Internet Relay Chat

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computing: formats: protocols: IRC

Overview
Internet Relay Chat (or IRC) refers to any of the following:
 * an open protocol which allows multiple computer users to exchange text messages in realtime in a "chat room" environment, i.e. where all users "in the room" can see all messages sent to the room
 * the use of the IRC protocol to communicate with other computer users

Links

 * Software
 * Client
 * mIRC (nagware)
 * mircscripts.org
 * XChat (FOSS)
 * web-based
 * CGI IRC: Perl/CGI; does not use Java, but does use frames
 * General Help
 * IRC Help
 * Getting help on IRC: IRC netiquette
 * Server (daemon)
 * Ultimate IRCd
 * Unreal IRCd