chirc

• Introduction
• Internet Relay Chat
• The IRC Protocol
  • Message format
  • Replies
• Example IRC Communications
  • Logging into an IRC server
  • Messaging between users
  • Joining, talking in, and leaving a channel
• Installing, Building, and Running chirc
  • Software Requirements
  • Building
  • Running
  • Logging
• Assignment 1: Basic Message Processing
• Assignment 2: Supporting Multiple Clients
  • Connection Registration
  • PRIVMSG and NOTICE
  • PING and PONG
  • MOTD
  • LUSERS
  • WHOIS
  • ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND
  • Robustness
• Assignment 3: Channels and Modes
  • JOIN
  • PRIVMSG and NOTICE to channels
  • PART
  • TOPIC
  • User and channel modes
  • AWAY
  • NAMES
  • LIST
  • WHO
  • Updating commands from previous assignment
• Assignment 4: Abridged version of Assignments 2 and 3
• Assignment 5: IRC Networks
  • The network specification file
  • PASS and SERVER
  • NICK
  • CONNECT
  • Relaying Commands
  • Querying the Network’s State
• Testing your Implementation
  • Using the automated tests
  • Manually logging into your IRC server