Psotnic

Infobox Software
name = psotnic
developer = pks, Esio, patricko
latest release version = 0.2.13
operating system =
language = English
status =
genre = IRC bot
license = GNU GPL
website = [http://psotnic.sf.net/ psotnic]

psotnic is an IRCnet bot written in C++. The main goal of the project was to create a fast, stable and easy to use bot.

Psotnic is a homonym to Polish word "psotnik", which means "rascal" or "urchin".

List of features

* anti-idle
* 7 CTCP emulation types
* kick4 and kick6
* IPv6 support
* clone check: host, ident, /24 ipv4 class, /64 ipv6 prefix, proxies (*!~*@*.isp.com)
* SOCKS5 support
* vanilla BNC support
* shitlist (shits are enforced upon addition)
* alternative slave support
* module loading (each one is protected with MD5 sum)
* 3 types of owners (permanent (+x), super owner (+s), owner (+n))
* channel modes protection (only +n can change channel modes)
* master can only op one person per mode
* encrypted links between bots (blowfish)
* encrypted config file and userlist (blowfish)
* auto-limit
* limit override protection (mass invite protection)
* ban and limit enforcing
* user level based protection (user gets kicked if he harms user with higher level)
* mass, remote and slave joins
* channel flags support
* dynamic invites, bans and exempts
* was op test
* keepnick
* no trust between bots
* very fast oping (does not use botnet for oping) algorythm
* getop (nearly not used for oping), getkey, getinvite, unban
* all features can be controlled via .set and .chset command
* channel locking (+i) when number of bots on channel reaches bellow critical level
* CIDR ban support
* bots can be updated via partyline
* 15 characters long nicknames support
* reop (+R) mode support
* on join host resolver (Linux only, since 0.2.3)
* config can be edited via partyline (since 0.2.3)
* omnipresent hashtables make bot less CPU consuming (since 0.2.3)
* new random number generator makes (xor shift) decision algorithm less CPU consuming (since 0.2.3)
* source code (since 0.2.6)
* ident spoofing for oidentd (since 0.2.8)
* SSL support for IRC and partyline connections (since 0.2.9)

See also

* Internet Relay Chat
* IRC bot
* LlamaBot
* eggdrop

External links

* [http://psotnic.sf.net official psotnic project page on sourceforge]
* [http://www.psotnic.com psotnic.com]
* [http://www.darkman.it/ EaZy Psotnic Project - A Psotnic client]