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        RFC 2813

        Title:      Internet Relay Chat: Server Protocol
        Author(s):  C. Kalt
        Status:     Informational
        Date:       April 2000
        Mailbox:    kalt@stealth.net
        Pages:      26
        Characters: 56681
        Updates:    RFC 1459

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2813.txt


While based on the client-server model, the IRC (Internet Relay
Chat) protocol allows servers to connect to each other effectively
forming a network.
 
This document defines the protocol used by servers to talk to each
other.  It was originally a superset of the client protocol but has
evolved differently.
 
First formally documented in May 1993 as part of RFC 1459 [IRC],
most of the changes brought since then can be found in this document
as development was focused on making the protocol scale better.
Better scalability has allowed existing world-wide networks to keep
growing and reach sizes which defy the old specification.

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