

Commands you are supposed to type will be shown in **red**, while text which you will see in response will be shown in **blue**. In the following I will describe the more common commands used in everyday IRC life. Anything that does not begin with a / is assumed to be a message you are typing to someone or some channel.

You issue IRC commands by typing on a new line something beginning with a / (forward slash) character. Basic Internet Relay Chat commandsĮvery IRC client has an input area where you can type what you want to say or issue IRC commands. Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 includes an IRC-based chat server that you can use to set up public or private IRC sites. Some Web sites also offer Web-based interfaces to their chat servers. Some chat servers require that you register once to obtain a unique nickname, while others allow you to select a nickname for the current session only. Messages are transmitted in real-time and can appear character by character on the recipients’ client software if the person sending the message types slowly enough.ĭepending on how the chat server is configured, users might be able to create their own chat rooms and hold private discussions. Chat groups are identified using a pound sign (#) prefix. Clients can then connect to an existing chat group (also called chat room or channel) and type messages to other users currently in that group. IRC is a client/server technology in which users employ IRC client software to connect to an IRC server or hub. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is defined in Request for Comments (RFC) 1459. Internet Relay Chat is a technology for using the Internet to send real-time, text-based messages. Definition of Internet Relay Chat (IRC) in Network Encyclopedia.
