XChat is an IRC chat program for both Linux and Windows. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible.
11-Dec-2007
Released XChat 2.8.5e, a smaller conservative release. A highlight in this version is being able to use OpenSSL again. It should also be noted that Windows 98/ME support has now been dropped.
03-Nov-2007
XChat 2.8.5c is out today. This is a bug fix release, which includes a fix to the problem a few people reported, connecting to a sBNC or ZNC via SSL.