RFC1459 on Internet Relay Chat Protocol

"Joyce K. Reynolds" <jkrey@isi.edu> Wed, 26 May 1993 19:36 UTC

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A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.



        RFC 1459:

        Title:      Internet Relay Chat Protocol
        Author:     J. Oikarinen & D. Reed
        Mailbox:    jto@tolsun.oulu.fi, avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au
        Pages:      65
        Characters: 138,964
        Updates/Obsoletes:  none


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.

This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested.  Please
refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official Protocol Standards"
for the standardization state and status of this protocol.
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Joyce K. Reynolds
USC/Information Sciences Institute

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