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XChat 2.8.5e

XChat is an IRC (chat) program for Windows and UNIX (Linux/BSD) operating systems. Learn what's new on this latest version. Click here if the download does not begin automatically.

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More about XChat

I.R.C. is Internet Relay Chat, see https://irchelp.org for more information about IRC in general. XChat runs on most BSD and POSIX compliant operating systems and this version supplied here is for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

What's New:

* Fixed a rare crash related to loosing the last away reason when reconnecting via BNC (a bug that appeared in 2.8.5b and c only).
* Fixed a possible Channel List crash if you searched many times while the download was still going.
* Using /part on a channel that contains a quotation mark now works.
* The balloon alert settings are now visible again after being accidently hidden in the last couple releases. Read more.

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