Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a service layer system that eases communication in text. The chat process operates on a client/server networking pattern. Computer programs that anyone can install on ...

Although kids these days tend to hang out on so-called “Social Media”, Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was first, by decades. IRC is a real-time communication technology that allows people to socialize ...

I grew up in the 2000s, so it might be a surprising statement when I say that much of my introduction to the internet, technology, and gaming came from Internet Relay Chat, also known as IRC. As a kid ...

Internet Relay Chat or “IRC” was born in the summer of 1988 when Jarkko Oikarinen wrote the first IRC client and server at the University of Oulu, Finland where he was working at the Department of ...

A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations. The protocol was invented in 1988, and its ...

This outrage shows that modern solutions must be designed resiliently to enable service provisioning during incidents. There are multiple solutions to develop high-available and reliable services that ...

For me IRC is, quite litteraly, a myth. I recall, during the late 90's and early 2000's, hearing and reading wonders about IRC communities and channel. Lots of sites I read then had their channel. So ...

On Oct. 2, 2024, Darkfi, a project led by former Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki and a group of privacy advocates, revealed the launch of an unstable version of its internet relay chat (IRC) text-based ...

It’s no secret that Internet Relay Chat (IRC) has lost some of its appeal in recent years. These days there’s plenty of free chat platforms boasting slick web interfaces and smartphone push ...

Microsoft's once popular IRC client "Comic Chat" is being open sourced to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Those who frequented the world wide web in the 90's will likely remember Comic Chat for being ...