[ale] IRC Server

[I. Herman]

Greetings all.  I have kind of a different 
question for you all.
I am running Linux on one box and will be running Solaris8 (x86) on 
another.  Between the two, I am hoping to create an IRC server for a small 
net.  
 
1 - What's the process for getting the perms and such for one?
2 - Is there a good HOW-TO page on how to setup that on either Linux or 
Solaris?
3 - Has anyone out there had that experience that they can help me?
 
TIA.
Izzie