Use this property sheet to create a persistent channel and modify its general properties.
This property sheet contains the following options.
| Option | Description |
| Name | Sets the name of the persistent channel. The standard IRC channel naming convention is fully supported. The name of an IRC-compatible channel can contain between 1 and 200 ANSI characters, but must begin with a valid channel prefix. All characters except null, bell, carriage return, line feed, space, comma, and backslash are permitted. The name of a channel that allows only Microsoft Internet Chat (MIC) protocol connections can contain between 1 and 63 ANSI or Unicode characters. All characters except null, bell, carriage return, line feed, space, comma, and backslash are permitted. |
| Topic | Designates the channel topic. The topic is limited to 160 ANSI or Unicode characters. |
| Subject | Designates one or more subject keywords. Keywords for the channel subject are used by Web-based searches. The subject is limited to 31 ANSI or Unicode characters. |
| Message sent to clients when joining the channel | Designates a message automatically sent to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) or Extended IRC (IRCX) clients after they join a channel. The channel name is displayed as the sender of the message. Only the client who joins the channel sees the message. This message is limited to 255 characters. |
| Message sent to clients when leaving the channel | Designates a message sent to Internet Relay Chat (IRC) or Extended IRC (IRCX) clients after they leave a channel. The channel name is displayed as the sender of the message. Only the client who leaves the channel sees the message. This message is limited to 255 characters. |