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{{short description|Oldest still active developed IRC-Client}}
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{{Infobox software {{Infobox software
| title =
| name = ircII | name = ircII
| logo = | logo = <!-- ] -->
| caption = ircII connected to #7chan | screenshot = Ircii.png
| screenshot = ] | screenshot size = 220px
| developer = ircII project | caption = ircII client session
| collapsible =
| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
| author = Michael Sandrof
| developer = Matthew R. Green, ircII project
| released = {{start date and age|1989}}<ref name=released> daniel.haxx.se</ref>
| discontinued =
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q291940|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q291940|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
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| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q291940|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
| programming language = ] | programming language = ]
| operating system = ] | operating system = ]
| platform =
| size = 577&nbsp;]
| language = English
| genre = ] | genre = ]
| license = ] | licence = ]
| website = | website = {{URL|http://www.eterna23.net/ircii/}}
}} }}
⚫ '''ircII''' (pronounced ''i-r-c-two'' or ''irk-two'',<ref name=":0">{{cite web

⚫ '''ircII''' (pronounced ''irc-two'',<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/ | url = http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/
| title = IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell | title = IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell
| accessdate = November 10, 2010 | access-date = November 10, 2010
| date = May 9, 2004 | date = May 9, 2004
| publisher = irchelp.org | publisher = irchelp.org
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| last1 = Levine | last1 = Levine
| first1 = John R. | first1 = John R.
| authorlink1 = John R. Levine | author-link1 = John R. Levine
| last2 = Young | last2 = Young
| first2 = Margaret Levine | first2 = Margaret Levine
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| isbn = 0-7645-0135-6 | isbn = 0-7645-0135-6
| page = 150 | page = 150
}}</ref> and sometimes referred to as ''IRC client, second edition''<ref>{{cite book }}</ref> and sometimes referred to as ''IRC client, second edition''<ref>{{cite book |last = Hahn
| last = Hahn |first = Harley
⚫ |title = The Internet Complete Reference
| first = Harley
|edition = 2nd
⚫ | title = The Internet Complete Reference
| edition = 2nd |date = January 1996
⚫ |publisher = ]
| year = 1996
| month = January |isbn = 0-07-882138-X
|page =
⚫ | publisher = ]
⚫ |quote = The '''irc''' program is sometimes called ircII (IRC client, second edition)
| isbn = 0-07-882138-X
|url-access = registration
| page = 525
|url = https://archive.org/details/harleyhahnsinter00hahn/page/525
⚫ | quote = The '''irc''' program is sometimes called ircII (IRC client, second edition)
}}</ref>) is a ] ] ] and ] client written in ]. Initially released in the late 1980s, it is the oldest IRC client still maintained.<ref>{{cite book }}</ref>) is a ] ] ] and ] client written in ]. Initially released in the late 1980s, it is the oldest IRC client still maintained.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Schenk | last = Schenk
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| last = Piccard | last = Piccard
| first = Paul | first = Paul
| coauthors = Brian Baskin, George Spillman, Marcus Sachs |author2=Brian Baskin |author3=George Spillman |author4=Marcus Sachs
| title = Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise | title = Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise
| edition = 1st | edition = 1st
| date = May 1, 2005 | date = May 1, 2005
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| chapter = Common IRC Clients by OS | chapter = Common IRC Clients by OS
| quote = The ircII client is possibly the oldest usable client available today. | quote = The ircII client is possibly the oldest usable client available today.
}}</ref>
}}</ref> Several other UNIX IRC clients, including ], ], and ], were originally forks of ircII. For some,{{who}} ircII set the standard of quality for IRC clients, however other clients may have overtaken ircII in recent years in terms of popularity.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-01|url=http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3096631|title=Traffic Patterns of September 2003 |publisher=Internet News }}</ref> The application has been promoted as being "fast, stable, lightweight, portable, and easily backgrounded".<ref name="irchelp">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-02-29|url=http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/|title= IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell|publisher=IRC Help }}</ref>

ircII runs in a text-only sell-based environment. The application has no sounds, menus, pop-ups, or any other ] features<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-03-01|url=http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/ircii.gif|title=ircII screenshot |publisher=IRC Help}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} that other IRC clients, such as ], typically have.


