Internet Relay Chat: Difference between revisions
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[[Computing]]: [[Protocols]]: [[IRC]] | [[Computing]]: [[Protocols]]: [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] | ||
[[ | [[Internet Relay Chat]] (or IRC) 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. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* '''Software''' | * '''Software''' | ||
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*** [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC] ([[nagware]]) | *** [http://www.mirc.com/ mIRC] ([[nagware]]) | ||
**** [http://mircscripts.org/ mircscripts.org] | **** [http://mircscripts.org/ mircscripts.org] | ||
*** [[ | *** [[XChat]] ([[FOSS]]) | ||
*** '''web-based''' | *** '''web-based''' | ||
**** [http://cgiirc.blitzed.org/ CGI IRC]: [[Perl]]/[[CGI]]; does not use Java, but requires frames support in the client [[web browser]] | **** [http://cgiirc.blitzed.org/ CGI IRC]: [[Perl]]/[[CGI]]; does not use Java, but requires frames support in the client [[web browser]] | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 7 November 2006
Internet Relay Chat (or IRC) is 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.
Links
- Software
Reference
- Wikipedia (Internet Relay Chat)
