Web Based HIV Chat:

First try our web based chat rooms HERE before installing uneeded software on your valuable computer.

If using mIRC:

If you already have mIRC installed on your computer, simply click irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/hiv-aids/ to join the main HIV/AIDS chat room. By clicking on the above "irc://" link example, it will cause your already installed mIRC program to open, connect to our chat server hiv-aids-poz.com and join our busiest chat room #HIV-AIDS.

The other rooms are:

Mixed: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/HIV-AIDS/
Gay: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/GayPOZ/
Hetero: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/HeteroPOZ/
Womens: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/POZWomen/
Parents: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/POZParents/
Bisexual: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/BiPOZ/
Lesbian: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/LesbianPOZ/
Transsexual: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/TransPOZ/
Unmonitored: irc://hiv-aids-poz.com/Unmonitored/

Advanced mIRC Users:

1. Click add in Options > Connect area
2. description = POZ IRC
3. irc server = irc.poz.ca
4. Click "Add"
5. Click "Connect", wait a few moments
6. Type /join #HIV-AIDS
7. Type nick (word by it's self in chat room) to display "how to" change your neckname from a Guest nick name.

Simple Pirch Settings:

Open Pirch, logon
Edit server list with following info:
name = POZ IRC
server = irc.poz.ca
port = 6667

HIV Chat Channel/Room Names & Web Based Chat Interfaces:

• #HIV-AIDS
• #HeteroPOZ
• #GayPOZ
• #LesbianPOZ
• #POZWomen
• #POZParents
• #TransPOZ
• #BiPOZ
• #Unmonitored
• #HIVaffected