IRC: Internet Relay Channels
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What is IRC?
- It's public domain GENERIC CHAT ROOMS, which are called CHANNELS.
- For IT GEEKS: It's an application level protocol for TCP/IP.
- There are NETWORKS of channels.
- IRC urls begin with irc:
- irc:eu.undernet.org/philosophy is the url for a random pick of all european servers on the UNDERNET network for the #philosophy channel
- :o)
What's Out There?
- Every conceivable topic on thousands of networks, each with many channels.
- #philosophy,#geography,#history,#buddhism,#IranPolitics,#HamsterSex, …. YOU NAME IT … IT'S OUT THERE
NETSPLIT … 781 IRC NETWORKS
IRC SEARCH ENGINES
IRC LINKS:
- Note that you will need an IRC client, such as mIRC.
- Most web browsers, when encountering an IRC url, will search your pc's registry for an IRC client and start it up, passing it the url.
- IRC client provider:
- Links:
COMCAST LINKS PAGE
TRIPOD LINKS PAGE
FCO LINKS PAGE
EFNET NooProcess
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