IrcII

Infobox_Software
name = ircII

caption = ircII connected to #7chan


developer = ircII project
latest_release_version = 20060725
latest_release_date = July 25, 2006
operating_system = Unix-like
genre = IRC client
license = Revised BSD license
website = http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii
language = C

ircII (pronounced "irc-two") is a free, open-source Unix IRC client written in C. It is the oldest IRC client still maintained. Its initial release was in the late 1980s, soon after the creation of IRC. Several other UNIX IRC clients, including BitchX, EPIC, and ScrollZ, were originally forks of ircII. The client for some is considered to have set the standard of quality for IRC clients, however other clients may have overtaken ircII in recent years in terms of popularity. [cite web|accessdate=2008-03-01|url=http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3096631|title=Traffic Patterns of September 2003 |publisher=Internet News ] The application has been promoted as being "fast, stable, lightweight, portable, and easily backgrounded".cite web|accessdate=2008-02-29|url=http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/|title= IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell |publisher=IRC Help ]

ircII has been written to run in a text-only environment. The application has no sounds, menus, pop-ups, or any other graphics-related features that other IRC clients typically have, such as mIRC. [cite web|accessdate=2008-03-01|url=http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/ircii.gif|title=ircII screenshot |publisher=IRC Help ]

References

See also

*List of ircII scripts
*Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients

External links

* [http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/ Home page]