This is a minor bug fix release, since 2.6.9a did not run on Windows 2000 or98 due to a missing gdiplus.dll on those systems.
Fixed installation of the Eye Candy theme files, which previously installed to the wrong folder.
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X-Chat, commonly written XChat or xchat, is one of the most popular IRC clients for Unix-like systems. It is also available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X (via an offshoot of the project, called X-Chat Aqua, which keeps in sync with the main development branch and is much more popular than the official version maintained by the Fink project).
It has a choice of a tabbed or tree interface, support for multiple servers, and a high level of configurability. Both command line and graphical versions are available, although use of the graphical version far outweighs use of the command line version.