7. IRC Servers
7.1. IRCD
Maintainer: ircd developers
IRC Channel: #ircd on IRCnet
The original IRC daemon, mainly used by IRCnet. Recent versions
have attempted to improve on channel security through the introduction
of additional channel types (eg !linux), and channel modes.
You can get the latest version of IRCD from
ftp://ftp.irc.org/irc/server/. Homepage at
http://www.irc.org/
7.2. IRCD-Hybrid
Maintainer:
IRC Channel: None ?
Mainly used by EFNet. Hybrid's focus is on speed and efficiency,
since it lacks many of the services offered by other networks. In
keeping with EFnet's ethos that opers should not be concerned with
channel matters, Hybrid doesn't allow opers to set modes on channels, or
join channels from which they are banned. It is only relatively recently
that Hybrid offered the ability for a service bot to reop an opless
channel.
You can get the latest version of IRCD-Hybrid from
http://ftp1.sourceforge.net/ircd-hybrid/ .
Homepage at
http://www.ircd-hybrid.org/
7.4. Bahamut
Maintainer: DALnet Coding Team
IRC Channel: #Bahamut on DALnet
Based on DreamForge and Hybrid, Bahamut is the DALnet server.
Features include channel and nick registration, support for nicknames up
to 15(?) characters, and a memo service.
You can get the latest version of Bahamut from
http://bahamut.dal.net/download.php .
Homepage at
http://bahamut.dal.net/