ircII – IRC and ICB client

Last Updated on January 21, 2024

The ircII program is a full screen, termcap based interface to Internet Relay Chat, running in a text-only shell-based environment.

This application gives full access to all of the normal IRC functions, plus a variety of additional options. This version is able to display mIRC colors. It is a lightweight and portable client.

ircII has the virtue of being the oldest IRC client that is still being actively maintained. It was the first client to implement Client-to-client protocol (CTCP) and the Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) protocol. A number of notable IRC clients have been forked from the ircII codebase, including BitchX and EPIC.

Features include:

  • Multi-server support.
  • CTCP support – ask other clients for information.
  • DCC support – talk with another user outside of IRC.
  • Supports “/encrypt -cast”.
  • IPv6 support.
  • UTF-8 support.
  • Internet Citizen’s Band (early Internet chat program):
    • Channels.
    • Private messages.
    • Nickname registration.
    • TCL scripting of commands and functions.

Website: www.eterna23.net/ircii
Support:
Developer: Matthew R. Green
License: Revised BSD license

ircII is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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