Sage-Tips

How do I search IRC channels?

Use the /list command… the standard IRC command for listing and searching IRC channels. You can add a regular expression at the end to search for specific chans. You can use the /list -re option to search with regex.

What is IRC in programming?

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a protocol for live interactive Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing.

What is IRC channel for hackers?

To find a hacker chat room, look for rooms with names like #2600, #phreak, #carding, #cracks, #anarchy, or any other phrase that sounds hackerish. Using IRC is a special skill in itself, and many hackers may get upset if you intrude on their chat rooms, so use care when exploring the different networks and chat rooms.

Is Slack based on IRC?

Slack is a proprietary business communication platform developed by American software company Slack Technologies and now owned by Salesforce. Slack offers many IRC-style features, including persistent chat rooms (channels) organized by topic, private groups, and direct messaging.

Is IRC open source?

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is one of the main communication channels for open source projects. You can freely join a channel that suits your interests if you are looking for help or interested in contributing.

How do I join a channel on IRC?

Join an IRC chat room

1. From the Contact List window, choose Room ▸ Join.
2. From the Account drop-down list, select the IRC account that corresponds to the network you want to use.
3. In the Room text box, type the name of the channel you want to join.
4. Click Join to enter the room.

Which is a popular IRC chat service?

IRCnet
Popular ongoing IRC channels are #hottub and #riskybus. A number of channels are set up and conducted in foreign languages. The most common IRC networks are IRCnet (mostly European), EFnet (mostly North American), Undernet, and Dalnet.

Are IRC channels safe?

IRC is secure… This means that all messages in transit between clients and your server would be encrypted (usually with Transport Layer Security) and the only weakness would be logs on the servers themselves or logs on client machines.