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     </dd>
 
     <dt><a href="#sandbox">Boost Sandbox CVS</a></dt>
+
+    <dt><a href="#IRC">#boost IRC channel</a></dt>
   </dl>
 
   <h2>Boost <a name="users" id="users">Users</a> mailing list (also available
@@ -383,6 +385,13 @@ div.admonition p.admonition-title {
   listed on its <a href=
   "http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost-sandbox/">Sourceforge Project
   Page</a>.</p>
+
+  <h2>#boost <a name="IRC" id="IRC">IRC</a> channel</h2>
+
+  <p>In addition to the mailing lists presented above, a #boost IRC channel on
+  <a href="http://freenode.net">freenode</a> is frequented by some boost users.
+  As usual with IRC channels, one should not necessarily expect that his questions
+  will be answered. The channel is not moderated.</p>
   <hr>
 
   <p>Revised