How To setup mIRC on Windows & Linux to access FreeThinker's SSL irc

Download mIRC here

To be able to use SSL with mIRC you will need to install openssl first

Download openssl here

In order to connect to the network using the mIRC client with ssl
you must set everything the same way you will see here
Just follow the steps and it will all work

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Click Add to add the FreeThinker network



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Click ok and then select



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Click Connect to server



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The first time you will connect to the network, you will be presented
with the secure network certificate

Select  automatically accept this certificate in future
 to never be asked again about it and use it by default
for this network
If you do not wish to  accept automatically; everytime  you connect
you will be asked again.
Cacelling will not allow you to connect



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You are now connected and secure

NOTE:
If mIRC failed to connect to the network using ssl
please check to see if mirc is loading the needed ssl files

click on the menu options and confirm if you have the SSL button there



If you do not have the SSL button there please visit the link bellow
to solve the problem

http://www.mirc.co.uk/ssl.html