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This is an IRC server for windows.
IRC is the standard protocol for chat on internet
Even though IRC is only text, it is popular. Right now, hundreds of thousands of people are using irc, most of them are on 4 big nets: Undernet, EFnet, IRCnet, and DALnet.
running your own IRC server is very useable for different kinds of communication on internet or LAN, such as:
- online education, school
- helpdesk, support
- your own place/meeting point to chat with friends, independent of existing nets. You want to be IRCop?
- chat on your website (combined with a java client)
- testing (mIRC) scripts
features:
- freeware!
- scalable from home use to enterprise use
- free email support
- Can be used with existing IRC clients
- no install/uninstall needed. just unzip/delete.
- runs as NT system service
- perfectly compatible with ircu/P10 protocol (undernet)
- faster than commercial windows irc servers
- server reply/error messages can be edited
- server relaying supported: set up an irc network, or server cluster for load balancing
- no limit on concurrent users, channels, etc
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