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

Reference

Wikipedia

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