Aurélien Aptel [2015-12-03 16:58:20+01] wrote:

> If you want to use an Emacs client I would suggest the default one,
> rcirc (bundled with emacs).

Erc is bundled with Emacs too.

When someone is totally new to _IRC_ I'd suggest some graphical client,
not Emacs. When concepts and commands are more familiar I'd try an Emacs
IRC client.