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-A new webchat client was rolled out on redbrick in September 2009.
+Redbrick's current webchat client was launched in September 2009. It is based on qwebirc (a free, open-source IRC client) which is also the default webchat client on Quakenet.
+== How to Login ==
+Visit [http://webchat.redbrick.dcu.ie Redbrick WebChat].<br/>
+You will be prompted to login to [[IRC]] with your Redbrick Username and Password using pubcookie. Enter your username and password.<br/>
+Once you are logged in click "Connect". <br/>
+Webchat should load and automatically join you into #lobby.<br/>
+== Webchat Commands ==
+Most of the commands Webchat uses are the same as the other IRC clients on redbrick.<br/>
+For examples of some of these commands see the article on [[IRC]].<br/>
+== Connecting to channels automatically ==
+By default you will automatically join #lobby.<br/>
+If you wish to override this functionality once you have logged in with pubcookie remove &channels=lobby from the end of the url and reload the page.<br/>
+You will now be prompted for your nickname and the channels you wish to join.<br/>
+If you want to join multiple channels the list should be comma separated. (eg. #lobby,#intersocs,#bots,...).<br/>
+This will only take effect for the current session and will have to be repeated each time you use webchat.<br/>
-It is based upon qwebirc which is an AJAX IRC client and is the default webchat client on quakenet.
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