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IRC – Internet Relay Chat

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By: Sugirtha
12 October 2024 at 12:58

What is IRC?

IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. Its simply text messaging service (real time online communication service) and even with hundreds of people at once in fractions of a second messages are getting shared.

  • Actually it is a protocol for real-time text messaging created. It is mainly used for group discussion between the like minded people in chat rooms called “channels” (Ex. #Kaniyam) although it supports private messages between two users.
  • Mainly this is used in lots of open source community knowledge share – Ex. If you want to chat with a developer from linux, firefox etc.
  • The Chat Process works on a client-server networking model.

Wait! Wait!! Is it a Protocol or Chat App?

Its a Protocol which is implemented in client server for the text chat. WeeChat is one of the terminal application for IRC client and Pidgin is one of the Desktop client app.

Founder & Year :

IRC was developed in 1988 by Jakko Oikarinen in Finland

Merits/Advantages :

Simplicity : IRC is a simple, text-based environment for communication, without the multimedia features of other platforms. 

Community building : IRC is ideal for interest-based or topic-based chat rooms, and is designed to foster a sense of community

Decentralized : IRC isn’t controlled by a single company, so anyone can set up their own server and network. 

Privacy : Users can control their privacy with access levels, invitation-only channels, and one-on-one messaging. 

Accessibility : IRC is accessible across various platforms, including desktop, laptop, and mobile devices.

Speed : IRC is a good option for fast text-based chat apps with a geographically distributed user-base, as it has low latency and can transmit large amounts of data quickly. (Simply its all texts – so speed is high).

Flexibility : IRC can be used for a variety of purposes, from critical operations to gaming discussions. 

File sharing : IRC clients can be used to create file servers and share files with other users. 

Everything is Fine, But already we have so many Apps for Chats, Why IRC?

So many People have so many answers, but according to me,

Reading is a Best Habit compares to watching video (unless it is necessary). It will increase our imagination capacity. Imagination is the key factor for our more technologies and inventions.

Environmental friendly – We are making so much of carbon footprints everyday. A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our actions.

We are wasting so much of energy (electricity and other resources) while sharing tons of files or images or videos everyday.

I am not asking you to stop watching TV or using internet etc…

Why don’t you contribute to our Mother Earth at least by doing this simple help.

I want to Know More about IRC :

Thanks Note: My sincere Thanks to our Professor Mr. MuthuRamaLingam and Mr. Shrini

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