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Linux IRC mini−HOWTO

Frédéric L. W. Meunier

v0.3 11 November, 2002

Revision History

Revision 0.3

2002−11−21

Revised by: fredlwm

Fourth revision.

This document aims to describe the basics of IRC and respective applications for Linux.

Linux IRC mini−HOWTO

Table of Contents

1. Introduction. ....................................................................................................................................................1

1.1. Objectives .........................................................................................................................................1

1.2. Miscellaneous. ..................................................................................................................................1

1.3. Translations. ......................................................................................................................................2

2. About IRC. .......................................................................................................................................................3

3. Beginner's guide on using IRC. .....................................................................................................................4

3.1. Running the ircII program. ...............................................................................................................4

3.2. Commands. .......................................................................................................................................4

3.3. IRC Etiquette. ...................................................................................................................................5

4. Console IRC Clients. .......................................................................................................................................6

4.1. ircII. ...................................................................................................................................................6

4.2. EPIC. .................................................................................................................................................6

4.3. BitchX. ..............................................................................................................................................6

4.4. irssi. ...................................................................................................................................................6

4.5. Other Console IRC Clients. ..............................................................................................................7

5. X Window IRC Clients. ..................................................................................................................................8

5.1. Zircon. ...............................................................................................................................................8

5.2. KVIrc. ...............................................................................................................................................8

5.3. X−Chat. .............................................................................................................................................8

5.4. QuIRC. ..............................................................................................................................................8

6. IRC Servers .....................................................................................................................................................9

6.1. IRCD. ................................................................................................................................................9

6.2. IRCD−Hybrid. ..................................................................................................................................9

6.3. ircu. ...................................................................................................................................................9

6.4. Bahamut. ...........................................................................................................................................9

7. IRC Bots. ........................................................................................................................................................10

7.1. eggdrop ...........................................................................................................................................10

8. IRC Bouncers (IRC Proxy). .........................................................................................................................11

8.1. bnc. ..................................................................................................................................................11

8.2. muh. ................................................................................................................................................11

8.3. ezbounce. ........................................................................................................................................11

9. Installation. ....................................................................................................................................................12

9.1. Clients. ............................................................................................................................................12

9.2. Servers. ............................................................................................................................................12

10. But what's already included in my distribution ? (Linux on x86). .........................................................13

10.1. Debian. ..........................................................................................................................................13

10.2. Red Hat. ........................................................................................................................................13

10.3. Slackware. .....................................................................................................................................13

Linux IRC mini−HOWTO

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11. Hell and Paradise. .......................................................................................................................................14

11.1. Gods (developers). ........................................................................................................................14

11.2. Saints (contributors). .....................................................................................................................14

11.3. Angels (feedback). ........................................................................................................................14

11.4. Devils. ...........................................................................................................................................14

12. Revision History. .........................................................................................................................................15

1. Introduction

This document is still WIP, and should be treated as such. I'll do my best to keep it updated and accurate.

The following bibles shouldn't be ignored:

RFC1459 by Jarkko Oikarinen and Darren Reed was the first about the Internet Relay Chat Protocol.

It can be found at http://ftp.isi.edu/in−notes/rfc1459.txt .

RFC2810 by Christophe Kalt updates RFC1459 and describes the Architecture of the Internet Relay

Chat. It can be found a t http://ftp.isi.edu/in−notes/rfc2810.txt .

RFC2811 by Christophe Kalt updates RFC1459 and describes the Channel Management of the

Internet Relay Chat. It can be found at http://ftp.isi.edu/in−notes/rfc2811.txt .

RFC2812 by Christophe Kalt updates RFC1459 and describes the Client Protocol of the Internet

Relay Chat. It can be found at http://ftp.isi.edu/in−notes/rfc2812.txt .

RFC2813 by Christophe Kalt updates RFC1459 and describes the Server Protocol of the Internet

Relay Chat. It can be found at http://ftp.isi.edu/in−notes/rfc2813.txt .

Also be sure to check the following links:

http://www.irchelp.org/ .

1.1. Objectives

Among others, the objectives of this mini−HOWTO are:

· Avoid common misuses of IRC by writing an IRC Etiquette;

Link important resources about IRC;

· List popular clients, servers, bots, and bouncers, along with their maintainers, #channel, small

description, download location, home page, and hints;

List IRC tools available in the latest release of all major distributions.

1.2. Miscellaneous

The latest version of this document is available at

http://www.pervalidus.net/documentation/IRC−mini−HOWTO/ .

A WIP of the next draft may be available at

http://www.pervalidus.net/documentation/IRC−mini−HOWTO/WIP/ .

All drafts are archived a t http://www.pervalidus.net/documentation/IRC−mini−HOWTO/old/ .

Everything is mirrored at http://pervalidus.port5.com/documentation/IRC−mini−HOWTO/ .

You can e−mail me (in English, French, or Portuguese) with suggestions about the mini−HOWTO. I know

this is far from finished, but hope you find it useful. Just don't ask me to add your application or site. Most

likely I won't. Also don't ask for technical support. I have no time to help everyone.

BTW, someone to work on the protocol and server sides would be very welcome.

1. Introduction

Linux IRC mini−HOWTO

Frédéric L. W. Meunier ( < linuxdoc @ pervalidus.net > )

1.3. Translations

Proposed translations will be linked here. Although I can write in Brazilian Portuguese and French, I'm not

going to translate this document in the near future, so feel free to make them.

1. Introduction

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