RFC1459 Internet Relay Chat Protocol. [c. 1993/05/01]

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IRC Undernet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (Part 1 of 2)

Videoconferencing on the Internet ( Ronald J. Vetter ; IEEE Computer Magazine 1995-01)

Cross Platform Video Conferencing Software? [2002/02/17]

IRC Clients with VI Keybindings? [2001/11/27]

Low Cost Videoconferencing and GNOMEmeeting? [2001/11/13]

Video Conferencing for Unix? [2001/10/16]

Optimizations for IRC Protocol? [2001/04/23]

Upgrading the Bandwidth on a ViaTV Video Phone? [ 2000/10/25]

Shared Whiteboard Using GTK Or QT? [ 2000/09/30]

Free Web Meeting Environments? [ 2000/09/21]

IRC Support Channels? [ 2000/05/17]

Secure Real-time Communication? [ 1999/09/29]

talk(1) - talk to another user {oss}

XtremeScript {(L)GPL}

CyGaNet ircd {(L)GPL}

Icenet IRCD {(L)GPL}

Atomik AppleScript for Ircle - Atomik is an AppleScript that loads in Ircle and provides automatic channel management and interface enhancements. {(L)GPL}

italk - A chat system easy to join with various clients such as telnet(1), Windows, Emacs, Java and CGI gateway. {BSD-like}

Perlbot - Perlbot is an IRC bot written in Perl. It uses Net::IRC, which is a proven, stable implementation of the IRC protocol. The bot can be extended through plugins, which are implemented through Perl modules using a robust, intuitive, event-driven API. {(L)GPL}

Diablo Bot - Diablo is a open source IRC bot. The bot is written in perl, but we have some modules written in C and we will eventually move the core to C for stability and speed. Developers are wanted! {(L)GPL}

X2 IRC Channel and Oper Services - X2 provides Channel and Oper services to any undernet (<=2.10.07) or Hybrid TS-4 based irc network. Provides very advanced channel registration features, as well as gline management, and network statistics. {(L)GPL}

Unified Internet Relay Chat - Unified Internet Relay Chat Daemon is the network-independent continuation of DALnet's Dreamforge server series and extensions, which have been adopted or affected by most major IRC networks in the past. {(L)GPL}

irspider -- IRC Search Engine SmartBot - irspider (internet relay spider) is a unix based search engine bot for IRC. irspider goes about and spiders (indexes) DCC bots on the channel it sits on, then allows IRC users to query irspider for matches against it's database, or request a masslist. {(L)GPL}

Gtk Applications Suit - GtkApp.Suit is an office software including a text editor (GtkEdit), an image viewer (GtkView) and a chat program (GtkChat). {(L)GPL}

Accutron 2000 - Accutron 2000 is a small, simple, and unobtrusive IRC bot. {(L)GPL}

EPIC SSL support - SSL support to epic4-2000, to use secure communication. Should support certificates later. {BSD-like}

gnuvoice - A GUI voicemail / speakerphone / caller ID application using gtk--. {(L)GPL}

Eteria IRC Client - EIRC is an RFC 1459 compliant client program written entirely in Java using only version 1.1.x Java API, for compliance with current mainstream web browsers, without the need to download the Swing classes. {(L)GPL}

PhatQuotes - A quote database management script for X-Chat written in Perl. {(L)GPL}

vchat-2.42a - Client software for taking part in VChat conferences

silc-toolkit-0.7.2_1 - Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) development toolkit

ttraffic-0.8 - TTraffic - A Tcl/Tk version of Rush Hour

silc-doc-0.7.5 - Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) documentation

silc-client-0.7.6.1 - Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) network client

sircd-0.2.5a - The Smart IRC Daemon

silc-server-0.7.9 - Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC) network server

opengk-1.1.1 - Equivalence's H323 GateKeeper for OpenH323 OhPhone and NetMeeting

ntalk-0.4 - A console chat application written with ncurse

pure-emacs21-0.6_1 - Primitive Universal Relay-chat Environment

irchat-pj-emacs21-2.5.6_1 - IRC client which runs under Emacsen

gtkhx-0.9.3_2 - A GTK+ version of Hx, a UNIX Hotline Client

gruftistats-0.2.4 - Produces a web page of statistics and quotes from IRC channel logs

gnomemeeting-0.85.1 - GNOME H323 Video Conferencing program, similar to NetMeeting

