Title: Internet Relay Chat: Server Protocol
Author(s): C. Kalt.
Status: INFORMATIONAL
Date: Apr 2000
Length: 56681
Updates: RFC1459
While based on the client-server model, the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) protocol allows servers to connect to each other effectively forming a network.
This document defines the protocol used by servers to talk to each other. It was originally a superset of the client protocol but has evolved differently.
First formally documented in May 1993 as part of RFC1459 [IRC], most of the changes brought since then can be found in this document as development was focused on making the protocol scale better. Better scalability has allowed existing world-wide networks to keep growing and reach sizes which defy the old specification.
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