==History==
ircII was the first IRC client to implement ] (CTCP) and the ] (DCC) protocol, and was the first client to implement file transfer capabilities over IRC.<ref>{{cite book Several other UNIX IRC clients, including ], ], and ], were originally forks of ircII. It was the first client to implement file transfer capabilities over IRC.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Piccard | last = Piccard
| first = Paul | first = Paul
| coauthors = Brian Baskin, George Spillman, Marcus Sachs |author2=Brian Baskin |author3=George Spillman |author4=Marcus Sachs
| title = Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise | title = Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise
| edition = 1st | edition = 1st
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| chapter = IRC Networks and Security | chapter = IRC Networks and Security
| quote = The authors of the ircII software package originally pioneered file transfers over IRC. | quote = The authors of the ircII software package originally pioneered file transfers over IRC.
}}</ref> The CTCP protocol was implemented by Michael Sandrof in 1990 for version 2.1.<ref>See the 'NOTES' and 'source/ctcp.c' files included with </ref> The DCC protocol was implemented by Troy Rollo in 1991 for version 2.1.2<ref>See the 'UPDATES' and 'source/dcc.c' files included with </ref>, but was never intended to be portable to other IRC clients.<ref>{{cite newsgroup }}</ref> The CTCP protocol was implemented by Michael Sandrof in 1990 for version 2.1.<ref>See the 'NOTES' and 'source/ctcp.c' files included with {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The DCC protocol was implemented by Troy Rollo in 1991 for version 2.1.2,<ref>See the 'UPDATES' and 'source/dcc.c' files included with {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was never intended to be portable to other IRC clients.<ref>{{cite newsgroup
| title = /dcc | title = /dcc
| author = Troy Rollo | author = Troy Rollo
| date = January 20, 1993 | date = January 20, 1993
| newsgroup = alt.irc | newsgroup = alt.irc
| id = 1993Jan20.222051.1484@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU |message-id= 1993Jan20.222051.1484@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU
| url = http://groups.google.com/group/alt.irc/msg/fc5de46e023d5ffe | url = https://groups.google.com/group/alt.irc/msg/fc5de46e023d5ffe
| accessdate = November 10, 2010 | access-date = November 10, 2010
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/rfc/dccspec.html | url = http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/rfc/dccspec.html
| title = A description of the DCC protocol | title = A description of the DCC protocol
| accessdate = November 10, 2010 | access-date = November 10, 2010
| last = Rollo | last = Rollo
| first = Troy | first = Troy
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| quote = The first comment I should make is that the DCC protocol was never designed to be portable to clients other than IRCII. As such I take no responsibility for it being difficult to implement for other clients. | quote = The first comment I should make is that the DCC protocol was never designed to be portable to clients other than IRCII. As such I take no responsibility for it being difficult to implement for other clients.
}}</ref> }}</ref>

==Features==
ircII is written in the ] and implements a ], text-mode, user interface. Encrypted ] connections to IRC servers are established with the ] library.
<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://ircii.warped.com/ircii-current/ircii/source/ssl.c
|title=ssl.c
|date=2021-03-14
|website=
|access-date=2021-06-24
}}</ref> The concept of file transfers over IRC networks was first implemented by the authors of ircII. The client was the first to implement both the ] (CTCP) and the ] (DCC) protocol. The application has been promoted as being "fast, stable, lightweight, portable, and easily backgrounded."
<ref name="irchelp">{{cite web|access-date=2008-02-29|url=http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/ircii/|title= IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell|publisher=IRC Help }}</ref>