citadel-5.80 - Citadel/UX Communications Server

bobot++-1.97 - An IRC bot written in C++

bbsnet-2.8 - A front-end of telnet client for multiple users or in private

pisg-0.36 - A Perl IRC Statistics Generator

liece-emacs20-1.4.7_1 - Yet another IRC client which runs under Emacsen

irchat-pj-xemacs21-mule-2.5.6_1 - IRC client which runs under Emacsen

konverse-0.2 - KDE Jabber Client

liece-dcc-1.4.7 - DCC support program for Liece

xaric-0.12.0 - Xaric IRC Client

pure-xemacs21-mule-0.6_1 - Primitive Universal Relay-chat Environment

pure-emacs20-0.6_1 - Primitive Universal Relay-chat Environment

zh-tw-irssi-0.8.4_1 - A zh-tw cursor movement friendly, wrapping clean irssi

ja-epic4-1.0.1 - The (E)nhanced (P)rogrammable (I)RC-II (C)lient with Japanese support

fidelio-0.9.6_1 - A GNOME client for Hotline

openmcu-1.0.15 - The MCU Multipoint Conference Unit lets several people to take part in a H323 Video Conference or Audio call

blackened-1.8.1 - The Blackened IRC Client

epic4-1.0.1 - The (E)nhanced (P)rogrammable (I)RC-II (C)lient

gatekeeper-1.0 - A H323 GateKeeper (GPLed) for OpenH323 OhPhone and NetMeeting

infobot-0.44.5 - Bot written in Perl with a rabid AI

ircatlite-2000.03.08 - A GTK based 'Internet Relay Chat' Client

iroffer-1.1.1 - An IRC "bot" that makes sharing files via DCC extremely easy

ja-slirc-0.12 - A SLang-based IRC client

nethirc-0.04 - Perl-based irc client that uses Net::IRC

ninja-1.5.8.1 - Another ircII based irc client

ohphone-1.2.1 - H323 Video Conferencing Program, compatible with NetMeeting

olirc-0.0.37 - A small irc client using GTK+

openh323proxy-0.9a3.m09 - Proxy for Videoconferencing and VoIP using H323 (eg OhPhone and NetMeeting)

OpenVerse-0.8.3 - A visual chat program written in Tcl/Tk

scrollz-doc-1.0 - The docs for the scrollz irc client

p5-Net-Jabber-1.0022 - Net::Jabber provide a Perl Developer access to the Jabber protocol

party-2.12 - Simple multi-user chat system

quirc-0.9.81 - An irc client for the X Window System that uses TCL/TK

roxirc-1.72 - A tcl/tk irc client

ruby-irc-0.14 - IRC client framework for Ruby

ruby-rica-0.9 - Another IRC client framework for Ruby

scrollz-1.8m - Enhanced ircII client that supports scripts, colors, and more

slirc-0.12 - A SLang-based IRC client

tirc-1.2 - Token's 'Internet Relay Chat' Client

trickyirc-1.1.0 - Allows client independent detaching and reattaching of IRC sessions

zh-tw-BitchX-1.0c18 - An alternative ircII color client with optional GTK/GNOME support

irchat-pj-emacs20-2.5.6_1 - IRC client which runs under Emacsen

dcc-2.5.6_1 - DCC support program for irchat-pj

BitchX-1.0c18 - An alternative ircII color client with optional GTK/GNOME support

icb-5.1.0_2 - Internet CB - a mostly-defunct chat client

sic-0.23a - Another 'Internet Relay Chat' Client

irc-2.10.3 - The 'Internet Relay Chat' Server

sysVtalkB - A talk for System V {oss}

sysVtalkA - A talk for system V.2 {oss}

Hey - Hey(1) [from Unix/World, Oct. 85] {oss}

iphone - phone calls across the internet {oss}

Praya - Unified, flexible, extendable, simple, universal messaging client.

ftBot - "Writting irc bots" for beginners. {(L)GPL}

ERC - Emacs IRC client {GPL}

ircspeak - Text to speech module for the sirc and ksirc IRC clients {GPL}

BitchX - ANSI capable, textmode IRC Client {GPL}

Acidblood - Full-featured IRC Bot {GPL}

Eggdrop - IRC bot, written in C {GPL}

tircproxy - Transparent IRC Proxy with DCC CHAT and DCC SEND support {GPL}

ircd-hybrid - Internet Relay Chat daemon {GPL}

Yolk - A perl script and set of modules to implement an eggdrop botnet bot {PD}

daVinci - Multipurpose Internet Bot {GPL}

pircd - An IRC daemon, written in Perl. {OpenSource}

ezbounce - A very configurable IRC Proxy {GPL}

keirc - A powerful Internet Relay Chat client program written for KDE. {x,GPL}

KVIrc - Enhanced visual IRC client for X11/KDE {x,GPL}

GannonChat - Web-Based Chat using PERL and MySQL {GPL}

ytalk - Multi-user replacement for the Unix talk(1) program. {MIT}

stalk - Secure talk client {OpenSource}

MinIRC - Ultra-small IRC client which uses Tcl/Tk (NOT a front-end for ircII) {x,GPL}

