Title: Internet Relay Chat Protocol
Author(s): J. Oikarinen, D. Reed.
Status: EXPERIMENTAL
Date: May 1993
Length: 138964
Updated by: RFC2810, RFC2811, RFC2812, RFC2813
The IRC protocol was developed over the last 4 years since it was first implemented as a means for users on a BBS to chat amongst themselves. Now it supports a world-wide network of servers and clients, and is stringing to cope with growth. Over the past 2 years, the average number of users connected to the main IRC network has grown by a factor of 10.
The IRC protocol is a text-based protocol, with the simplest client being any socket program capable of connecting to the server.
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