irc://some.server/#channel" target="_blank">irc://some.server/#channel</a> in mIRC itself Don't tell me it's because inviters, since clicking on channel name already does the job ;b
And all I need now is intellectual intercourse, a soul to dig the hole much deeper
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Vogon poet
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Vogon poet
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Ah, thanks. That solved the problem.
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Hoopy frood
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Hoopy frood
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You're welcome. 
Never compare yourself to others - they're more screwed up than you think.
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