xIrc {x,GPL}

Bezerk - IRC client written with the GTK toolkit {x,GPL}

muh - Full-featured IRC bouncing tool {GPL}

GICQ - GTK based ICQ client {x,GPL}

GnomeICU - Formerly GtkICQ, now Gnome Internet Communication Utility {x,GPL}

Cu-SeeMe 3.1 (50-user)

Cu-SeeMe 3.1 (5-user)

MeetingPoint Continuous Presence Add-on

Cu-SeeMe Pro 4.0 (5-user)

NetPlug - extensible network client

Cu-SeeMe Pro 4.0 (50-user)

epic4-pre2.507.tgz - The (E)nhanced (P)rogrammable (I)RC-II (C)lient.

Chat Server Entry 1.6

Cu-SeeMe Pro 4.0 (10-user)

Cu-SeeMe Pro 4.0 (25-user)

Videolink Pro

Axis Camera Explorer (Ace) (10-licenses)

CineStream for Windows with Firewire Card

WebCam32 6.0

Axis Camera Explorer (Ace) 1 License

doIRC - Complete JAVA GUI IRC Client. Supports multiple Channels, Queries, DCC Chat/File {Freeware}

prevail {unknown}

ircII {unknown}

EPIC - ANSI capable textmode IRC Client {BSL}

playdough - BitchX/EPIC IRC script {free to use but restricted}

Energymech - Bot for irc with eggdrop like features to manage a channel {Freeware}

Naken Chat - Chat Server ported from Javachat

Cyclone - Internet Relay Chat Daemon used by SlashNET

ConferenceRoom - IRC server with web integration tools {commercial}

Javachat - Small chatserver written in Java 1.1.x

KSirc - Full features X11 IRC Client based on sirc [X] {GPL}

ktalk - intuitive talk client, including addressbook, word wrap etc. [X] {GPL}

SPiN Chat System - Java based client/server Chat and Conferencing application {commercial}

hylafax-4.1_1 - Fax software

tkirc - A frontend for unix's ircII {x,unknown}

Zircon - An IRC client written in tcl/tk {x,Freeware}

kIRC - IRC client for Unix running X Windows and the KDE desktop environment [X] {GPL}

eIRC [X] {unknown}

dusk - irc script that ports BitchX commands and documentation to portuguese {x,Freeware}

X-Chat - GTK+ Based IRC Client. Alot like AmIRC (Amiga). [X] {Freeware}

irx - IRC client for x {x}

Dancer - IRC defense bot, protects your channel and your users {GPL}

GtkICQ - GtkICQ is a clone of Mirabilis' ICQ program based on Gtk/GNOME [X] {GPL}

licq-0.61.tgz - ICQ clone for UNIX

Applications and Utilities

libyahoo - libyahoo is the yahoo messenger client library used by gtkyahoo/kyahoo/everybuddy/jabber/etc. {(L)GPL}

ruby-rice-0.0.0.1 - Yet another IRC interface library for Ruby

py22-jabber-0.2 - A Python Jabber library

p5-POE-Component-IRC-1.7 - A fully event-driven IRC client module

jabber-conference-0.4.1 - Jabber User Directory module

jabber-aim-transport-0.9.24c - Jabber User Directory module

jabber-jud-0.4 - Jabber User Directory module

openh323-1.8.5 - A H323 Video Conferencing library, used with OhPhone

p5-Net-IRC-0.71 - Perl5 modules to implement the IRC protocol (RFC 1459)

SplitFire - Complete IRC script for IRCII-EPIC. {LGPL}

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(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/conferencing/ - tools for conferencing and groupwork

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/ham/ - tools for ham-radio enthusiasts

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/ham/convers/ - conversation table (server and client)

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/ham/log/ - software for contests, contact tracing, and logging

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/ham/morse/ - Morse-code trainers and translators

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/serialcomm/telephony/ - programs for implementing telephonic communications

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/apps/sound/talk/ - programs which let you talk over ip

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/network/chat/ - talk (type) to people across tcp/ip

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/network/chat/icq/ - ICQ Clients

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/network/chat/icq/ - ICQ Clients

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/network/chat/irc/ - support for Internet Relay Chat

(Metalab at UNC) /pub/linux/system/network/chat/irc/ - support for Internet Relay Chat