rfc-1459

Internet Relay Chat Protocol

J. Oikarinen, D. Reed

date1993-05 streamLegacy statusEXPERIMENTAL pages65 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1459 doi10.17487/RFC1459 errataview

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.

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