I can never connect, here's the error.

 

 

 

Unable to connect : java.security.AccessControlException : access denied (java.net.SocketPermission irc.chat-addict.net resolve)

 

 

 

So how do I fix it to be able to use the chatroom?

I would suggest using a real IRC client. I'm assuming you're running Windows, in which case you can use mIRC ( http://www.mirc.com ). This is what most people use, though I personally find the interface clunky and not very userfriendly. Also, mIRC is not free - it is paid software with an evaluation period of 30 days (though it will let you use the software after this period, strictly speaking this is not allowed, plus, it nags you with a screen telling you you should be paying).

 

 

 

So, other clients you might try (these are all Free (as in beer, libre, freedom), except for Opera's IRC client):

 

ChatZilla ( https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/m ... .php?id=16 ) - Firefox extension, Mozilla extension, Flock extension, runs standalone on XULRunner if you need it to. Runs on just about any operating system.

 

 

 

X-Chat (http://www.xchat.org/). Runs on Linux, Windows, and I think Mac too. It's probably been ported to other platforms as well, I'm not sure.

 

 

 

Erm. Alright, the censor is owning me here. I'm hoping the mods are okay with me evading it for a bit here... the client is called [bleep]X. For its website, try www. [the name of the client] .org . Runs on Linux, Windows, and probably a lot of other things. Shell-based, afaict (that means commandline, aka DOS, if you're not familiar with it).

 

 

 

Opera comes with its own IRC client, but I personally believe it's horrible. If you happen to have Opera installed and just want to see if the chat is any use without too much hassle, I guess you could use it. I recommend switching to something better if you plan on visiting IRC regularly.

 

 

 

Merm, there are lots of other clients out there, but I can't be bothered listing them all. Wikipedia keeps a decent list:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IRC_clients