Difference between revisions of "Internet Relay Chat"

Revision as of 21:48, 8 March 2007

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

Software
- Client
  - mIRC (nagware)
    - mircscripts.org
  - XChat (FOSS)
  - web-based
    - CGI IRC: Perl/CGI; does not use Java, but requires frames support in the client web browser
- General Help
  - IRC Help
- Server (daemon)
  - Ultimate IRCd
  - Unreal IRCd

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-[[Computing]]: [[Protocols]]: [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]]
+==Navigation==
+[[computing]]: [[data formats|formats]]: [[data protocols|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.
+==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==
 * '''Software'''
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 *** [http://wiki.shadow-realm.org/index.php/UltimateIRCd Ultimate IRCd]
 *** [http://www.unrealircd.com/ Unreal IRCd]
 ==Reference==
 * {{wikipedia|Internet Relay Chat}}