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IRC - Internet Relay Chat[[File:amalgamated-irc-logo.gif]]IRC is an old Internet chat technology that can be traced back to August 1988. It exists mainly as a system of channels (group conversations) and private messaging (private conversations) on a server (or series of servers in a hub & leaf network configuration for latency).IRC I.R.C. (Internet Relay Chat) is an old Internet chat technology that can be traced back to August 1988. It exists mainly as a system of channels (group conversations) and private messaging (private conversations) on a server (or series of servers in a hub & leaf network configuration for latency).See: https://www.livinginternet.com/r/ri.htm''IRC was invented by the Finn Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988 when he was at the University of Oulu. Inspired by existing chat programs, he set out to improve the multi-user chat “MultiUser Talk” and thus created Internet Relay Chat, the popularity of which grew immensely within a few years. At the beginning of the 21st century, its user numbers were in the millions. By 2020 there are only a few hundred thousand.''== IRC commands ==Some of the most common commands /help - lists all the commands available to you in the channel. /rules - provides you with all the server rules. /list - retrieve a list of all chatrooms on the server. /join #channelname - join a specific channel. jump between various channels. /nick <new nickname> - change the nickname you use. /invite <nickname> - invite a specific person to the channel you are currently in /msg <nickname> - send a private message to one person or start a private conversation.=== mIRC ===See Also: [[Contemporary IRC in the 2nd Decade of the 21st Century]]It's for Microsoft Windows, it has been around for awhile, is the most common Windows IRC client, and has a lot of bloat and problematic components. It is not free, and probably not worth paying for. IRC aka Internet Relay Chat is defined by [https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1459 rfc1459] (May 1993) - The IRC protocol ... since it wasfirst implemented as a means for users on a BBS to chat amongst themselves ... Now ... supports a world-wide network of servers and clients ... . The IRC protocol is a text-based protocol, with the simplest client being any socket program capable of connecting to the server. IRC itself is a teleconferencing system, which (through the use of the client-server model) is well-suited to running on many machines in a distributed fashion. === [[mIRC]] ===It's for Microsoft Windows, it has been around for awhile, is the most common Windows IRC client, and has a lot of bloat and problematic components. It is not free, and probably not worth paying for. Update: The developers have become political and this software should be avoided. Go woke go broke!