# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1129827544 0
# Node ID b634f15a1cf9a7c2122280f09589fd4b9ef34649
# Parent  a60dbc4e788d6677ca46ff448e4f012ef6ab9542
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diff -r a60dbc4e788d -r b634f15a1cf9 etc/NEWS
--- a/etc/NEWS	Thu Oct 20 16:53:55 2005 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Thu Oct 20 16:59:04 2005 +0000
@@ -1500,6 +1500,18 @@
 
 * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.1
 
+** Rcirc is now part of the Emacs distribution.
+
+Rcirc is an Internet relay chat (IRC) client.  It supports
+simultaneous connections to multiple IRC servers.  Each discussion
+takes place in its own buffer.  For each connection you can join
+several channels (many-to-many) and participate in private
+(one-to-one) chats.  Both channel and private chats are contained in
+separate buffers.
+
+To start an IRC session, type M-x irc, and follow the prompts for
+server, port, nick and initial channels.
+
 ---
 ** Newsticker is now part of the Emacs distribution.
 
diff -r a60dbc4e788d -r b634f15a1cf9 lisp/ChangeLog
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog	Thu Oct 20 16:53:55 2005 +0000
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog	Thu Oct 20 16:59:04 2005 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-10-20  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
+
+	* net/rcirc.el: New file.
+
 2005-10-20  Bryan Henderson  <bryanh@giraffe-data.com>  (tiny change)
 
 	* term.el (term-term-name): Initialize to "eterm-color".