irc technical documents

Technical Documents

RFCs

rfc1459.txt [Oikarinen & Reed]
The original IRC RFC (1459).

rfc2810.txt [Kalt]
The most current IRC-architecture RFC (2810).

rfc2811.txt [Kalt]
The most current IRC channel-management RFC (2811).

rfc2812.txt [Kalt]
The most current IRC client-protocol RFC (2812).

rfc2813.txt [Kalt]
The most current IRC server-side RFC (2813).

Other documents and specifications

The 005 numeric explained [Roeckx]
Explanation of the arguments in the 005 numeric.

Old "TS vs Delay" comparison [Kalt]
Old "TS vs Delay" comparison written in June 1996.

Statistics on nickname collisions between EFnet and IRCNet [Kalt]
Follow up statistics for the above study, compiled in September 1997.

Numerics usage [Kalt]
Comparison on how numerics are used across different server implementations.

Documents specific to the IRC.org IRC Software

What's new in version 2.10 [Kalt]
Summary of changes brought by version 2.10.x.

Installation manual [Kalt]
An HTML version of the software documentation.

Service documentation [Kalt]
An HTML version of the documentation explaining services.

The IRCD FAQ [Kalt et al]
The official Frequently Asked Questions for the IRC-server.

The most current server-software and its attached documentation itself can be found at ftp://ftp.irc.org/irc/server/

Mailing-lists currently being archived at IRC.org

http://www.irc.org/mla/ircd-dev/
The IRCD development group mailing-list.

http://www.irc.org/mla/ircd-users/
The IRCD users mailing-list.

mirc help document

Join us in #irchelp! Connect any IRC client to irc.dal.net and type "/join #irchelp". See you there!


Here are all the useful things you should know about IRC and DALnet:

Newbie Guide
http://docs.dal.net/docs/newbie.html
This guide may be useful for people who are new to IRC. Don't just blindly send everyone to it, but if a user seems to me asking several topics covered by it, this may be an easier way for them to learn.

Nickname Management
http://docs.dal.net/docs/nsemail.html
Explains how to register your nickname, and how to manage it after registration.

Channel Management
http://docs.dal.net/docs/chanserv.html
Covers channel registration, options, control, and general channel management for operators.

Channel Access Control
http://docs.dal.net/docs/csaccess.html
Explains how to control access to your channel using the automatic op and kick lists.

History of IRC
http://www.irc.org/history_docs/jarkko.html
The history of IRC as told by Jarkko Oikarinen (the creator of the whole mess).

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Services Reference
http://www.dal.net/services/index.php3
Every user Services command on DALnet. Organized by command, not by subject :(

DALnet Documents
http://docs.dal.net/
DALnet's documents in several languages. Most of the useful ones are under "Other Docs".

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IRChelp Helper FAQ
http://help.dal.net/irchelp/faq.php
Over time this FAQ has become a list of rules for helpers. In principle they should be followed, but any rules here which are in direct conflict with the rules page (link at the top) may be disregarded.

IRChelp Grammar Guide
http://help.dal.net/irchelp/txts/grammar.txt
Speak properly so people understand you.

IRChelp Help Quality
http://help.dal.net/irchelp/txts/quality.txt
Stop giving dumb answers that don't make sense to anyone other than yourself.

link to other irc site

Links to other sites

http://www.mirc.com/
The official website for mIRC, a popular Windows IRC-client.

http://luc1d.junglette.org/viha/irc/
Viha's IRC-scripts and IRCnet docs, mostly historical.

http://www.missingu.com/
missingU.com, a popular site offering easy access to IRC via the web.

http://www.bitchx.org/
The official site for one of the most used UNIX IRC-clients.

http://www.bitchx.com/
A site devoted to BitchX.

http://scripts.bitchx.com/
An archive of scripts for BitchX.

http://www.frenzy.com/~bhauper/epic/
The official home-page for EPIC, a popular *IX IRC-client.

http://scripts.epicsol.org/
An archive of scripts for EPIC.

http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/
The official home-page of ircII, the de-facto IRC-client for *IX.

http://www.tucows.com/circ95.html
Windows 95/98 IRC-clients and links to their websites.

http://www.mircscripts.com/
An archive of various scripts for mIRC.

http://www.vapor.com/products/?prod=amirc
The oficial homepage for amIRC, an Amiga IRC-client.

http://www.ircle.com/
The official homesite for ircle, a Macintosh IRC-client.

http://www.macirc.com/
The official site for MacIRC, a Macintosh IRC-client.

http://www.xircon.com/
The official homesite for Xircon, a Windows IRC-client.

http://www.scrollz.com/
The official homesite for ScrollZ, a closed-source UNIX-client.

http://www.megalith.co.uk/virc/
The official homepage for ViRC, a Windows IRC-client.

http://www.virc.com/
A large collection of ViRC-related material (currently down).

Bots

http://www.eggheads.org/
The official site for one (over-used) IRC-bot.

http://www.egghelp.org/
A site devoted to Eggdrop.

http://www.unseen.org/~simpson/
An archive of precompiled Eggdrop-bots.

news:alt.irc.bots.eggdrop
A newsgroup on Eggdrops.

Channels

http://howto.tucows.com/irc.html
A list of UNIX/Linux related IRC-channels & clients.

http://www.mirchelp.org/
The #mIRChelp home-page, offering answers to common problems.

http://www.irchelp.org/
The #IRChelp home-page, a compilation of different help-files.

Networks

http://www.efnet.org/
The official EFnet website.

http://www.ircnet.org/
The official (yet a tad unfinished) IRCnet website.

http://www.dal.net/
The official DALnet website.

http://www.undernet.org/
The official Undernet website.

Help

http://www.newircusers.com/
A largeish site devoted to help IRC beginners.

Misc

http://www.webmaster.com/products/conferenceroom/irc/
Miscellaneous IRC-resources.

ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/doc/rfc/rfc1459.txt
The specification (RFC) of the old IRC protocol.

webmaster@irc.org