== See also == == See also ==
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==External links== ==External links==
⚫ *{{Official website|http://www.eterna23.net/ircii/}}
⚫ {{Portal|Free software}}
⚫ *{{Official|http://www.eterna.com.au/ircii/}}
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Oldest still active developed IRC-Client
ircII client session
Original author(s)Michael Sandrof
Developer(s)Matthew R. Green, ircII project
Initial release1989; 36 years ago (1989)
Stable release20240111 Edit this on Wikidata / 11 January 2024
Written inC
Operating systemUnix-like
Size577 kB
Available inEnglish
TypeIRC client
LicenceBSD-3-Clause
Websitewww.eterna23.net/ircii/

ircII (pronounced i-r-c-two or irk-two, and sometimes referred to as IRC client, second edition) is a free, open-source Unix IRC and ICB client written in C. Initially released in the late 1980s, it is the oldest IRC client still maintained.

History

Several other UNIX IRC clients, including BitchX, EPIC, and ScrollZ, were originally forks of ircII. It was the first client to implement file transfer capabilities over IRC. The CTCP protocol was implemented by Michael Sandrof in 1990 for version 2.1. The DCC protocol was implemented by Troy Rollo in 1991 for version 2.1.2, and was never intended to be portable to other IRC clients.

Features

ircII is written in the C programming language and implements a termcap, text-mode, user interface. Encrypted Transport Layer Security connections to IRC servers are established with the OpenSSL library. The concept of file transfers over IRC networks was first implemented by the authors of ircII. The client was the first to implement both the Client-to-client protocol (CTCP) and the Direct Client-to-Client (DCC) protocol. The application has been promoted as being "fast, stable, lightweight, portable, and easily backgrounded."

See also

References

  1. History of IRC daniel.haxx.se
  2. "ircII project news".
  3. "IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell". irchelp.org. May 9, 2004. Retrieved November 10, 2010. Note on the pronunciation of ircII: Some of us like to call it "eye-are-see-two". However, the other main variant, "irk-two" is probably historically more accurate. It's also commonly called "urk-ee" which is most definitely wrong. Feel free to disagree with us, we're not going to argue the point to death. What's pretty certain is that it is "two" and not "ee".
  4. Levine, John R.; Young, Margaret Levine (May 9, 1997). More Internet for Dummies (3rd ed.). Hungry Minds. p. 150. ISBN 0-7645-0135-6.
  5. Hahn, Harley (January 1996). The Internet Complete Reference (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Osborne. p. 525. ISBN 0-07-882138-X. The irc program is sometimes called ircII (IRC client, second edition)
  6. Schenk, Thomas (July 7, 2000). Red Hat Linux System Administration Unleashed. Sams. ISBN 0-672-31755-9. It is probably the oldest and most commonly used IRC client in the Linux/UNIX community.
  7. Piccard, Paul; Brian Baskin; George Spillman; Marcus Sachs (May 1, 2005). "Common IRC Clients by OS". Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise (1st ed.). Syngress. p. 428. ISBN 1-59749-017-2. The ircII client is possibly the oldest usable client available today.
  8. Piccard, Paul; Brian Baskin; George Spillman; Marcus Sachs (May 1, 2005). "IRC Networks and Security". Securing IM and P2P Applications for the Enterprise (1st ed.). Syngress. p. 386. ISBN 1-59749-017-2. The authors of the ircII software package originally pioneered file transfers over IRC.
  9. See the 'NOTES' and 'source/ctcp.c' files included with ircii-2.1.4e.tar.gz
  10. See the 'UPDATES' and 'source/dcc.c' files included with ircii-2.1.4e.tar.gz
  11. Troy Rollo (January 20, 1993). "/dcc". Newsgroup: alt.irc. Usenet: 1993Jan20.222051.1484@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  12. Rollo, Troy. "A description of the DCC protocol". irchelp.org. Retrieved November 10, 2010. The first comment I should make is that the DCC protocol was never designed to be portable to clients other than IRCII. As such I take no responsibility for it being difficult to implement for other clients.
  13. "ssl.c". 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  14. "IRC clients primarily for the Unix shell". IRC Help. Retrieved 2008-02-29.

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