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	Title		: Extensions to the Internet Relay 
                          Chat Protocol (IRCX)
	Author(s)	: T. Pfenning, K. Cedola, L. Dusseault
	Filename	: draft-pfenning-irc-extensions-02.txt
	Pages		: 39
	Date		: 1997-08-21
	
This  document  describes  extensions to the Internet Relay Chat (IRC)   
protocol defined in RFC 1459[1].  Only client-server interactions are   
defined. The added functionality includes optional user authentication   
for multiple security providers, support for UNICODE[2] characters,      
multilayer security, and a unified property mechanism.  Chat server      
implementations can optionally support channel or server services with   
full control over all messages and events. These services communicate    
with the core server over an extended IRC connection.
 
All changes to the IRC protocol are designed in a way that existing   
clients  will continue to work against servers implementing the exten- 
sions. Support for the extended protocol can be queried by clients to    
take advantage of the added functionality or to conform to the basic     
protocol as defined in RFC1459.

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