When did mIRC start requiring registration?

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Since it was first released as far as I know.

Are you sure about that? I thought the very first version was freeware?

It's possible, I didn't actually use mIRC until about v5.3, but either way mIRC has been shareware for a long time. From the tone of the thread it seemed to me like the poster had suddenly discovered that mIRC was shareware and thought it was some recent thing.

mirc has always been shareware AFAIK, allthe way back to 2.1a, but it's possible the pricewent up from $10 to $20.. i could be mistaken there..

http://www.mirc.com/oldnews.html

mIRC reincarnated as shareware! After working on mIRC for over 18 months Khaled decided to release this new version of mIRC as shareware. This will allow him to go on developping and supporting mIRC with the same spirit and enthousiasm as he did over the past. Your registration of mIRC will guarantee the existance of mIRC's www pages with help, news and hints and support further development of mIRC, its help files and the FAQ. :-)

V4.52

And now he's feeding kids in Ethiopia . . .
Sure has come a long way since 4.52

taking money from people...tsk tsk

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Yes, shame on you Khaled! Earning a living, what is the matter with you?
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Since when did providing goods and/or services in exchange for money become a practice that is to be shunned? Oh and by the way, "taking money" usually means stealing, i.e. you give him your money, he gives you nothing in return. However, he is giving you something in return, a licensed copy of mIRC. This isn't called "taking money" it's called "charging a fee".

Then you got to ask yourself this question. Is mIRC worth 20 bucks? Well, in my opinion, I think it's worth more, but I want to know what other mIRC users think.

depends how much $20 is in £

It's absolutely worth $20. I think I have been registered ever since registration was required. According to the old news (thanks watchdog) that was in July of 1996. For $20 I have been using mIRC for 7 years and getting free updates. I'd call that a pretty damn good bargain.

Honestly I think Khaled made a mistake making it a one time $20 fee. I'd have paid another $20 to upgrade from 5.x to 6.x.

Of course it's worth $20 (about £13.00). What other great, customisable software could you buy for that? And with free updates? Yes, there are other free IRC clients - but let's face it, mIRC leaves them standing.

you've managed to outdo yourself phoenix... what diff does it make how much $20 is in pounds or yen or anyotherdangcurrency at the current/past exchange rate. If your comment had been regarding a comparison of what it takes to earn the equivalent of $20 in various countries it would have had some relevance.

Moving on even tho this subject has been beaten to death many times over: IMO, mIRC is not only well worth the amount charged, but would be a bargain to me at 10 times the price for all it has added to my life. good grief, at $20, if you use mIRC for 5 years, 2 hours a day, it costs you like half a cent an hour, AND you get all upgrades. If you made $5/hour, you'd earn that in what, like a second? (if my math is wrong, i dont care, its still cheap, you get the point, so put down your calculators :tongue:) Khaled even allows ppl who cant afford it to pay less...how many others do that or have one charge entitle you to all upgrades? As i've said before, $20 was a lot of money to me in 96 and still is, as it is to many ppl. Some of us have/had a harder time getting that amount, but when you consider what you get for it (both tangible and otherwise), its money well spent and Khaled deserves every cent he gets for all his hard work.

Rather than repeated threads here/questions in mIRC channels of "is it worth the price", i'd like to see ppl asking themselves "what has mIRC added to my life". (note to phoenix: before you post another irrelevant post, yes i know some other chat client may have done the same, but i dont use another one, i use mIRC so i dont care to get into some esoteric question regarding what path takes you where)

Okay I had to laugh at Parabrat's " Id pay for it if it were 10 times the price thing"< cos that's just a wee bit over the top for us working class heros

i paid £15 because i couldnt be bothered to convert it
i doubt that would be much less,if not more than $20 ;\
also i just said that because for all i know $20 could be a lot more than that in £'s i dont care about that currency, because i dont live there, ive been to america before but my aunt handled my money for me.

hrm. good point. I made that comment from the standpoint of already knowing how great mIRC is and how it has added to my life and a 30 day trial prolly wouldnt have shown me that. Honestly, not knowing what i do now, if when first hearing of mIRC i saw it was $200 i would prolly have gulped and gone in search of something i could afford. Which is not to say mIRC isnt worth tons more, i just wouldnt have known it and couldnt have afforded it. Course, even at that price after all the years and hours i've used it, the cost per hour would still be cheap. Trust me, paramedics are grossly unpaid on the whole (altho some services did have a brief burst of conscience after 9-11, mostly we could work for mcdonalds and make more money). So, i shall rephrase: Thank you Khaled from all of us underpaid working class ppl for keeping the cost of mIRC at an affordable level even tho we all know its worth is priceless.

ParaBrat, if I could cook I'd make you a whole batch of peanut butter cookies! Once again, you're so right.

is ok, you have time to learn to cook (cause its for darn sure i wont). i'm not making much headway in convincing Khaled we absolutely have to have working /dccfood protocol... yet. *patented brattyplottinggrin*

I'll be honest and say, I've been using mIRC for about 1.5 years, and I still haven't registered *Slaps wrists* - However, that's only because I don't have the funds...I mean, technically speaking I do, but the money has to go to other things in order for me to survive :P (mIRC doesn't feed, water and cloth me unfortunately!)

However, you good little preachers have converted me! As soon as I have the funds, which should be fairly soon, I think I just might register :P

Happy chattin'

Regards,

I'm sure there are many others out there just like you who put the need of their personal well-being before purchasing software...which is totally understandable...a person needs the basic necessities to survive, but if you save a little at a time ( Its not like you have to pay it immediately but i'm sure Khaled would appreciate it though ) you can have the amount in no time to register your copy of mIRC. Just as long as people remember to do what's right and register Khaled can continue to bring us new versions of mIRC..

As far as mIRC being able to feed,water, and clothing is concerned...if that were the case might i suggest an addon that provides a sleeping bag for those poor souls who sit in front of their computers 18-20 hours a day?

:tongue: well im 16 so i cant pay one way or another even if i had the cash, im sure paypal only lets people 18+ use their services, and i have no credit cards...

mirc waits 2+ years...

but as for registering, yes it does pop up that 30 day webpage, but thats it...it dont stop working after 30 days.

You could still ask your parents to register it for you since you can't. And as far as this programs worth goes, it is worth every penny since Khaled put all of his time and hard work into it. People who "crack" mIRC are a bunch of cheapasses, mIRC isn't that expensive to register.

By registering your copy you get a licensed copy, you get free upgrades, and you don't ever have to deal with that registration page popping up...Its a one time deal and you can't beat that. Also, you get in return the satisfaction of knowing you did the right thing by contributing to fund Khaled's project.

what happened to my posts?

i assume you noticed i deleted all your nonsense posts *sigh*
However, to reply to one thing you said in them about asking your mom to help you pay for software and she said no: did you ask her how she feels about you stealing?

Justify it all you want, flood here with nonsense, but it doesnt change the bottom line: if you dont pay for software you use, then you are stealing. Yes, mIRC does keep working after 30 days, because the author is an honorable man who trusts others to be just as honorable and honest. That you arent isnt anything to brag about. Your threat to just go use something else if mIRC stopped running is utter nonsense.

As i've said before, i can certainly sympathize with it not being easy to come up with even the nominal amount Khaled charges, but if you have any ethics, you can find a way.

If you continue to post on this forum, do so with common sense please. Nonsense posts wastes everyones time

no because i dont feel that i am stealing, i realy dont. i am going to buy mirc eventually.

i wasnt threateneing anything. if i can not use mirc, i would really have to use somthing else.