<s>
ChatZilla	O
is	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
that	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
SeaMonkey	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
previously	O
an	O
extension	B-Operating_System
for	O
Mozilla-based	O
browsers	O
such	O
as	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
software	I-Application
which	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
consistent	O
appearance	O
across	O
platforms	O
,	O
CSS	B-Language
appearance	O
customization	O
and	O
scripting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
open-source	B-Application
arm	O
of	O
AOL	O
's	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
division	O
,	O
had	O
announced	O
the	O
commencement	O
of	O
"	O
an	O
instant	O
messaging	O
and	O
chat	O
project	O
with	O
the	O
stated	O
goal	O
of	O
supporting	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
chat	O
protocols	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
the	O
venerable	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Relay	I-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
recognize	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
instant	O
messaging	O
space	O
,	O
'	O
said	O
AOL	O
spokesperson	O
Catherine	O
Corre	O
,	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
chat	O
client	O
proposal	O
was	O
reported	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
competition	O
"	O
to	O
AOL	O
's	O
own	O
AOL	B-Protocol
Instant	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
chat	O
client	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
announcement	O
was	O
rescinded	O
"	O
pending	O
further	O
review	O
by	O
Netscape.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Independently	O
,	O
programmer	O
Robert	O
Ginda	O
developed	O
an	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
and	O
submitted	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
1999	O
planned	O
to	O
introduce	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
planned	O
release	O
of	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
"	O
ChatZilla	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
client	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
development	O
form	O
in	O
May	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
6.01	O
browser	O
,	O
and	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
0.8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatZilla	O
runs	O
on	O
any	O
platform	O
on	O
which	O
SeaMonkey	B-Language
can	O
run	O
,	O
including	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
provides	O
a	O
"	O
consistent	O
user	O
interface	O
across	O
the	O
board.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
app	O
using	O
XULRunner	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
most	O
general	O
features	O
of	O
IRC	B-Protocol
clients	O
,	O
including	O
connecting	O
to	O
multiple	O
servers	O
at	O
once	O
,	O
maintaining	O
a	O
built-in	O
list	O
of	O
standard	O
networks	O
,	O
searching	O
and	O
sorting	O
of	O
available	O
channels	O
,	O
chat	O
logging	O
,	O
Direct	O
Client-to-Client	O
(	O
"	O
DCC	O
"	O
)	O
chat	O
and	O
file	O
transfers	O
,	O
and	O
user	O
customization	O
of	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
text	O
entry	O
window	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
single	O
line	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Enter	B-Device
key	I-Device
sends	O
the	O
composed	O
text	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
multiline	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
allows	O
composing	O
larger	O
text	O
sections	O
with	O
line	O
breaks	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Ctrl-Enter	O
key	O
combo	O
sends	O
the	O
text	O
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
:	O
by	O
selecting	O
from	O
the	O
View	O
menu	O
,	O
dragging	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
.css	B-Language
file	O
to	O
the	O
message	O
window	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
/motif	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatZilla	O
is	O
included	O
with	O
SeaMonkey	B-Language
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
other	O
Mozilla-based	O
browsers	O
such	O
as	O
Firefox	B-Application
as	O
an	O
extension	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
a	O
tab	O
in	O
Firefox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ChatZilla	O
offers	O
many	O
plugins	O
,	O
which	O
extend	O
the	O
functionality	O
in	O
the	O
user-experience	O
of	O
the	O
add-on	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
Firefox	B-Application
Quantum	O
(	O
version	O
57	O
)	O
has	O
dropped	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
add-ons	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
so	O
has	O
stopped	O
ChatZilla	O
from	O
working	O
inside	O
Firefox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
has	O
begun	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
a	O
WebExtension	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
ChatZilla	O
have	O
varied	O
from	O
enthusiastic	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
users	O
familiar	O
with	O
IRC	B-Protocol
,	O
to	O
unimpressed	O
,	O
for	O
reviewers	O
more	O
accustomed	O
to	O
other	O
chat	O
client	O
user	O
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2003	O
review	O
in	O
Computers	O
for	O
Doctors	O
of	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
1.0	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
IRC	B-Protocol
client	O
applications	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
very	O
user-friendly	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
goes	O
for	O
ChatZilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Jennifer	O
Golbeck	O
,	O
writing	O
in	O
IRC	B-Protocol
Hacks	O
,	O
pointed	O
out	O
its	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
consistency	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
it	O
"	O
quick	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
start	O
using	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
"	O
great	O
support	O
for	O
changing	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
chat	O
windows	O
with	O
motifs	O
...	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2008	O
overview	O
of	O
extensions	O
for	O
Firefox	B-Application
in	O
Linux	B-Application
Journal	O
,	O
Dan	O
Sawyer	O
described	O
ChatZilla	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
oldie-but-goodie	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
venerable	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
trimmings	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
handsomely	O
organizes	O
chat	O
channels	O
,	O
logs	O
,	O
has	O
an	O
extensive	O
built-in	O
list	O
of	O
available	O
channels	O
,	O
supports	O
DCC	O
chats	O
and	O
file	O
transfers	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
plugin	O
and	O
theming	O
architecture.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
"	O
implements	O
all	O
the	O
standards	O
very	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
prefer	O
to	O
keep	O
desktop	O
clutter	O
to	O
a	O
minimum	O
but	O
still	O
enjoy	O
fighting	O
with	O
random	O
strangers	O
on	O
IRC	B-Protocol
,	O
ChatZilla	O
is	O
a	O
must-have.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ambassador	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
fork	O
of	O
ChatZilla	O
compatible	O
with	O
Pale	B-Protocol
Moon	I-Protocol
,	O
Basilisk	O
,	O
and	O
Interlink	O
Mail	O
&	O
News	O
.	O
</s>
