ircII
| ircII | |
|---|---|
 ircII client session | |
| Original author | Michael Sandrof |
| Developers | Matthew R. Green, ircII project |
| Initial release | 1989[1] |
| Stable release | 20240918 (September 18, 2024) [±] |
| Repository |
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| Written in | C |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| Size | 577 kB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | IRC client |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Website | www |
ircII (pronounced i-r-c-two or irk-two,[2][3] and sometimes referred to as IRC client, second edition[4]) is a free, open-source Unix IRC and ICB client written in C. Initially released in the late 1980s, it is the oldest IRC client still maintained.[5][6]
History
[edit | edit source]Several other UNIX IRC clients, including BitchX, EPIC, and ScrollZ, were originally forks of ircII. It was the first client to implement file transfer capabilities over IRC.[7] The CTCP protocol was implemented by Michael Sandrof in 1990 for version 2.1.[8] The DCC protocol was implemented by Troy Rollo in 1991 for version 2.1.2,[9] and was never intended to be portable to other IRC clients.[10][11]
Features
[edit | edit source]ircII is written in the C programming language and implements a termcap, text-mode, user interface. Encrypted Transport Layer Security connections to IRC servers are established with the OpenSSL library. [12] The concept of file transfers over IRC networks was first implemented by the authors of ircII. The client was the first to implement both the Client-to-client protocol (CTCP) and the Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) protocol. The application has been promoted as being "fast, stable, lightweight, portable, and easily backgrounded." [13]
See also
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- Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients
- Internet Citizen's Band (ICB)
- List of Internet Relay Chat commands
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ History of IRC daniel.haxx.se
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- ^ See the 'NOTES' and 'source/ctcp.c' files included with ircii-2.1.4e.tar.gz[permanent dead link]
- ^ See the 'UPDATES' and 'source/dcc.c' files included with ircii-2.1.4e.tar.gz[permanent dead link]
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External links
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