That is good, but it needs to say how to invoke the feature. Index: etc/NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/emacs/emacs/etc/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.1263 diff -c -r1.1263 NEWS *** etc/NEWS 19 Oct 2005 03:56:07 -0000 1.1263 --- etc/NEWS 19 Oct 2005 21:43:30 -0000 *************** *** 1495,1500 **** --- 1495,1517 ---- * New Modes and Packages in Emacs 22.1 + ** Rcirc is now part of the Emacs distribution. + + Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the + Internet. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication + in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one + communication. + + Rcirc has simple defaults and clear and consistent behaviour. Message + arrival timestamps, activity notification on the modeline, message + filling, nick completion, and keepalive pings are all enabled by + default, but can easily be adjusted or turned off. Each discussion + takes place in its own buffer and there is a single server buffer per + connection. + + 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.
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