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[[Computing]]: [[Protocols]]: [[IRC]]
==Navigation==
 
[[computing]]: [[data formats|formats]]: [[data protocols|protocols]]: [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]]
[[IRC]] stands for Internet Relay Chat. It is an [[open format|open]] [[protocols|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.
==Overview==
[[Internet Relay Chat]] (or IRC) refers to any of the following:
* an [[open format|open]] [[protocol (data)|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==
==Links==
* Software
* '''Software'''
** Client
** '''Client'''
*** [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC] ([[nagware]])
*** [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC] ([[nagware]])
**** [http://mircscripts.org/ mircscripts.org]
**** [http://mircscripts.org/ mircscripts.org]
*** [[X-Chat]] ([[FOSS]])
*** [[XChat]] ([[FOSS]])
** General Help
*** '''web-based'''
**** [http://cgiirc.blitzed.org/ CGI IRC]: [[Perl]]/[[CGI]]; does not use Java, but does use [[HTML/frame|frames]]
** '''General Help'''
*** [http://www.irchelp.org/ IRC Help]
*** [http://www.irchelp.org/ IRC Help]
*** [http://workaround.org/getting-help-on-irc Getting help on IRC]: [[/etiquette|IRC netiquette]]
** Server (daemon)
** Server (daemon)
*** [http://wiki.shadow-realm.org/index.php/UltimateIRCd Ultimate IRCd]
*** [http://wiki.shadow-realm.org/index.php/UltimateIRCd Ultimate IRCd]
*** [http://www.unrealircd.com/ Unreal IRCd]
*** [http://www.unrealircd.com/ Unreal IRCd]
==Reference==
==Reference==
* {{wikipedia|Internet Relay Chat}}
* {{wikipedia|Internet Relay Chat}}

Latest revision as of 12:39, 3 October 2010

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

Reference