[ Thanks to abhishek for this link. ]
“Among the various free IRC clients available for GNU/Linux, few
provide the power and flexibility that Irssi does. In this article,
we will look at how this scriptable, terminal based IRC client
enhances the experience of IRC.“Irssi is a lightweight terminal based IRC client that is packed
with features for advanced users. Its website boasts of
autologging, formats and themes, configurable keybindings, and Perl
scripting. It also has a consistent user interface that quickly
becomes intuitive, and is stable and robust…”